Liverpool equal Man Utd’s haul of 20 titles – but whose honours board is better?

Analysis from Sky Sports News’ Ron Walker:

Liverpool have drawn back level with Manchester United’s record 20 top-flight trophies after winning this season’s Premier League title, but who actually has the bigger honours board?

Sir Alex Ferguson once said his biggest challenge at Man Utd had been “knocking Liverpool off their perch” after their domination of the 1980s – and he made sure his side had taken their mantle by the time of his retirement, the season United lifted their 20th top-flight trophy.

That put them two ahead of the Reds in 2013, but after Klopp helped end the Premier League hoodoo around Anfield seven years later, Slot has now drawn Liverpool back level with their old rivals with a 20th league title of their own.

Both Liverpool and Man Utd have long boasted the largest trophy collections in English football. But what about their wider honours board – and who can claim to be the most successful? 

At the moment, Man Utd have won 68 pieces of major silverware across their history – according to their own honours board. That puts them level with Liverpool now that the latter’s second Premier League trophy is confirmed.

A major discrepancy comes with the inclusion of the Community Shield. Things change very quickly if we take that competition out of the equation.

There are views in either camp as to whether it counts as a major trophy; on their physical honours board at Liverpool’s old training ground at Melwood, it was never included alongside their other tournament victories.

And if that is the case, then Liverpool are already five clear of Man Utd – with 52 trophies compared to their 47.


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