World's most intense football derbies

Liverpool vs Manchester United

Arguably, the biggest rivalry in English football, the fact that both clubs are the most successful teams in Britain, makes this rivalry. While Manchester United have won 20 league titles as compared to the Reds 18, the latter has won the European Cup 5 times compared to the Red Devils’ 3 triumphs. Controversy has never been too far away from this fixture, with Luis Suarez, most recently coming into spotlight for racially abusing Frenchmen Patrice Evra. Former manager and Old Trafford legend, Sir Alex Ferguson openly stated that ‘knocking Liverpool off their f***ing perch’ was his prime goal. Another rather unknown fact is that no player since 1964, has transferred directly between the clubs, which throws light upon the loathing these adversaries display towards each other and the wrath a player would have to face if he did so. While Manchester was a cotton hub, Liverpool was a major port of Britain and during the 1970s the rivalry came to prominence, representative of the fact that this is an economical rivalry. Hooliganism has now decreased in these games, largely owing to the fact that matches are played in the afternoon which discourages drinking before games. But let there be vandalism or no vandalism; it certainly is a clash of the titans.