talkSPORT host and West Ham season ticket holder Mark Webster previews Sunday's big derby clashes...
American sport doesn't do derbies. Unless it's a horse race in Kentucky. But they absolutely love a rivalry.
The Merseyside derby could become a thing of the past
And the rivalry is something that is becoming increasingly important in the Premier League. Sure, us fans still love a derby. But because many top flight international managers and players don't quite have it in their bones like we do, it doesn't always hit home on the field of
play.
Still, nothing wrong with a good rivalry. And that's good meaning tasty! talkSPORT were highlighting that very thing prior to their live coverage of an absolute classic of the genre, Arsenal v Man United.
What with its goals, penalty misses, flurry of yellows, possible reds and Aaron Ramsdale channeling his inner Martin Keown in front of Bruno Fernandes.
Today, though, it's back to derby business. And in particular, the Merseyside derby. Which clearly, with its 'one half of a city against the other' set up, is the 24 carat version of its kind.
But this one comes with a twist. Because while many homes are both red and blue, potentially, they could also soon be Premier League and Championship.
There can be no holding back from Klopp's men now. Keep winning, and they could win everything. Something that was underlined perfectly when Man City - who are surely in the newest rivalry on the block with Liverpool? - kept themselves at the top of the table with a
stroll of a win at home to Watford.
So no tapping of the breaks by the boys from Anfield. Which is a pretty scary prospect for their counterparts at Goodison Park. Who'll know just how bad things are for them when they walk out on the wrong side of Stanley Park at 4.30.
Because they'll have seen how their relegation rivals Burnley did at home to Wolves earlier.
Yes, things couldn't be more extreme for rival family members, friends and workmates in Liverpool at the moment. And come this evening, it could look even more stark.
Because if Liverpool stay on a roll, and beat their neighbours, it leaves us with the distinct prospect next season - for the first time in 60 years - of no Merseyside derby.
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