'Seeing Red' is an exclusive extract from the best-selling 'Mad For It', published in association with FourFourTwo magazine. It examines one of the greatest sporting rivalries from the viewpoint of the people that matter; the fans. 'Mad For It' proves that some football matches are far more than just a game. These short extracts, from the original book published in association with FourFourTwo magazine, provide a fresh and revealing insight into the people that make these matches matter - the fans - using their own words and stories to illuminate the conflicts, tensions, histories and celebrations behind these unforgettable games. This first essay examines the biggest rivalry in English, if not World, football. Led by Sir Alex Ferguson and Kenny Daglish, games between Manchester United and Liverpool stir up some of the strongest emotions of any sporting event. On match days, two of the biggest cities in the UK come to a standstill. 'Seeing Red' gets to the root cause of the rivalry and examines why it matters so much. - Published in association with FourFourTwo, the market-leading football magazine with a monthly circulation of over 100,000. - Quality sportswriting and a solid backlist title that will appeal to a broad cross-section of football fans, from those following the smaller less-fashionable teams to supporters of the world's biggest clubs. - The increasingly cosmopolitan nature of football means that more and more fans are travelling abroad for their regular football fix - Barcelona FC, for example, have more than 8,000 affiliate club members who are resident in the UK

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