Fans up in arms about Rodgers' warning to van Gaal
As you've all heard by now, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers decided it would be nice to let new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal know that the difficulty of winning the English Premier League would "take him by surprise".
Given the vast difference in experience between the two managers - especially when it comes to honours won by the two men - United fans unsurprisingly did not take too kindly to the "advice" from the manager of their team's fiercest rivals.
A few dug up the statistics:
Some felt Rodgers was way over his head after Liverpool did well to finish second in the EPL ahead of United:
Others chose to take the sarcastic route:
Another went for football metaphors:
One Red Devil felt that the comment was simply beneath van Gaal to warrant a reply:
Even some Liverpool fans felt their manager should mind his own business at home:
Of course, we'll only find out if Rodgers was right next year:
Source: 101GreatGoals, Twitter
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