José Mourinho has lost only three of his 10 visits to Anfield, the last in the 2007 Champions League semi-final, but the implications of a fourth would be sizeable for both Manchester United and Liverpool. Defeat for United would leave them six points behind their fierce north-west rivals and encourage the portrayal of Mourinho as a manager left behind by the pressing instincts of Jürgen Klopp and co, despite being only eight league matches into his Old Trafford reign. Klopp has injury concerns, however, over two thirds of his central midfield in Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum. Andy Hunter.
Liverpool vs Manchester United Live STream
Kick-off Monday 8pm
Venue Anfield
Last season Liverpool 0 Manchester United 1
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee Anthony Taylor
This season G7, Y23, R0, 3.29 cards per game
Odds H 6-5 A 5-2 D 12-5
Rooney will probable find himself on the bench over again against the Reds on Monday.
Joel Matip is already proving to be one of the deals of the summer after an impressive string of performances given that signing a pre-contract agreement with Liverpool lower back in February.
alternatively ridiculously, the centre-again joined the Reds on a unfastened switch and has barely broken right into a sweat seeing that signing on the dotted line at Anfield.
but, the Cameroon defender faces a massive test on Monday while he comes up towards United’s very very own summer time signing, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
the enduring Swedish striker has no longer scored within the English top flight due to the fact that locating the net versus Manchester metropolis at the start of September.
Ibrahimovic, even though, scored the winner in United’s Europa League clash with Zorya which suggests he may additionally simply be returning to form again.
Joel Matip is already proving to be one of the deals of the summer after an impressive string of performances given that signing a pre-contract agreement with Liverpool lower back in February.
alternatively ridiculously, the centre-again joined the Reds on a unfastened switch and has barely broken right into a sweat seeing that signing on the dotted line at Anfield.
but, the Cameroon defender faces a massive test on Monday while he comes up towards United’s very very own summer time signing, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
the enduring Swedish striker has no longer scored within the English top flight due to the fact that locating the net versus Manchester metropolis at the start of September.
Ibrahimovic, even though, scored the winner in United’s Europa League clash with Zorya which suggests he may additionally simply be returning to form again.
After conceding three goals at Arsenal on the hole weekend of the season, and then failing to score in a desperately disappointing 2-0 defeat at Burnley six days later, i might have poured scorn on any proposal that Liverpool will be just factors off the pinnacle of the table going into this weekend's set of fixtures.
but after prevailing four consecutive most desirable League games - a run that saw Jurgen Klopp named supervisor of the Month on Friday - the Reds appear to be authentic title contenders and were matched at a low of 5.30 within the most beneficial League Winner market.
Klopp's guys scored an impressive thirteen goals in the ones four wins making them the top of the line League's joint maximum scorers after seven video games performed, thanks largely to the terrific form of Sadio Mane, Robert Firmino, Philippe Coutinho, and Adam Lallana, while James Milner is highly the club's top league scorer with four goals to his name already.
however defensively there are proper worries; Liverpool have conceded extra goals than any team within the pinnacle 1/2 of the desk and are yet to document a smooth sheet this season
Liverpool
Subs from Mignolet, Manninger, Klavan, Sturridge, Can, Moreno, Lucas, Ings, Stewart, Randall, Grujic, Brannagan, Origi, Ejaria, Ojo
Doubtful Lallana (groin), Wijnaldum (hip)
Injured Gomez (achilles, 29 Oct)
Suspended None
Form LDWWWW
Discipline Y14 R0
Leading scorer Milner 4
Manchester United
Subs from Romero, Johnstone, Rojo, Depay, Rooney, Young, Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Schneiderlin, Darmian, Martial, Mkhitaryan, Shaw
Doubtful None
Injured Jones (knee, Nov)
Suspended None
Form WWLLWD
Discipline Y14 R0
Leading scorer Ibrahimovic 4
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