Sir Alex vs Liverpool

Brendan Rodgers will be the eighth different boss to bring Liverpool to Old Trafford during Sir Alex's era.

Here we look at the United manager's record against his opposite numbers from Anfield, home and away:

Kenny Dalglish (I) - Sir Alex won 36%
The manager’s first Anfield adversary was fellow Scot Dalglish and the two displayed plenty of passion in the encounters between the famous foes. A 1-0 victory on Merseyside not long after the United boss replaced Ron Atkinson, courtesy of Norman Whiteside’s Boxing Day winner, set up an unbeaten run against Liverpool until September 1988, when the then champions came out on top at the fifth time of asking. A 4-0 defeat two years later, when Peter Beardsley bagged a hat-trick, was swiftly avenged by knocking Dalglish’s outfit out of the League Cup in a stirring affair at OT.

Graeme Souness - Sir Alex won 20%
The boss came up against another fellow countryman in the shape of Souness with three draws yielded from five clashes. The first-ever Premier