Ferguson Ready for 'Biggest Game in Club Football' Against Liverpool

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Sir Alex Ferguson has declared Manchester United's annual showdown with Liverpool the match of the season and urged supporters to respect the history of their rival club. United head to Anfield today with their ticket allocation reduced due to past problems and bracing themselves for another fierce reception. Ferguson has already penned a note to those fans who are travelling, pleading them not to stand throughout the game, which has become a tradition among the United contingent but is not affecting the number of tickets the club receives. Although he accepts an intense atmosphere is inevitable between the clubs who represent the biggest two cities in north-west England, Ferguson feels more should be acknowledged in a past during which the pair have won 37 titles between them, rather than the twin tragedies of Munich and Hillsborough, which have been the subject of so much venom down the years.

"I have always considered this to be the game of the season in English football," said Ferguson. "It's never going to change. Both clubs need each other.

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Ferguson Ready for 'Biggest Game in Club Football' Against Liverpool

"Both clubs' history should be appreciated by each other's sets of fans.

"It is annoying when I hear si...

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