On Sunday, at 16:00 on the “Anfield” arena, the derby between Liverpool and Manchester United was reached, reaching the episode number 201. Until now, the “devils” have won more victories in direct duels with “cormorants” , but Salah, Firmino and Mane will terrorize Jose Mourinho’s defense in a match where hosts start their favorite.
Both coaches have lot problems and will have to improvise at the time of the match. Mourinho’s best backs can not be played by Manchester United’s camp, and the list of disqualifications is impressive: Alexis Sanchez, Victor Lindelof, Anthony Martial, Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Diogo Dalot, Matteo Darmian and Scott McTominay are inappropriate . Liverpool, on the other hand, does not have Gomez, Alexander-Arnold and Matip, which puts Jurgen Klopp in the defensive. In addition, Milner’s polyvalent is uncertain.
If Milner is fit, he will be used as a back end, in which case Fabinho will take his place in the middle line. Overall, Liverpool’s top quality is superior, and United’s players will blame lately for fatigue. Mourinho was forced to use a stable “11” as the “devils” program was not an easy one, and the pace imposed by the hosts could overwhelm the “devils”. The difference in value between the two teams, at the moment, is also revealed by the distance in the leaderboard.
Liverpool is ranked No. 1 in the standings (34-6 golaver) and leads a passionate title fight with Manchester City. Manchester United is only 6th (28-26 goals) and has 8 points to be recovered to the UEFA Champions League. The morale is high in Liverpool’s camp, which has just qualified in the elimination phase of UCL, after defeating Napoli with 1-0, in which Alisson goalkeeper wonders for Jurgen Klopp. Manchester United comes after a UCL failure, 1-2 on Valencia’s ground, and the last of the “devils” were not exactly convincing. Exception makes the victory from the last stage.
The previous weekend, United defeated Fulham with 4-1 on “Old Trafford”, but Londoners have the weakest defensive championship and success was easy to anticipate. Instead, Liverpool comes after a 4-0 at Bournemouth which once again revealed the offensive force of Jurgen Klopp’s guys, who have 4 consecutive wins in official matches. Manchester United has received 4 goals in its last 5 games and will be vulnerable on Sunday.
Note that Liverpool has not received a goal in 11 of the last 12 home games played in the Premier League, and United has not booked Anfield 3 games! The last two direct duels ended with the same score, 0-0, and few bets are recommended by the recent statistics: in the last 6 away games of Manchester United each scored less than 3 goals! Guests would like to “Anfield”, but the possession will be on the side of the hosts, who should take advantage of the weak rivals of the big rival.
THE PROBABLE TEAMS
Liverpool: Alisson – Milner, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson – Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita – Firmino, Salah, Mane
Manchester United: De Gea – Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Young – Herrera, Matic, Fellaini – Lingard, Lukaku, Rashford
PREDICTION: Liverpool to win @ 1.52
