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Manchester United will take on Liverpool in one of this weekend's mouthwatering EPL fixtures. United suffered their first loss of the season away at Brighton last time out. Danny Welbeck opened the scoring in the 32nd minute before Amad Diallo brought the game back on level terms with his 60th goal.
Ten Haag's men thought they had taken the lead but Garnacho's effort was ruled out following an interception by Zirkzee.
Joao Pedro stepped up in stoppage time to secure the win for Brighton and continue their unbeaten start to the season. With that goal, Man Utd have now lost more games to last minute goals than any other side since the 2022/23 Premier League season.
In this tie against Liverpool, the Red Devils will be looking for a first league win against Liverpool since beating them 2-1 at Old Trafford back in August 2022.Β Last season, the could only manage a 2-2 draw at home after a barren stalemate in the reverse fixture at Anfield.
However, United did manage a 4-3 win in the Quarter Final of the FA Cup last season.
When both sides met in the pre season, Curtis Jones, Tsimikas and Fabio Carvalho were all on the scoresheet as Liverpool won 3-0. This time, Manchester United will be hoping to avoid back to back losses and return to winning ways.
This would be considered a big test for Erik Ten Haag and a decent result here could be a confidence booster as the season unfolds.
For Liverpool, it has been a 100% start to the new season under new man Arne Slot. Luiz Dias and Mo Salah were both on the scoresheet as Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 to make it back to back wins and 2 clean sheets in a row.
The win followed their opening day 2-0 victory away at newly promoted side Ipswich Town. These two wins have given Arne Slot a bright start to the season as he has now become the third manager to win his first two league games in charge of Liverpool with a clean sheet in each of the ties.
Matt McQueen and Graeme Souness were the first two managers to achieve this feat in 1923 an 1991.
As Arne Slot begins to gradually settle in on his new job, he faces an early test away from home against a Man United side desperate to return to winning ways.
They will be bolstered by their recent run of form and decent record in recent meetings against United which has seen them remain undefeated in 4 of their last 5 meetings across all competitions.
This is certainly the pick of the bunch of all the thrilling Premier League ties to expect this weekend. Looking at the history between both sides and the intense rivalry, we expect a cracker here.
Therefore, for our first Man United Vs Liverpool prediction, we are anticipating a draw in the first half.
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Also, Man United have conceded last minute goals leading to them dropping points than any other side since 2022 season. Also, the last league meeting between both sides at Old Trafford, produced more second half goals than the first.
Based on this, we are expecting that the second half will be the most scoring half in our second Manchester United Vs Liverpool prediction.
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And for our third Manchester United Vs Liverpool prediction, we expect both teams to score. This is based on the fact that the two sides scored against each other in two of their last 3 meetings across all competitions.
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Erik ten Hag has had a decent run against Liverpool since taking charge but he heads into this tie on the back of a 2-1 loss away at Brighton as questions continue to rise over recruitment pattern of the club.
After losing to Brighton last weekend, United know a failure to get a result here risks puncturing any feel-good factor around the new campaign. Hence, they will be going all out here to secure their second win of the season and the first in this derby since beating Liverpool 2-1 in August 2022.
Man United are still busy in the transfer window. They are currentlyΒ in talks with Chelsea over two separate deals for Jadon Sancho and Raheem Sterling. The possibility of Sancho signing for Chelsea and Sterling joining United is now being seriously considered. It remains to be seen if the Sterling deal will go through before the clash on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Mason Mount is a major doubt for this game after coming off in the defeat to Brighton with an injury issue. Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw and Leny Yoro are also out of action meaning Ten Hag may have to do some reshuffling.
Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee should both be available for their first starts and Alejandro Garnacho could also enter the XI.
Scott McTominay may join Napoli before the weekend while Manuel Ugarte may complete his switch from Paris Saint-Germain in time to play.
Predicted Lineup: Onana; Martinez, De Ligt, Dalot, Mazraoui; Mainoo, Casemiro; Rashford, Fernandes, Diallo; Zirkzee
Liverpool are in fine form heading into this fixture. They have two consecutive wins and clean sheets in their first two games of the season having done so five times before 2002/03, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2018/19, and 2021/22 season.
A continuation of this run could be highly crucial in Arne Slot's desire to make a big impression in what many consider his first big test of his stint at Liverpool.
Liverpool won 3-0 against Man United in pre season, but in competitive games they have just one victory in five meetings. This means regardless of their run, Liverpool will still face a big challenge here.
Ibrahima Konate should be centre-back for Liverpool follwoing Jarell Quansahβs injury troubles.
Slot has remained consistent with his line-up featuring Diogo Jota up front and Ryan Gravenberch in midfield.
They do not have any major injury concerns going into this fixture.
Predicted Lineup: Alisson; Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, Arnold; MacAllister, Gravenberch; Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah; Jota
Liverpool are keen on continuing their 100% start to the season while Manchester United are looking to earn their first league win over Liverpool since beating them 2-1 in 2022.
This sets this tie up for drama and intrigues from start to finish. To this end, we are expecting a tough fixture with the first half ending in a stalemate.
