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Why 20 titles means so much to Manchester United and Liverpool

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Sir Alex Ferguson said his job was to knock Liverpool off their f------ perch.

The phrase has come to define one of the fiercest rivalries in the club game.

Never, in the 47 years since they tied on seven all, have the country’s two most decorated clubs scrapped for the league at the same time.

Liverpool are so far ahead it requires the services of the Hubble telescope for United followers to spot them.

The immediate future looks far brighter on Merseyside than in Manchester .

“That’s the exciting bit,” grins Wyatt , as he watches his t-shirts flying from his shop.

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