Sir Alex Ferguson knows his Man Utd side cannot let the occasion get to them when they travel to Liverpool later this month.

United boss keen to end winless run on Merseyside

Sir Alex Ferguson admits his Manchester United side cannot let the occasion get to them when they travel to Liverpool later this month. United will mark their return to Premier League action after the international break with a trip to face the team they deposed as England's most successful club in May, when they clinched a record 19th league title. The Reds have proved difficult opponents to overcome on home turf in recent seasons, with Dirk Kuyt bagging a hat-trick in last term's corresponding Premier League fixture. Reigning champions and current leaders United are without a win at Anfield since December 2007, having suffered three consecutive defeats to their fierce rivals on Merseyside. Manager Ferguson believes the pressure of the occasion has got to his players in the past, something he is keen to avoid when United make the short journey to Anfield on the 15th October. "We have been poor there of late," said Ferguson. "On a couple of occasions we have been out-fought by them, which is disappointing. "The atmosphere plays a part. Every time we go there it is as if it's the biggest game of the century."