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Gary Neville has been discussing the Liverpool vs Manchester United derby ahead of the weekend, and admitted it was a match that he could never look forward to.

What did he say?

The former United player has made no secret of his love of beating his fierce rivals over the years, but he has admitted it was always a daunting fixture, likely because he couldn't face the prospect of being on the losing side.

He also acknowledged the atmosphere that was created at Anfield for such clashes, and suggested that it was better than Old Trafford because of the emotion buzzing around the place.

Speaking in a Sky Sports preview for the match, Neville said: "It's a game you could never get excited about or look forward to as there was just too much at stake.

"The game at Liverpool is always much more fiery and emotional at Anfield. Atmosphere, emotion, feeling, took me years to get used to playing at Anfield, years."

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His colleague, Jamie Carragher, shared the same sentiment in regard to the Anfield crowd, saying: "I always felt the atmosphere was better at Anfield, the Kop when you're coming out, You'll Never Walk Alone [being sung]."

"They will say before the game it's just three points but we all know it's not, there's more riding on it than that."

Huge game

Though there is a marked difference in quality and fortune between the two sides, it remains as big as ever and there is a feeling that any result could happen.

Jurgen Klopp's side don't have the factor of the Anfield crowd to rely on that the two pundits speak of, and despite Manchester United's fall from grace in recent years the Reds have won only once at Old Trafford in the post-Alex Ferguson era.

As well as that, no Reds' player has scored from open play in a league game at the Theatre of Dreams since Christian Benteke's remarkable overhead kick in 2015, and the Red Devils will know that victory here could kickstart their season.

Such an outcome would put an end to Liverpool's 100% league record, too, which could prove pivotal to their chances of success this term. Therefore, as Carragher suggests, it could mean a whole lot more than three points.