Manchester United have been on a roll recently in the Premier League. The Red Devils’ 2-1 win at Southampton on Monday catapulted them into 3rd place in the table, and marked five wins in a row under Louis van Gaal. But Sunday provides another test for the 20-time English champions, when “old enemy” Liverpool comes to Old Trafford looking to get their season back on track.

The Reds finished runners-up to Manchester City in the 2013/14 campaign, but have not found that same momentum this fall. Through the Matchday 16 games on Saturday, Liverpool sits at 9th with 21 points. The club had a must-win home match in the Champions League on Tuesday with Basel, but could only manage a 1-1 draw, and are headed to the Europa League. Liverpool collected wins against United both at home and away last season, but will miss England international Daniel Sturridge this weekend.

The hosts, meanwhile, are enjoying a winning streak, with their last loss coming at Manchester City in early November. However, United will enter this clash without Angel Di Maria and several key defenders. Van Gaal will expect a tough match, as this rivalry reminds him of the famous Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid; the Dutchman managed the former in two separate stints in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

This match has traditionally been full of drama, as the clubs rank one and two in English domestic league titles won. With the cities separated by less than an hour’s drive, and the history that relates the two, it’s very easy for a visitor why the game means so much to fans from both sides. That emotion has carried to the players as well, from Nemanja Vidic’s history of red cards in this fixture; to the Patrice Evra-Luis Suarez racism row in 2011/12; to Gary Neville’s behavior toward Liverpool fans (as seen on this video uploaded to YouTube by vonkoidy) during a United win in 2006.

What will be added Sunday to the newest chapter of the Manchester United-Liverpool rivalry? It should be an exciting 90 minutes at Old Trafford.