Table leaders Liverpool host fierce rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, aiming to sink the Red Devils further into the slump.
The Merseyside side produced an outstanding first half of the 2024/25 campaign and have yet to taste defeat just once under Arne Slot. The Dutch manager has devised a remarkable form and already has one decisive victory by 3-0 at Old Trafford under his belt ahead of the visit of Man Utd.
Liverpoolwho have won all but four of their Premier League games this season, are ready to take advantage of Man Utd’s lack of confidence and dire form, with Ruben Amorim already under pressure after losing six games in December. These results have left his new team languishing in the bottom half.
Things could get a lot worse for the Portuguese coach on Sunday and Man Utd fans – and perhaps the players – will fear the worst heading into Merseyside. They haven’t won this game at Anfield since January 2016 and have conceded 11 goals in their three previous visits, including the infamous 7-0 humiliation in 2022/23.
here it is 90 minutes guide of a mammoth Premier League encounter
Liverpool vs Man Utd head to head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Liverpool |
Man Utd |
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West Ham 0-5 Liverpool – 29/12/24 |
Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle – 30/12/24 |
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Liverpool 3-1 Leicester – 26/12/24 |
Wolves 2-0 Man Utd – 26/12/24 |
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Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool – 22/12/24 |
Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth – 22/12/24 |
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Southampton 1-2 Liverpool – 18/12/24 |
Tottenham 4-3 Man Utd – 19/12/24 |
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Liverpool – Fulham 2-2 – 14/12/24 |
Man City 1-2 Man Utd – 15/12/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Main Event Sky Sports, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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united states |
fuboTV, Peacock, Telemundo Live Sports, NBC, Telemundo |
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canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Liverpool have been without defensive duo Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley in recent weeks, but both returned to full team training on Friday.
“Conor and Ibou will be training with us today (Friday) for the first time,” Slot said in his pre-match press conference “So (I’m) curious and interested to see exactly where they are, of course. work hard to get back into the team, but the next step is always, “How are you doing in the team sessions?”
Liverpool’s only guaranteed absentee is Joe Gomez, who picked up a hamstring injury 5-0 win at West Ham United last time out Slot has confessed that the defender will be out for “a few weeks” at least.
Dominik Szoboszlai returns from his one-match suspension and is likely to start in attacking midfielder.
Liverpool predicted line-up against Man Utd (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz
Man Utd welcome back skipper Bruno Fernandes and midfielder Manuel Ugarte from suspension after they both served one-match bans during the unfortunate defeat against Newcastle United last monday The former is a particularly important returnee given the Red Devils have failed to score in their last three games.
Marcus Rashford’s future in Manchester is uncertain and the striker, who has a strong record against Liverpool, will miss the weekend through illness.
Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount are all out through injury at the moment, while Jonny Evans could be absent due to not being part of the matchday squad against Newcastle.
Man Utd predicted line-up against Liverpool (3-4-2-1): Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Mainoo, Ugarte, Dalot; Amad, Fernandes; Hojlund.
Mn Utd will be feeling jittery heading to Anfield given their woeful form and Liverpool’s obvious superiority, with recent trips to the red half of Merseyside painfully embarrassing. Amorim will be hoping for a statement performance from his side on the biggest stage, but there is little evidence to suggest he will be granted his wish.
Man Utd’s defense has been terrible in recent weeks and has been too easy to cut down. Liverpool, who have scored 14 goals in their last three games, are well placed to put a disorganized backline to the sword.
Three points are all that matter for Liverpool as they chase Premier League title, but a convincing win over their bitter rivals certainly wouldn’t hurt. Man Utd’s saving grace may be that their hosts have a Carabao Cup semi-final to worry about in midweek.
