Liverpool vs Manchester United predicted line-ups and team news

News on the Liverpool vs. Manchester United squad and the probable lineups: Elliott is given the opportunity, Rashford enters, but neither Fernandes nor Maguire are present.

When Liverpool and Manchester United meet this weekend at Anfield, the Reds will be itching to provide more suffering to their longtime rivals.

While United has dropped three of its previous four games across all competitions, Jurgen Klopp’s team has gone on a nine-game winning streak in the Premier League, which has seen them top the standings.

Liverpool is entering this match in excellent form after defeating Erik ten Hag’s team seven goals in their previous meeting in April.

After their most recent game, a late 2-1 comeback victory over Crystal Palace, the Reds surpassed Arsenal at the top of the table.

United has conceded three goals in a row at home against Bournemouth, dropping them ten points behind their competitors in sixth place.

The Old Trafford team’s suffering increased when they lost to Bayern Munich 1-0 in midweek, sending them out of the Champions League.

Liverpool

Prior to the match on Sunday, Liverpool will play Union Saint-Gilloise in Europe.

Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, Alisson, and the team have already qualified for the Europa League knockout rounds, so they can all anticipate resting.

When Liverpool plays United on Sunday, those quartet will line up in defence, with Ibrahima Konate alongside Van Dijk.

While Klopp must make a choice on the right, Kostas Tsimikas will continue to fill in for the injured Andy Robertson at left back.

At Selhurst Park, the German pulled Wataru Endo at halftime, and he might start Joe Gomez at right back to force Alexander-Arnold into midfield.

But given Alexis Mac Allister’s ongoing knee injury problems, the Japanese midfielder is probably going to start in the No. 6 position.

Dominik Szoboszlai, who has started every Premier League game this season, fits in perfectly at one of the other three midfield positions.

Usually positioned on the right, the Hungarian may now move to the left to make room for Harvey Elliott due to Ryan Gravenberch’s recent setbacks.

Elliott was limited to a substitute duty in the Premier League this season despite starting Liverpool’s 7-0 victory over United.

The England prospect was benched during halftime of his only Premier League start to date, a 2-2 draw away at Brighton.

But in his most recent brilliant cameo, he came off the bench to score the game-winning goal against Palace, and he might now be rewarded with a start.

If Mac Allister is unable to participate, Curtis Jones is still a viable possibility to fill the left-sided midfield position.

Although Cody Gakpo will be trying to break through the three-pronged attack, it is anticipated that Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz will once again be flanking Salah.

Last Saturday, Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool. Against United, he will want to build on his stellar performance.

Manchester United

Prior to the journey to Anfield, Ten Hag needs to resolve a number of concerns, the most important of which is who will captain his team.

initial preference Due to suspension, Bruno Fernandes will miss the game after receiving his fifth yellow card of the year during the miserable 3-0 loss to the Cherries.

In his absence, Luke Shaw, his England colleague, or his predecessor Harry Maguire would have been the obvious choices to assume the armband.

But due to injury, both defenders had to leave the match against Bayern in the middle of the week, and it doesn’t appear like they will play on Merseyside.

Ten Hag will be forced to play as a makeshift backline in their absence, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka starting on the right and Diogo Dalot playing an unfavourable role at left back.

Against the second-highest scorers in the league, United will be hoping that Victor Lindelof, who has missed the last two games, is well enough to play, or that 35-year-old Jonny Evans will play alongside Raphael Varane.

As United’s best scorer in the Premier League this year, Scott McTominay might be able to play in a more advanced role now that Fernandes is out of Ten Hag’s double pivot.

With Sofyan Amrabat as his teammate, young player Kobbie Mainoo—who hasn’t played much since his stunning showing against Everton—might get another chance to shine.

Because of Anthony Martial’s health issues, Rasmus Hojlund will likely start again as he attempts to score his first Premier League goal.

In a similar vein, Antony will start on the right, as Jadon Sancho, who has just once assisted and no goals in his last 25 games, continues to be left out.

In an attempt to salvage his struggling season, Marcus Rashford has similarly battled with form and fitness.

After playing indifferently in Man United’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle last week, Rashford was left off of the starting lineup for the team’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea.

He was only able to make a late appearance against Bournemouth due to illness, which has now caused him to miss the Bayern defeat.

Despite his current form, Rashford will probably replace Alejandro Garnacho in his preferred left-wing position should he be deemed fit because of United’s lack of senior experience.

Suspensions and injuries have devastated Ten Hag’s team.