Shirts of two Man Utd legends are permanently displayed in Liverpool's away dressing room at Anfield for fascinating reason

Despite the rivalry between the two clubs, Liverpool have two Manchester United legends' shirts displayed inside Anfield.

Over the years, United and Liverpool have often dominated English football, having won a combined total of 39 league titles and nine European cups.

In recent times, Liverpool have had the upper hand as the Red Devils continue to struggle after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement.

Despite the current gulf in class, United vs Liverpool remains arguably the biggest match in English football.

Although the rivalry between the two clubs runs deep, two United legends' shirts are permanently displayed in the away changing room at Anfield.

When Liverpool fans visit Anfield, they may notice that the shirts of both Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo are hanging from the walls of the changing room alongside the jerseys of several other footballing greats.

As reported by The Echo, the reason why the United legends' shirts are in the changing room is because former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher picked them as two of the greatest players he has ever faced.

While the home changing room displays the shirts of the current first team, on non-match days for stadium tours, Liverpool choose to hang the shirts of some of the biggest opposition names to play at Anfield.

Other big names that can be seen in the changing room are Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro and several others.

Carragher has previously been critical of Ronaldo, claiming that he is nowhere near the level of Messi, whom he is often compared to as two of the greatest footballers of all time.

Jamie Carragher played against Cristiano Ronaldo several times in the Premier League. Image: Getty

However, while speaking to Football365 last year, he discussed just how great the striker was: "Ronaldo became a great player at United.

“In his last two years he was the main man. But when he initially came in, United had so many great players that he wasn’t going to be one you built a team talk around. He never really gave us too many problems.

“It always fascinates me with Ronaldo – I would describe him as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time, but normally when other players fall into that category they’re goalscorers their whole life, from the first time they kick a ball. Ronaldo wasn’t. He almost made himself a goalscorer. That’s down to his work ethic and his mental strength. That, for me, has always been his biggest quality."