Liverpool and Manchester United ring in 2025 with a match at Anfield on Sunday, with the Reds heavy favourites to claim all three points from the encounter.
Arne Slot's Liverpool are one of the best teams in Europe, topping both the Premier League and Champions League standings and having lost only a single match so far in the 2024-25 campaign.
Meanwhile, Manchester United have already replaced their manager and are well off the pace in the league standings, with the Red Devils in 14th place amid a three-match league losing skid.
Despite the disparity between the teams, former England midfielder Joe Cole believes Sunday's match will be a competitive one, although he still feels Liverpool will come away with the victory.
“It’s a derby and it’s a one-of game," Cole said while speaking to Paddy Power. "But having said that, you can’t look past this Liverpool side. Manchester United will turn up, make a game of it, but Liverpool will win 2-1.
“Manchester United might threaten on the counterattack and get a goal, but they’ll get pinned back at Anfield up against the Kop.”