Dennis Irwin has hailed Daley Blind's versatility and backed him to retain a place in the Manchester United starting XI, even when injured players return. The former United left-back, who made 529 appearances for the club between 1990 and 2002, was impressed by Blind when he played in that position during Sunday's 3-0 win over Tottenham. It was United's best performance of the season, keeping them anchored in the Premier League top four and boosting confidence ahead of this weekend's crunch trip to Anfield to play Liverpool. Daley Blind (right) was impressive for Manchester United in Sunday's 3-0 win over TottenhamMan United travel to Liverpool on Sunday in crunch top four clashDenis Irwin believes Blind should keep his place in the sideDutch international played well at left-back in 3-0 win over SpursBlind can fill a number of positions across the defence and midfieldLiverpool vs Man Utd XIs: Steven Gerrard fails to make Jamie Carragher's team as Gary Neville picks Angel di MariaREAD: Liverpool are the in form side, but United will hope to open up a gap
Sunday's clash between _ and Liverpool will be pivotal in the top four race.