Rio Ferdinand has insisted that Manchester United is still a larger club than Liverpool 'due to a landslide', despite their bitter rivals drawing that level on 20 top-flight titles.
The Side of Arne Slot won the Premier League with 5-1 against Tottenham after Sunday evening and was the same in the trial in the long-term count of United.
Gary Neville admitted that the success in Anfield ended the long -term debate about who is the most successful club in England, and explained the moment 'sobering'.
But Ferdinand revealed that he does not agree – and precisely explained why.
Speaking on his Rio Ferdinand presents YouTube channel, he said: 'They are [Liverpool] The most successful club in the country, but they are not the biggest club.
“It's a fact. You go all over the world, there are more man United fans than there are Liverpool fans. But that will change if they remain successful and not Man United. There will be a swing of new fans who adopt successful teams.
'If Liverpool will be in the next 10 years, they have the chance to balance that, in terms of the largest club in the world at the moment. But at the moment it is a landslide victory for Man United in terms of the largest in the world. '
Peter Crouch, a guest in the show, then asked Ferdinand if he was worried about the contrasting instructions of both heavyweight clubs.
A frustrated Ferdinand replied: 'The fries my head. I have to be honest, when I was with Man United, we were miles forward, won competitions, and so on.
“We clawed it back and then walked ahead. I was part of that and it felt great. And now I am just looking in front of my eyes, just all slipping away. Liverpool has become more successful in the time since I retired. You just have to accept it. '
While United has an equal number of domestic league titles, the superior record of Liverpool in Europe, with six European cups to United's Three, has definitely tipped the scales for Anfield, according to a depressed Neville.
Neville, who made 602 performances for United, now wants Liverpool to pull the level of his former club as a wake-up call for those who are in charge of Old Trafford.
Neville spoke at Sky Sports prior to the big victory of the Reds: 'You have to respect the team that won the title, they have been the best team.
'It is one of the great coaching performances that we have seen, arrive and do not get players, and still achieve this, you have to hand it over to him.
“But it's a sobering day.”
About the broader sense of Liverpool that reached 20 titles, Neville added: 'It is a huge deal. When you think of the importance of a competition title, the managers of Liverpool and United always talk about the fact that your bread and butter are the competition.
'You could debate about the most successful club when United was at 20.
'Liverpool clearly has more European cups, but the painful thing to say is that the debate is over for a period until United becomes successful again and wins competitions.
“It should cause real vibrations at Old Trafford. After today, Liverpool becomes the most successful club, and that should cause heartache and pain.
“It took a lot to stay ahead of Liverpool, and now that will have disappeared.”
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