Editing Liverpool F.C. (section)

=== Rivalries ===
{{Main|Merseyside derby|Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry}}
[[File:2009-3-14 ManUtd vs LFC Red Card Vidic.JPG|thumb|Liverpool players (in grey) during the 4–1 win against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]] on 14 March 2009.]]

Liverpool's longest-established rivalry is with fellow Liverpool team Everton, against whom they contest the [[Merseyside derby]]. The rivalry stems from Liverpool's formation and the dispute with Everton officials and the then owners of Anfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid=106031.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825030134/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid%3D106031.html |archive-date=25 August 2009 |title=Classic: Everton-Liverpool |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |date=11 September 2006 |access-date=20 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Merseyside derby is one of the few local derbies which do not enforce fan segregation, and hence has been known as the "friendly derby".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/4333250/Liverpool-and-Everton-no-longer-play-the-friendly-derby-as-fans-become-more-vitriolic-Football.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/4333250/Liverpool-and-Everton-no-longer-play-the-friendly-derby-as-fans-become-more-vitriolic-Football.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Liverpool and Everton no longer play the 'friendly derby' as fans become more vitriolic |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 January 2009 |first=Rory |last=Smith |access-date=26 August 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since the mid-1980s, the rivalry has intensified both on and off the field and, since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, the Merseyside derby has had more players [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] than any other Premier League game. It has been referred to as "the most ill-disciplined and explosive fixture in the Premier League".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/7173697/Liverpool-1-Everton-0-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/7173697/Liverpool-1-Everton-0-match-report.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |last=Smith |first=Rory |date=7 February 2010 |title=Liverpool 1 Everton 0: match report |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=20 July 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In terms of support within the city, the number of Liverpool fans outweighs Everton supporters by a ratio of 2:1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton's research confirms Liverpool fans vastly outweigh them in the city |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/premier-league/evertons-research-confirms-liverpool-fans-vastly-outweigh-them-in-the-city/ar-BB10cMf9 |agency=MSN |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=8 March 2020 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704143139/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/premier-league/evertons-research-confirms-liverpool-fans-vastly-outweigh-them-in-the-city/ar-BB10cMf9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Liverpool's [[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|rivalry with Manchester United]] stems from the cities' competition in the [[Industrial Revolution]] of the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6956608.stm |title=Scouse v Manc |date=21 August 2007 |publisher=BBC |last=Rohrer |first=Finlo |access-date=3 April 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6956608.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Connected by the [[Liverpool and Manchester Railway|world's first inter-city railway]], by road Liverpool and Manchester are separated by approximately 30 miles (48&nbsp;km) along the [[East Lancs Road]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Red rivalry on England's north-west |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/red-rivalry-england-north-west-1581648 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709022714/https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/red-rivalry-england-north-west-1581648 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref> Ranked the two biggest clubs in England by ''[[France Football]]'' magazine, Liverpool and Manchester United are the most successful English teams in both domestic and international competitions, and both clubs have a global fanbase.<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Bray|title=Manchester United ranked as the biggest football club in England ahead of Liverpool FC|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-liverpool-chelsea-arsenal-15816734|date=12 February 2019|access-date=4 January 2020|work=Manchester Evening News|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704143128/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-liverpool-chelsea-arsenal-15816734|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Taylor|title=Manchester United v Liverpool: the battle for Asia|url=https://theathletic.co.uk/1309203/2019/10/22/are-united-or-liverpool-winning-the-battle-for-asia/|date=21 October 2019|access-date=4 January 2020|work=The Athletic|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216161647/https://theathletic.co.uk/1309203/2019/10/22/are-united-or-liverpool-winning-the-battle-for-asia/|url-status=live}}</ref> Viewed as one of the biggest rivalries in world football, it is considered the most famous fixture in English football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester United v Liverpool: The biggest game in football |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9985539/manchester-united-v-liverpool-the-biggest-game-in-football |access-date=3 January 2019 |publisher=Sky Sports |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002064828/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9985539/manchester-united-v-liverpool-the-biggest-game-in-football |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The 20 biggest rivalries in world football ranked – Liverpool vs Manchester Utd |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/11484651/The-20-biggest-rivalries-in-world-football-ranked.html?frame=3239123 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=20 March 2015 |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926014156/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/11484651/The-20-biggest-rivalries-in-world-football-ranked.html?frame=3239123 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1867347-the-7-greatest-rivalries-in-club-football-from-boca-to-the-bernabeu/page/4 |title=The 7 Greatest Rivalries in Club Football: From Boca to the Bernabeu |website=The Bleacher Report |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123144913/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1867347-the-7-greatest-rivalries-in-club-football-from-boca-to-the-bernabeu/page/4 |url-status=live }}</ref> The two clubs alternated as champions between [[1963–64 Football League First Division|1964]] and [[1966–67 Football League First Division|1967]],<ref name="cox">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37408901/manchester-united-vs-liverpool-close-classic-lacks-major-drama|title=Man Utd vs. Liverpool is close to a classic rivalry, but lacks major drama|date=12 December 2014|first=Michael|last=Cox|work=ESPN FC|access-date=20 March 2025|archive-date=16 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516192505/http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/blog/post/2193368/manchester-united-vs-liverpool-is-close-to-a-classicbut-lacks-major-drama|url-status=live}}</ref> and Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup in [[1968 European Cup final|1968]], followed by Liverpool's four European Cup victories.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/rivalries/newsid=1581648/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203061657/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/rivalries/newsid=1581648/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2015 |title=Liverpool VS Manchester United: Red rivalry on England's north-west |website=FIFA.com |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> Despite the 40 league titles and nine European Cups between them, the two rivals have rarely been successful at the same time&nbsp;– Liverpool's run of titles in the 1970s and 1980s coincided with Manchester United's 26-year title drought while United's success in the Premier League era coincided with Liverpool's 30-year title drought,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-tz/news/5805/premier-league/2014/12/14/7039302/manchester-united-liverpool-remains-english-footballs-no1|title=Manchester United&nbsp;– Liverpool remains English football's No.1 rivalry|work=Goal.com|first=Richard|last=Jolly|date=13 December 2014|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516230320/https://www.goal.com/en-tz/news/5805/premier-league/2014/12/14/7039302/manchester-united-liverpool-remains-english-footballs-no1|url-status=live}}</ref> with the two clubs having finished first and second in the league only five times.<ref name="cox" /> Such is the rivalry between the clubs that they rarely do transfer business with each other. The last player to be transferred between the two clubs was [[Phil Chisnall]], who moved to Liverpool from Manchester United in 1964.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/10/newsstory.sport8 |first1=Sean |last1=Ingle |first2=Scott |last2=Murray |title=Knowledge Unlimited |work=The Guardian |date=10 May 2000 |access-date=26 February 2008 |archive-date=28 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028012550/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/may/10/newsstory.sport8 |url-status=live }}</ref>