LONDON -- Mancunians, generally speaking, do not like Liverpudlians and that is putting it mildly. The feeling is also mutual and just about the only thing the folk from the two cities have in common is their opinion of each other.

Christopher Davies

When Liverpool visited Manchester United recently the official United Web site listed some politically incorrect chants about Scousers -- the slang term for people from Liverpool -- for which an apology was issued.