Manchester United
Manchester United won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 4-0 Premier League defeat last time out to Brentford.
In that match, Manchester United had 67% possession and 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. On the other side, Brentford had 13 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Josh Dasilva (10'), Mathias Jensen (18'), Ben Mee (30') and Bryan Mbeumo (35') scored for Brentford.
It’s been all too rare in recent games where Manchester United have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Manchester United have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 12 goals in the process.
Heading into this contest, Manchester United haven't won against Liverpool in their last 8 matches in the league.
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Liverpool
In their previous game, Liverpool drew 1-1 in the Premier League match with Crystal Palace.
In that match, Liverpool managed 73% possession and 24 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Liverpool was Luis Díaz (61'). Crystal Palace got 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Wilfried Zaha (32') scored for Crystal Palace.
Liverpool have regularly broken through opposing defences leading up to this encounter, having scored 11 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Liverpool can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same games. We will find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Taking a look at their past results, Liverpool:
- remain unbeaten by Manchester United in away games against them for the last 4 league matches. A solid away record against them.
- are unbeaten in their previous 10 away league matches. Travelling very well.
↔️ Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 19/01/2020 shows us that Manchester United have won 1 of these and Liverpool 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per match.
Team News: Manchester United
Anthony Martial (Hamstring Injury) and Facundo Pellistri (Ankle Injury) will not be taking part for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.
We are thinking that The Red Devils look set to make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation in the match, utilising David De Gea, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw, Christian Eriksen, Fred, Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Team News: Liverpool
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has to choose a team with limited availability. Thiago (Hamstring Injury) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Hamstring Injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. Darwin Núñez cannot play in this game through suspension.
There’s a good chance that The Reds might utilise a 4-3-3 lineup, giving starts to Alisson, T. Alexander-Arnold, Nathaniel Phillips, Virgil Van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, James Milner, Fabinho, Harvey Elliot, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Luis Díaz.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Liverpool have the ability to create a good amount of chances and successful shots on target.
At the other end, Manchester United may well find it hard to find success in front of goal but we think it’s quite likely that they will be being dangerous for periods.
We’re therefore expecting to see a comfortable 1-3 winning margin for Liverpool by the conclusion of the game.
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