Jamie Redknapp believes a point would be a “great result” for Liverpool when they travel to Manchester United on Sunday – a game you can listen to live on talkSPORT.
Premier League title chasers Liverpool won the reverse fixture 3-1 at Anfield back in December which was the final nail in the coffin for former Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho.
However, Redknapp has rejected talk that this weekend’s game at Old Trafford is a must win for Jurgen Klopp’s men, who are level on points with Manchester City at the top – but have played a game less.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, he said: “I’m hearing people say Liverpool have got to win on Sunday, but I think that’s a ridiculous thing to say.
“Not one team up there is going to win all the rest of their games this season, I think that’s impossible.
“You’ve got to be realistic, you are playing a side who are bang in form. Apart from losing to Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United have been incredible over the last couple of months.
“Yes, Liverpool have players who can cause serious problems for United, but it’s the same the other way round, too.”
He continued: “If you said to Jurgen Klopp before the start of the game would he take a point I’m sure he would all day long. That would be a great result for them.
“At the start of the season they would have looked at this fixture and thought if we can get a point there and win the home game against United it would be a fantastic return.
“Liverpool are in a great position to achieve that.”
Klopp’s side were seven points clear at the top last month but City have completely cut that deficit, with Tottenham and Chelsea still to visit Anfield before the season concludes.
However, former Liverpool midfielder Redknapp insists a trophy-less season for the Reds would not represent failure, considering the world class opposition they are up against.
“If Liverpool don’t end up winning anything this season of course it would be a massive disappointment,” he explained.
“They’ve put themselves in a fantastic position. They’ve played some outstanding football and entertained us all. They deserve to be where they are.
“Everything has really fallen into place this season. But you can’t say it would failure if they didn’t go on and win the league now.
“They are up against an incredible City side with a world class manager who have players who have been there and done it before. It’s not going to be an easy situation for Liverpool.
“We can’t rule Spurs out of the equation either. It’s going to be a really exciting end to the season for sure.”
Jamie Redknapp was speaking on behalf of TAG Heuer, Official Timekeeping Partner of the Premier League to promote the TAG Heuer Premier League Pressure Test.