{"product_id":"9780008489199","title":"Red On Red: Manchester United, Liverpool and the Fiercest Rivalry in World Football","description":"Author: Jim White\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008489199\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe untold story of the most contested fixture in world football\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A must read.’ Henry Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Superb.' Daniel Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiverpool and Manchester. Two gloriously independent-minded, eclectic, culturally vibrant places. Yet the inhabitants dislike each other with a passion that is visceral. It is a divide that spans generations, across class, gender and ethnicity. And it has grown over the years, largely driven by one thing: football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dark, malignant loathing shared by the followers of Liverpool and Manchester United has seeped into every aspect of life in the two cities. Football is not a barometer of disdain, as it is in places like Glasgow or Istanbul or Moscow. In northwest England, it is the engine of animosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did it come to this? Why did things turn so nasty? And what does it say about the two cities in which the clubs are based?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a Scouser and a Manc in a rare collaboration, \u003cem\u003eRed on Red\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the divide by talking to those involved in ten seminal football matches. It speaks to the characters who patrolled and provoked the rivalry: Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville, among many others. Also questioned are the fans, the administrators, the referees, the police, and politicians. And through each legendary game, its authors tell the full story of the most extraordinary division not just in football, but in modern Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cem\u003eRed on Red\u003c\/em\u003e, a rivalry like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46562091892894,"sku":"HPC-9780008489199","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008489199.jpg?v=1772078284","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008489199","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}