Blackburn aim to topple the Man Utd giant

DAVID DUNN reckons Manchester United are football’s equivalent to snooker’s Steve Davis — so good that everyone wants them to lose.

The Blackburn midfielder believes history will look back on Alex Ferguson’s side in a kinder light, but that for now they are the one team everyone wants to beat.

Speaking of snooker, Rovers will pocket a double if they beat United at Old Trafford today, having already beaten them at Ewood Park.

The result will also have a crucial effect on where the Premiership trophy ends up this season.

Dunn said: “Everyone in this country loves to beat the winners. No-one used to like Steve Davis when he used to beat everyone but when he came out of the game everyone said what a great character he was. I think that’s the same with United.

“We have a good run of form going so we are pretty confident we can go there and get a result. It’s a massive game for us as we have a real chance of qualifying for Europe.

“Our form is excellent against bigger clubs and if it was a bit better against lesser clubs I think we would be up there challenging ourselves.”

Rovers have won six of their last seven games, coinciding with Dunn’s return from a hamstring injury and Hakan Sukur’s emergence as a first-choice striker beside Andy Cole.

Manager Graeme Souness believes his players have nothing to fear, and are certainly not intimidated by the prospect of going to Old Trafford.

Souness said: “These are the sort of games that if you have anything about you, you look forward to them.

“It’s a special place, a wonderful atmosphere and it could be a fantastic game because we are going to go there to try and win it. We may get drubbed 5-0 but we will have a go.”

Meanwhile, Souness has told Henning Berg he will have to “wait and see” after the defender changed his mind about returning to Norway and asked to stay another year.

Souness has told Berg that he has already put out feelers for several possible replacements, including Frank de Boer.