25 October 2009 / REUTERS, LONDON
The beach balls have been bought, the songs dusted down and the internet rants prepared as Manchester United seek to bounce Liverpool out of the title race today with almost three quarters of the season remaining.
Within hours of Liverpool losing 1-0 at Sunderland last week courtesy of a goal deflected in via a beach ball thrown on to the pitch by a fan, the Liverpool club shop's entire stock of the inflatables had sold out after a rash of internet orders. Man United fans, never slow to glory in the struggles of their north west rivals, are presumed to have been behind the sales surge and Anfield stewards will be primed to keep the balls at bay during Sunday's match. But even if some Liverpool supporters will be suppressing a sly smile at the absurdity of it all, the prospect of a fifth defeat in a row and fifth in 10 Premier League games is certainly no laughing matter. Other Premier League fixtures today: Bolton Wanderers vs. Everton; Manchester City vs. Fulham and West Ham United vs. Arsenal.
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