Rio Ferdinand reacts as Liverpool vs Manchester United match decision is made

Rio Ferdinand has sent a rallying cry to his former club Manchester United as they prepare for their trip to Anfield on Sunday afternoon to face Liverpool. The game will be going ahead, despite the wintry conditions in the North West this weekend.

The ex-defender has taken to X to send the following message to his followers: “Let’s goooo! Come on @ManUtd.”

United’s official account has posted: “Following a second safety meeting, it has been decided that today's match between Manchester United and Liverpool will go ahead. There have been snowfall and weather warnings across the North West on Sunday but it has been deemed safe for fans to attend the 16:30 GMT kick-off. Take care if you are travelling to Merseyside today, Reds.”

Manchester United prepare for Liverpool clash

Ruben Amorim’s side head into the match on the back of their 2-0 loss at home to Newcastle United last time out. It was a disappointing performance against the Toon Army and they will be eager to bounce back with a positive result on Merseyside.

The Red Devils are currently sat in 14th place in the Premier League following their tough season to date. They are seven points above the drop zone after their 19 fixtures and they have lost five of their last six matches.

Speaking ahead of their clash against Liverpool, Amorim has said: "You can see in my face, you can compare it to the way when I arrive and now. Of course there is a lot of pressure. For me, it's the pride and also the performance. It's harder when we don't perform well."

He added: “They are anxious, sometimes afraid on the pitch. We have to cope with that. We need the leaders to step up to help the other guys and I'm the most responsible person here to improve the performances. You can see the players are trying, sometimes too anxious, too afraid to play football because this is a difficult moment and we will help the players to be better.

“I will do my best. I am giving everything to help the club and we are going to succeed. I know it is hard to understand that in this moment, but we are going to succeed."

Manchester United’s upcoming opponents Liverpool

United’s upcoming opponents Liverpool are sat top of the table and are carrying momentum at the moment. They won 5-0 away at West Ham in their last outing and will be in confident mood as they chase down the title.

Their manager Arne Slot, who was chosen as their replacement for the popular Jurgen Klopp last summer, has said: “For me, I said it before the first fixture and I can say it one more time, they have much better players, in my opinion, than maybe the league table shows at the moment. It's maybe going to take a while for Ruben Amorim to bring this out of the players, I don't know, but they will definitely go up and they are much, much, much better than the league shows at the moment.”