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Preview: Liverpool meet old rivals Manchester United

Preview: Liverpool meet old rivals Manchester United

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The Premier League champions are hoping to bring a three match losing streak to an end this weekend. However, they’re up against a manager that Arne Slot is yet to beat in Ruben Amorim. The pressure is on for the hosts. 

By Sam McGuire

The story so far

Liverpool started the season with five consecutive wins in the Premier League. The champions, though they weren’t playing well, seemed like a shoo-in to retain their crown. They were beating teams while bedding in a host of new names. Once it all clicked, they’d be unstoppable. That was the idea, anyway. 

But the wheels have come off for Slot’s side. In the English top-flight, they’ve suffered back-to-back stoppage time defeats against Crystal Palace and Chelsea. Sandwiched between those games was a trip to Türkiye to face Galatasaray. The hosts claimed a 1-0 victory. 

The Reds are struggling to keep clean sheets. They’re struggling to get their new £250million attack firing too. Florian Wirtz started the game against Chelsea on the bench along with Hugo Ekitike while Alexander Isak managed just one shot during his 74 minutes on the pitch at Stamford Bridge.

The game at Anfield could be the perfect opportunity for Manchester United to really get their season underway. So far this term, Amorim’s men have struggled for consistency. They needed a 97th penalty against Burnley to record their first win of the season. The Red Devils then beat Chelsea before being humbled by Brentford. Just prior to the international break, they defeated an in-form Sunderland. 

Despite the sluggish start to the season, a win against their old rivals would see them move to within two points of the champions. All things considered, that’d be remarkable. But it does highlight how big this match is.   

Recent form 

Liverpool have won two of their last five across all competitions and their two wins weren’t the most emphatic either. The Reds eked out 2-1 wins over Everton in the Premier League and Southampton in the Carabao Cup, with both games played at Anfield. 

Slot’s side then lost 2-1, 1-0 and 2-1. There aren’t many goals in their games and they are tight affairs that could go either way. 

United, meanwhile, have won three of their last five. However, in both of their defeats, they have conceded three goals. In fact, the Red Devils have managed just one clean sheet, conceding nine goals across those five matches. Fortunately for them, they’ve found their shooting boots and have scored eight goals to help rack up nine points. But, like with the Liverpool results, it feels finely balanced. 

It feels like both teams are in feast or famine territory. 

Team News

The hosts are without Alisson Becker and Giovanni Leoni. Ryan Gravenberch and Ibrahima Konaté both had injury concerns during the international break but should be fit for this clash on Sunday afternoon. There are still doubts over the availability of Wataru Endo and Stefan Bajčetić. 

United will be without Lisandro Martínez while Noussair Mazraoui has a knock so could miss out. Other than that though, Amorim has a full squad to choose from. 

Prediction 

We’re going for a narrow Liverpool win. The Reds can’t afford to drop more points at this stage of the season and a big showing is needed. Slot will have his team up for this game.

(Cover image from IMAGO)

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Preview: Liverpool meet old rivals Manchester United

The Premier League champions are hoping to bring a three match losing streak to an end this weekend. However, they’re up against a manager that Arne Slot is yet to beat in Ruben Amorim. The pressure is on for the hosts. 

By Sam McGuire

The story so far

Liverpool started the season with five consecutive wins in the Premier League. The champions, though they weren’t playing well, seemed like a shoo-in to retain their crown. They were beating teams while bedding in a host of new names. Once it all clicked, they’d be unstoppable. That was the idea, anyway. 

But the wheels have come off for Slot’s side. In the English top-flight, they’ve suffered back-to-back stoppage time defeats against Crystal Palace and Chelsea. Sandwiched between those games was a trip to Türkiye to face Galatasaray. The hosts claimed a 1-0 victory. 

The Reds are struggling to keep clean sheets. They’re struggling to get their new £250million attack firing too. Florian Wirtz started the game against Chelsea on the bench along with Hugo Ekitike while Alexander Isak managed just one shot during his 74 minutes on the pitch at Stamford Bridge.

The game at Anfield could be the perfect opportunity for Manchester United to really get their season underway. So far this term, Amorim’s men have struggled for consistency. They needed a 97th penalty against Burnley to record their first win of the season. The Red Devils then beat Chelsea before being humbled by Brentford. Just prior to the international break, they defeated an in-form Sunderland. 

Despite the sluggish start to the season, a win against their old rivals would see them move to within two points of the champions. All things considered, that’d be remarkable. But it does highlight how big this match is.   

Recent form 

Liverpool have won two of their last five across all competitions and their two wins weren’t the most emphatic either. The Reds eked out 2-1 wins over Everton in the Premier League and Southampton in the Carabao Cup, with both games played at Anfield. 

Slot’s side then lost 2-1, 1-0 and 2-1. There aren’t many goals in their games and they are tight affairs that could go either way. 

United, meanwhile, have won three of their last five. However, in both of their defeats, they have conceded three goals. In fact, the Red Devils have managed just one clean sheet, conceding nine goals across those five matches. Fortunately for them, they’ve found their shooting boots and have scored eight goals to help rack up nine points. But, like with the Liverpool results, it feels finely balanced. 

It feels like both teams are in feast or famine territory. 

Team News

The hosts are without Alisson Becker and Giovanni Leoni. Ryan Gravenberch and Ibrahima Konaté both had injury concerns during the international break but should be fit for this clash on Sunday afternoon. There are still doubts over the availability of Wataru Endo and Stefan Bajčetić. 

United will be without Lisandro Martínez while Noussair Mazraoui has a knock so could miss out. Other than that though, Amorim has a full squad to choose from. 

Prediction 

We’re going for a narrow Liverpool win. The Reds can’t afford to drop more points at this stage of the season and a big showing is needed. Slot will have his team up for this game.

(Cover image from IMAGO)

You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.