Cartoon of the Day: Van Persie - Ready! Suarez - Ready! The battle of Old Trafford awaits

13-Jan-2013 1:19:00 PM

Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani gives us his unique take on the football news of the day

The two giants of English football clash this afternoon, as Liverpool travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in another hotly-anticipated meeting between them.

Yet with Brendan Rodgers' men languishing in eighth place and 21 points off the pace set by the Red Devils at the top of the Premier League, it is not solely the teams that are the focus of events on Sunday, but rather, which of the two sides' free-scoring strikers prevails.

The hosts' Robin van Persie currently leads the way in the goal charts with 16 so far this campaign, yet he is closely followed by Luis Suarez, whose 15 goals have almost single-handedly kept the Merseysiders above water this year...

RVP - Ready! Suarez - Ready! The battle of Old Trafford awaits

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