Comparisons have been made in the Football Transfer Tavern between Manchester United and Liverpool, in part due to their intense rivalry. 

Supporters of the Red Devils would hate to admit any likening to one of their most bitter rivals, but both teams are in the same boat as they try to find the magic formula that will get themselves back to their old trophy-winning ways.

United will be feeling better than Liverpool after they won the FA Cup last year and started this season in a very positive way, though they aren’t out of the woods yet.

With that in mind, perhaps they should maybe look to lessons learned by Liverpool in order to help them to avoid their own trophy drought.

They will hate to admit it, but learning from Liverpool could be very important for Manchester United.

All things considered, here are THREE important lessons that Manchester United could learn from Liverpool.

Consistency is key

On their day, Liverpool are almost unplayable.

Last season, they swept aside Manchester City in a  4-1 win while playing beautiful and slick football.

However, they have already shown this season that they struggle for consistency, as on the opening day of the season they beat Arsenal 4-3 in a thrilling match, but then went and lost 2-0 to Burnley just a week later.

Jose Mourinho is all about consistency and getting results and Liverpool’s lack of consistency show just how important it is to perform on a regular basis.

Winning is a habit

Manchester United won their first trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson left when they lifted the FA Cup last season.

That and the Community Shield win could be important for the club as winning and losing can both become habits and one is clearly better than the other.

Liverpool may have got the losing habit, as after they almost won the league in 2014 they have been in the Europa League and League Cup finals and lost both.

United must keep their winning habit going if they are to lift the Premier League title with Mourinho at the helm.

Reputation is important

Anfield and Old Trafford used to be the two of the most feared stadiums in English football and the majority of teams going there would have been very happy with any kind of result.

Nowadays, not many teams fear Anfield or Liverpool anyway near as much as they once would have and Manchester United can’t allow that to happen to them and their home.

Last season, there was a sense that teams felt more optimistic about their chances at Old Trafford, but this year they must quash that mindset and turn the Theatre of Dreams into a bleak place for opposing teams.