Liverpool v Manchester United: match preview

José Mourinho is well equipped to exploit Liverpool’s weaknesses with the power, organisation and counter-attacking style of his joint league leaders but that would require a different strategy to what he successfully employed at Anfield last season. Marouane Fellaini and Paul Pogba are big misses for Manchester United but Sadio Mané’s absence will be felt by Jürgen Klopp, too. Liverpool’s performances have not been as bad as recent results indicate but they can ill-afford to fall 10 points behind their arch rivals so early in the season. Both sides have opportunity to deliver a statement of intent. Andy Hunter
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Kick-off Saturday 12.30pm

Venue Anfield

Last season Liverpool 0 Man Utd 0

Live Sky Premier League

Referee Martin Atkinson

This season G4, Y11, R1, 3 cards per game

Odds H 9-5 A 9-5 D 5-2
Liverpool

Subs from Karius, Ward, Sturridge, Klavan, Gomez, Milner, Robertson, Flanagan, Grujic, Woodburn, Solanke, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Markovic, Ings

Doubtful None

Injured Lallana (thigh, Nov), Mané (hamstring, Nov), Clyne (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWLDWD

Discipline Y13 R1

Leading scorer Salah 4
Manchester Utd

Subs from Pereira, Romero, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Mata, Lingard, McTominay, Mitchell, Darmian, Blind, Shaw, Smalling

Doubtful None

Injured Carrick (calf, 28 Oct), Fellaini (knee, Nov), Ibrahimovic, Rojo (both knee, Dec), Pogba (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDWWW

Discipline Y9 R0

Leading scorer Lukaku 7