TEAM NEWS
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will recall a host of senior players after making nine changes in midweek.
Alexis Mac Allister, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Diogo Jota, Stefan Bajcetic and Any Robertson remain sidelined.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is suspended after accumulating five yellow cards.
Harry Maguire is ruled out after being injured against Bayern Munich but Luke Shaw may be available despite being forced off during that game.
Marcus Rashford returns after missing out through illness in midweek, though Anthony Martial is not yet well enough to feature.
Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount, Christian Eriksen and Amad Diallo are all injured.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Liverpool have won four of the past five league meetings, scoring at least four goals in each of those victories.
- United have gone eight league and cup matches without a win at Anfield, scoring just once in this run (D3, L5).
- They have won four of 18 games against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool (D7, L7).
- This fixture has produced a total of 17 Premier League red cards – only games between Everton and Liverpool have seen more.
Liverpool
- The Reds have won each of their 11 home matches in all competitions this season, scoring 35 goals and conceding seven.
- A 2-1 defeat by Leeds in October 2022 is Liverpool’s only loss in their past 49 Premier League home fixtures.
- Liverpool have earned a league-high 18 points from losing positions this season.
- Mohamed Salah has scored 12 goals in 12 league and cup appearances versus Manchester United, netting in each of his last six games against them.
- Salah has struck 10 Premier League goals against United, equalling the record set by Alan Shearer.
Manchester United
- United have failed to win any of their past 13 Premier League away fixtures against teams starting the day in the top eight of the table, losing 10 of those matches.
- Erik ten Hag’s side have recorded a league-low shot conversion rate of 7.4% this season and have the biggest negative difference between goal scored (18) and expected goals (25.7).
- They have not drawn any of their last 23 top-flight fixtures, a club record.
- The Red Devils have lost 12 of their 24 games in all competitions this season, equalling their total number of defeats in 62 matches in 2022-23.
- They have suffered 19 defeats in league and cup in 2023, their highest total in a calendar year since being beaten 20 times in 1989.
- Rasmus Hojlund has failed to score in each of his 14 domestic appearances for Manchester United, compared to five goals in six Champions League appearances.
