This archive report was first published on 18 October 2019.
On the eve of their highly anticipated match against Manchester United, Liverpool players were spotted enjoying a casual basketball game, leaving fans and online users in stitches.
With Manchester United struggling in 12th place on the log, Liverpool's runaway leaders with eight wins from eight, the scene sparked hilarious reactions from Twitter users who assumed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side was so poor, Liverpool needed no thorough preparation for the game.
According to reports, the game was played just days before the Super Sunday showdown at Old Trafford, where Liverpool will be looking for their ninth successive win in the Premier League this season.
As Liverpool gears up for a classic fixture against age-old rivals Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp's side came close last season but were unable to beat leaders Manchester City to the finish line, coming off short by a single point.
Defender Virgil Van Dijk recently spoke on their title-winning chances, emphasizing that his team had nothing to lose at this point as they were not the defending champions.
"I don't think we have anything to lose. Man City are the champions, they're defending their title and we want to get it. In my point of view, we just have to go for it," the Dutch international was quoted by Sky Sports.
