FAN VIEW: Liverpool winning their first Premier League title would be the single worst thing to happen to mankind but wanting Manchester City to beat United would be madness
* Manchester United host Manchester City in the Premier League on Wednesday
* Sixth-placed United need a win to keep alive their hopes of a top-four finish
* However, City need to win to go back on top of the table ahead of Liverpool
Manchester United fans find themselves in tough spot on Wednesday night when they host Manchester City.
Victory for United will see their top-four hopes continue to hang in the balance but will also see bitter rivals Liverpool move two points clear of City with three games to go in the title race.
United fan and Chief Editor of The Peoples Person, Sam Peoples has given his take on the Red Devils' predicament.
Manchester United find themselves in a horrible position on Wednesday night when City come to Old Trafford in that if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side beat the Blues, it could effectively hand Liverpool the title.
As far as bad positions go, Man United won't really find themselves in a worse one than that - win and hand Liverpool the title, lose and give it to City. It's the footballing equivalent of being asked to cut your arm or leg off.
It's led to some questions as to whether United fans would prefer to lose to City in order to stop Liverpool winning the title, but that is madness.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows his side need to win if they are to keep alive their top-four hopes. A win over rivals Manchester City and halting their title charge is enough motivation for United. However, if United did beat City then that would see Liverpool in the driving seat for the title
Every United fan should want United to win every single game of football. All I care about is United. Sure, Liverpool winning their first Premier League title would be the single worst thing to happen to mankind but we've got to take blame for that having not beaten them in either game this season. United are struggling right now focusing on our own results and that's where all the focus should be.
The time when United as a football club put the success of others, or stopping it, above our own ambitions is the time we've completely lost our identity as a club.
Thanks to Arsenal and Chelsea dropping points against Crystal Palace and Burnley, United still have a chance of finishing in the top four and securing Champions League football next season. So, our own ambitions for that top-four spot far outweigh the idea of trying to stop Liverpool winning the league somehow. That would be the utter wrong mentality for United to have.
Would I be upset if City beat United and went on to win the title ahead of Liverpool? No. Losing the Premier League title to City on goal difference with the last kick of the season is as painful as it'll ever get, but it doesn't mean I want to see United go out on to the Old Trafford pitch and let City have their wicked way with us.
United really have been the architects of their own position right now and after the 4-0 humiliation against Everton, there is even more onus on Solskjaer's side to show a reaction. In that sense, as Ole alluded to in his pre-match press conference, there's no better team to play than City at Old Trafford. If you're going to get a response, you're going to get it in a derby.
Times have changed since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Once upon a time, it was United against Liverpool towards the end of the season when they had ambitions to try and stop us winning the title. Now, the shoe is on the other foot and it's painful to see as a fan but going into that City game on Wednesday night, there shouldn't be a single United fan that wants anything but three points, regardless of the circumstances in which we find ourselves.
The Red Devils have to focus on themselves and not the potential downfall of other clubs
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mau bikin tritnya sayang mubazir ntar dinihari dah tanding. kalo saya sih sbg fans United mending gak masuk UCL dah tapi Liverpoolnya gak juara PL, tapi harapan masuk UCL sih masih ada walaupun kalah vs City jika melihat performa Chelsea/Arsenal belakangan ini, moga mereka terpeleset disisa pertandingan & United bisa menyapu bersih sisa partai & finish di posisi 4, karena posisi 3 sepertinya akan menjadi milik Spurs yg lebih konsisten walaupun tanpa Kane