As Manchester United prepare for a daunting trip to Anfield, the Red Devils’ manager, Ruben Amorim, has played down the importance of past results, insisting his players have “so much to win” if they perform well against Liverpool.

United’s record at Anfield in the past decade has been disappointing for their fans, with just one victory, courtesy of a Wayne Rooney strike in 2016.

Before that, it was Juan Mata’s memorable brace that sealed a 2–1 win in 2015.

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When asked whether he would remind his players of those occasions to motivate them, the manager suggested that his approach is focused on the present rather than the past.

“You have so many things to use with our players, like winning back-to-back games, to have that moment, and that can change completely, and I felt like the game against Chelsea when we won, the week was so different,” Amorim said in a pre-match conference on Sunday

“So, we have a lot of things to use with the players. I think they don’t remember those games. The football players nowadays don’t watch many games, unfortunately. So, we have so much to use that is not the hardest part.”

”We have so much to win if we perform, if we win the next game, that I don’t need to use those games in the past. We just need to try to show them what that could bring for our future.”

However, the United boss says his players are prepared to meet that challenge head-on.

“We showed last year. And I think the way we start the game is more important than the environment,” he said.

“The environment can change. Of course, they will win a corner, an opportunity. The environment is going to be loud, but we are ready to play with that. And if you looked last year, not this year, but last year, sometimes we play better in that kind of environment than the pressure at home.”

He emphasised the need for a strong opening, especially in a stadium that feeds off early momentum.

“So, we never know what is going to happen. It’s really important to start the game well, to do a really good warm-up, to have a feeling, to understand that it’s going to be tough in the first moments,” he added.

“So, I think – I know – they are ready, but we need to prepare for the impact, especially for the beginning of the game.”

United will hope that preparation pays off as they look to end their long winless run at Anfield and give their travelling supporters another night to remember.