From 5:30 p.m., the biggest debut of English football is scheduled, Liverpool and Manchester United will meet at Anfield, two clubs that are in completely different situations in the Premier League.
Liverpool is the leading team of the championship, which with convincing games is well on its way to the championship title. On the other hand, United is playing the worst season in history Premier Leagueand is currently ranked 14th in the rankings. Heavy snow fell in Liverpool today, but after two safety meetings it was decided that the game would be played.
That’s why the red s Anfield in this match at all costs to seek victory. A great one should help them with that Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian stands out with goals and assists in almost every game he plays in and is definitely the first name Premiership this season.
In attack, Salah has excellent support from his teammates. Cody Gakpo found himself under a new coach after struggling last season Klopp. There is also Luis Diaz who can be extremely dangerous when rushing towards the goal. Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez there are two more dangerous solutions that Liverpool have in their offensive.
Liverpool’s midfield is also in great form. It is especially worth praising Alexis Mac Allisterbecause he stands out with his running, and can be dangerous in front of the opponent’s goal. There is also Dominic Szoboszlai who is experiencing his best season since he came to the Island.
Let’s add to that great defenders like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson and powerful Virgil van Dijk in the back line so it becomes clear why it has been so difficult to play with Liverpool in recent weeks.
On the other hand, Manchester United look under Ruben Amorim even worse than when he was leading it Erik ten Haag. It is on a streak of four consecutive losses and has not scored a goal in the last three games. This is felt in the rankings and the Portuguese expert admitted that the club is actually in a fight for survival.
“If you are going to play against this team of Liverpool, you have to start better”
Rúben Amorim says Manchester United must start strong against Liverpool to have any chance of competing at Anfield 🤝 pic.twitter.com/YQx0Lb0zAa
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 5, 2025
Amorim is slowly losing the idea of how to set up his team’s offensive line. Joshua Zirkzee doesn’t seem to work under the new coach, and doesn’t stand out offensively either Rasmus Hojlund. Disciplinary punishments handed down by the Portuguese did not have a good effect on the team either Ajeland Garnach and To Marcus Rashoford a few weeks ago. Everything that happened to Amorim at Sporting doesn’t happen at Old Trafford.
Anyway, at least he’s back in the team Bruno Fernandes who served his suspension. In the middle of the pitch Casemiro he still has the quality for the big games, and there is youth Kobbie Mainoo which stands out for its ferocity.
Let’s mention more Amada Diallo who shows some potential going forward, but that’s why there is a lot of confusion in the defense. In other words, Matthijs de Ligt and teammates could be struggling this Sunday, just like West Ham who conceded five goals to Liverpool in the previous round.
Absences and injuries:
Liverpool: Bradley C. (muscle injury), Gomez J. (thigh injury), Konate I. (knee injury).
Manchester United: Lindelof V. (wrist injury), Mount M. (leg injury), Shaw L. (calf injury).
Man United’s last five trips to Anfield:
0-2 ❌
0-0 🤝
0-4 ❌
0-7 ❌
0-0 ❌They’ve not managed a single goal 😬 pic.twitter.com/86UXb7UC53
— LiveScore (@livescore) January 5, 2025
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