Can it get any worse for the ruined empire that is United? Well, here come Liverpool!

IT'S A SHAMBLES AT OLD TRAFFORD, ON AND OFF THE PITCH... AND THE NEXT BATTLE IS JUST TO AVOID RELEGATION

- JEREMY CROSS

And waiting to dance on the rubble this weekend will be United's most bitter enemy.

Because when United travel to Liverpool on Sunday, it will feel like the gulf between two of world football's most historic institutions hasn't been this wide since United's relegation more than 50 years ago.

Liverpool are riding high at the top of the Premier League table and look certain to win more trophies this season. United couldn't win a raffle if they were the only ones holding a ticket, so pitiful has been their long and destructive demise.

Both on and off the pitch, the English giants have become broken and small time.

Ruben Amorim (far left) has inherited a team of incompetent millionaires who don't seem to care.

United finished 2024 in 14th place and facing a relegation battle, following five league defeats in December alone. Marcus Rashford, born and raised in Manchester, wants to turn his back on his hometown club. And he isn't alone.