Clash of the Reds at Old Trafford

THE first English Premier League (EPL) fixture of the weekend is a blockbuster of a match between two old rivals who are, in all honesty, slugging it for the right to be second-best this season.

With Manchester City merrily galloping away to the title - they could be crowned champions on April 7 if they win their next three games - all the attention is now on a four-horse race to see which team gets to be the league's runner-up.

Two of those four clubs in the mix - Manchester United and Liverpool - square off in the North West derby at Old Trafford on Saturday (8.30pm kickoff, Singapore time), with the second-placed Red Devils holding a slender two-point advantage over the team from Merseyside.