Manchester United host Liverpool in what guarantees to be a captivating Premier League this night.
Neither facet are in kind however the ramifications could possibly be big for either side after Erik ten Hag’s facet have been hammered final outing at Brentford, with Jurgen Klopp’s Reds slipping up at house to Crystal Palace.
Defeat in opposition to their bitter rivals might see the Crimson Devils spiral additional down, whereas the guests can not afford to slide up once more with Manchester Metropolis hitting the bottom working within the title race.
The groups met in pre-season with United pulling off a shock 4-0 win, whereas the Reds loved a 9-0 mixture win over each Premier League matches final season.
Right here’s all the pieces it is advisable to know forward of the fixture.
When is Man United vs Liverpool?
The match will kick off at 20:00 BST on Monday 22 August at Outdated Trafford.
How can I watch it?
Will probably be proven on Sky Sports activities Fundamental Occasion and Premier League, with protection ranging from 18:30 BST. Clients can stream the match stay on the Sky Go app.
What’s the group information?
There was discuss of Lisandro Martinez being deployed at holding midfield forward of the go to of Liverpool, as Erik ten Hag faces a stress match at Outdated Trafford. The United supervisor made three adjustments at half-time as his facet have been 4-0 right down to Brentford and Raphael Varane and Tyrell Malacia might begin after making introductions from the bench. Anthony Martial is nearing a return however is not going to be match sufficient to start out so Cristiano Ronaldo ought to lead the road once more.
Darwin Nunez will serve the primary match of his three-game suspension following his pink card in opposition to Crystal Palace. He joins a prolonged harm record that already contains Diogo Jota, Thiago Alcantara and Ibrahima Konate. Joel Matip is a doubt so Nat Phillips might once more fill in at centre-back alongside Virgil van Dijk if he’s most well-liked to Joe Gomez. Roberto Firmino may lead the road alongside Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz, whereas Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho ought to see minutes.
Predicted line-ups
Man United XI: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Malacia; Martinez, Fernandes, Eriksen; Rashford, Ronaldo, Sancho
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Milner; Diaz, Firmino, Salah
Odds
Man United: 9/2
Draw: 16/5
Liverpool: 4/7
Prediction
Liverpool have their points, however United’s confidence is all-time low, even with their moments, if the Outdated Trafford crowd get behind them, the guests will finally get on high and the Crimson Devils have proven they’ll collapse underneath sustained stress. Man United 0-2 Liverpool.
