Liverpool vs Man United: Match preview, head-to-head, team news, key players

Manchester United face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon in Premier League’s biggest weekend fixture.

United convincingly beat Sunderland 2-0 in their last league game, breaking into the top half of the standings.

Liverpool, on the other hand, lost 2-1 at Chelsea, marking their third consecutive loss across all competitions.

Match preview

United head into this fixture as underdogs but will be buoyed with confidence given Liverpool’s poor form.

The Mancunian giants will also take encouragement from the fact that they defied expectations to secure a draw at Liverpool last term.

United are creating more chances than they did last season, but they need to be more clinical and address their defensive frailties, starting with Sunday’s showdown.

Liverpool are under pressure to get back to winning ways and stay within touching distance of league leaders Arsenal.

Manager Arne Slot is struggling to find the balance of the team and failure to beat United will ring more alarm bells.

Head-to-head

United have just two wins against Liverpool in their last 10 games and have yet to win at Anfield in nine years.

Team news

Amorim confirmed in his pre-match conference that Lisandro Martinez is yet to recover from his long-term injury and Noussair Mazraoui is doubtful.

Liverpool will be without goalkeeper Alisson Becker and Giovanni Leoni but Ryan Gravenberch and Ibrahima Konate will be fit after withdrawing from international duty.

Key players

Man United

Bruno Fernandes: The United skipper has two goal involvements in his last three league games against the Reds.

Patrick Dorgu: The Denmark international is in his best form since joining United and this fixture will be a test of his progress.

Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk: The Liverpool captain has enjoyed a good start to the season, in contrast to most of his colleagues.

Mohamed Salah: The Egyptian has an impressive record against United, scoring 16 goals in 17 games – his second-best tally against any club.

Stats from transfermarkt.com & 11v11.com

Article written by Henry Thornton .