Manchester United will not only be fighting against Liverpool, an injury crisis and their own shortcomings when they visit Anfield this Sunday.
They'll have to overcome psychological hurdles, too, because the home of their arch-rivals has become a place of nightmares in recent times.
Following a week in which United were humiliated 3-0 at home by Bournemouth and crashed out of Europe, a trip along the M62 to Merseyside is the last thing Erik ten Hag needs.
They face a buoyant Liverpool side sitting top of the Premier League, unbeaten in nine league matches and determined to rub United's noses even further into the dirt.