Shirts of 2 Man United legends are displayed in Liverpool's away dressing room

  /  autty

Given the bitter rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United, some fans were shocked to see two United shirts proudly displayed in the Reds' away dressing room.

The two most successful teams in the history of English football, the reds of Manchester and Liverpool have faced off 216 times since the first game between the two clubs in 1894.

Both clubs have enjoyed periods of turmoil and success, and each have the same number of trophies with 68 in their respective storied histories.

The rivalry between the two clubs has been described as one of the fiercest in all of football.

Yet despite their competitive history, Liverpool pay tribute to their rivals in an exhibition for fans who travel to Anfield for a stadium tour.

In the away dressing room at Liverpool's home ground, the shirts of a number of footballing greats who have graced the Anfield turf throughout the years are displayed.

While some, belonging to the likes of Fabio Cannavaro, Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta are unsurprising, two in particular are sure to raise eyebrows.

Man United shirts belonging to Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo have pride of place alongside their fellow footballing greats inside the ground.

The reason why the particular shirts are displayed is because Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher named the pair among the best XI players he came up against during his time at Anfield.

Despite including the Portuguese forward in his XI, Carragher has endured an often fractious relationship with Ronaldo over the years.

The Sky Sports pundit has always maintained that Lionel Messi is well ahead of his contemporary in the debate for the greatest player of the modern era.

However, Carragher has also praised Ronaldo for his mental fortitude and his ability to develop into one of football's greatest goalscorers.

'Ronaldo became a great player at United,' Carragher told Football 365 in April.

'In his last two years, he was the main man. But when he initially came in, United had so many great players that he wasn't going to be one you built a team talk around. He never really gave us too many problems.

He continued: 'There was a mentality shift. Rather than looking good, he wanted the numbers to prove it.

'It always fascinates me with Ronaldo – I would describe him as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time, but normally when other players fall into that category they're goalscorers their whole life, from the first time they kick a ball. Ronaldo wasn't.

'He almost made himself a goalscorer. That's down to his work ethic and his mental strength. That, for me, has always been his biggest quality.

'He started becoming a goal machine.'

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