Two behemoths of the English game fighting for different end-of-season goals pit their wits against one another on Tuesday night, as Liverpool play host to Manchester United at Anfield in the Premier League.
Jurgen Klopp's side head into the game having just booked their spot in the FA Cup final, while the Red Devils were indebted to a current and former hero in a 3-2 league win versus Norwich City.
One domestic title is already in the bag, they are potentially only 270 minutes away from a seventh Champions League crown, and another trip to Wembley awaits this rampant Liverpool side, whose fans are growing more optimistic about a possible quadruple with each passing week.
The Reds blew Manchester City out of the water with three quickfire goals in their FA Cup semi-final - two for Sadio Mane and another header from Ibrahima Konate - and Pep Guardiola's men could not spark a miraculous turnaround despite restoring some parity through Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish.
The Easter period has not been kind to Liverpool's jellied legs, but incredibly, the AXA treatment room is virtually empty, and Klopp's side remain within touching distance of reigning Premier League champions City after rescuing a 2-2 draw at the Etihad last week.
With City not in action again until Wednesday, Liverpool could dethrone the league leaders for at least 24 hours with victory in front of their own supporters, and stringing together an eight-game winning run in all competitions is certainly a recipe for success ahead of Tuesday's battle.
The Reds have also scored at least two goals in each of their last five games continentally and domestically and have remarkably won 10 on the bounce at Anfield in the Premier League - no English top-flight side has performed better than them on home turf this season - and their opponents therefore have their work cut out to add to the measly seven home goals that Klopp's side have conceded in the league this term.
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