Liverpool vs Manchester United. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more
Liverpool will host Manchester United at the Anfield Stadium in the 30th round of the English Premier League (postponed). The match will take place on April 20, beginning at 00:30 IST.
The upcoming midweek will be without European competitons, but not without beautiful and entertaining football. In particular, the Foggy Albion will see a number of rescheduled fixtures. The North-West derby, one of the most important fixtures in world football, should be a special feature.
So what should we expect from this duel? Parimatchnews will tell you everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming match.
Liverpool News & Current Form:
Liverpool are second in the EPL table after 31 games played, with 73 points under the belt. Liverpool are now four points behind Manchester City. The intrigue is in full swing.
A few days ago, Liverpool managed to beat Manchester City 3-2 to reach the FA Cup final. This time, the Reds did play much better than their main rival. Mayber, it means the one more trophy but still, the final countdown is incoming.
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However, there is one important point to bear in mind. Still, Man City’s squad was far from perfect. Josep Guardiola made a few changes which ultimately had a serious impact on the game. Liverpool, on the other hand, played with their core squad. It seems like Klopp will stick to the plan in the upcoming principle clash. To date, these guys are capable of tearing apart any opponent.
Manchester United News & Current Form:
Speaking of Cristiano Ronaldo. Against Norwich, the Portuguese brought his total number of Premier League goals to 99 (the next will be his anniversary), his 60th career hat-trick and 50th at club level. His winning goal marked his 12th Premier League goal from the free-kick.
Cristiano Ronaldo is second only to Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse and Red Devils legend David Beckham in the top. And that’s not the whole list of the Portuguese’s achievements. This has been the 16th successive season in which the Portuguese forward has scored no fewer than twenty goals in all competitions. This started in 2006-2007, his first season in Manchester United’s shirt.
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As you know, his hat-trick in the Premier League has been followed by a game ball. So, Cristiano Ronaldo gave this ball to Alejandro Garnacho after the game. The 17-year-old from Manchester United’s academy made his first-team appearance. A beautiful gesture.
However, we have to mention his recent grief over the loss of the child. His emotional state and any possibility of him taking to the pitch are reasonably questionable.
Despite the result, Manchester United played another poor quality game. The last team in the EPL had every chance of at least not losing at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils desperately needs to get on top of their performance to have any chance of playing in the European competitions next season.
Liverpool season form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-D-D-W
Manchester United season form guide (all competitions): L-W-L-D–L-W
Liverpool vs Manchester United Head-To-Head Record:
| Liverpool | Draw | Manchester United |
| 69 | 58 | 81 |
Liverpool vs Manchester United Predicted XI:
Liverpool possible starting lineup: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Manchester United possible starting lineup: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles; Matic, Pogba; Elanga, Fernandes, Sancho; Cavani.
Statistical preview of the match Liverpool vs Manchester United:
- Liverpool have never lost in their previous 12 league games in England.
- MU have not conceded in only one of their previous ten away matches in the EPL.
- Manchester United are winless in their last five away games against Liverpool at Anfield and have found the back of the net on only one occasion during this run.
- Since their Premier League defeat against Leicester City in December 2021, Liverpool have secured 32 points in 12 games – more than any other Premier League side during this period.
- Manchester United have had their troubles on the road and have lost their last two away games in the Premier League.
- Liverpool have scored at least 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 matches in all competitions.
What has been said before the match:
Jurgen Klopp:
“We don’t face a team who has problems or whatever. We play Man United and if I go through the line-up, the goalkeeper is world-class, the last line is absolute top.
“I am not sure if McTominay or Fred can play, then it might be Pogba and Matic, for example. Let Pogba play and he plays through you and behind you and all these kind of things. Then up front, you can choose… Sancho, Fernandes, Elanga or Rashford and a guy who now scored his 60th hat-trick [Cristiano Ronaldo]. I am not sure if Cavani will be ready, but that’s the team we face, that’s what we have to prepare for and not what happened last week or something like that”
“If we let United do [what they want] they will cause us massive problems, so we have to be in the right mood, the people have to be in the right mood, like really, really ready to fight for three points – and not want to show we are in a better moment than United. Who is interested in that? We have had a couple of times better moments than other teams and they have given us a knock – that’s it with a better moment, who cares?”
“They want to have the three points that we need, so that’s the attitude we need to show. We have to be angry in a good way and all these kind of things; greedy, really like you are if you have won nothing, like you would be with nil points and it is the most important three points in your life. That’s actually the attitude we need for this game because the quality is too high and they are too good for not being in that mood.”
Ralf Ragnick:
“We definitely will travel there tomorrow and try to get the three points. This is what it’s all about and it’s not about the situation they are in. It’s about our situation only and after last weekend’s results, we are still in the race for no.4 but in order to stay in that race, we have to win almost every game, starting with tomorrow. Although we might be the underdogs for most people, we still know that if we raise our level, if we play a top performance ourselves, that we have a chance to get three points there and this will be our ambition and our goal for tomorrow.”
Liverpool vs Manchester United Prediction:
Norwich are by all metrics the weakest team in the EPL in terms of attacking performance. But even against such an opponent, Manchester United have had enormous defensive problems. Ralf Rangnick’s team conceded two goals and lost on xG to a really modest side.
Only Krish’s heroics managed to save the day. And those kind of matches are all the Mancunians have got so far – if one of the stars is on fire, the team gets results, if not, the Reds are in immense trouble.
How can we expect the Red Devils to match Liverpool’s attacking might, especially at an intimidating and loud Anfield? Of course, we wouldn’t expect a repeat of the 5-0 thrashing at Old Trafford. But still, Klopp’s side will likely score 2-3 goals.