Liverpool vs Manchester United Prediction, Lineups, Preview and Team News | Premier League, January 5, 2025
Liverpool vs Manchester United Preview
- Tournament: Premier League
- Date: 5th January 2025
- Kickoff time: 16:30
- Venue: Anfield
Liverpool face Manchester United first time in the opening match of the calendar year since 1989! The Red Devils won that clash 3-1 at Old Trafford, but a similar result is not expected this weekend.
Arne Slot’s side comes into the game as the favorites to win as they are on top of the Premier League table. They have collected 45 points from their opening 18 matches – more than double of their opponents this weekend.
Ruben Amorim’s time at Manchester United is off to a tough start. He has won just one of his last five league matches. The pressure is mounting on the manager, and the Red Devils need a result this game week.
Liverpool are aiming to win consecutive opening matches in the league for the first time since 2014, after beating Newcastle United 4-2 in 2024. There was news about the risk of postponement of the game due to harsh weather but later Liverpool Council announced that the game would resume on time amidst snowy conditions.
Liverpool Team News
Joe Gomez is ruled out for Liverpool, while Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate are back in training. Arne Slot has no other injury issues and will be able to play his strongest XI this weekend.
The manager spoke about the injury issues and said, “Joe Gomez is not in a good place. He is out for a few weeks, but Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate will train with us for the first time today. We will see where they are up to but the next step is always how you handle team sessions. Rest of the squad? They still have to come in but we trained yesterday and I assume everyone is fit. Not heard anything [to the contrary]. Everyone apart from Gomez is set to be a part of the game.”
Manchester United Team News
Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Victor Lindelof remain out for Manchester United. Ruben Amorim has the rest of the squad available with Bruno Fernandes returning after his suspension.
Marcus Rashford, who has not played for Manchester United since early December, is a doubt after not training this week due to illness. Amorim spoke about the Englishman and said, “It’s the same situation. At the moment he is ill. He is not training. We will see each other in the future, but this is like a normal player, so I will make a selection. So it’s the same. I think he is going to be out, this week he is out. We will see, but I think he is out this week.”
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Predicted Lineups
Liverpool Predicted Lineup: (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Defenders: Trent, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson
Midfielders: Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones
Forward: Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
Manchester United Predicted Lineup: (3-4-3)
Goalkeeper: Onana
Defenders: Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez
Midfielders: Diallo, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot
Forward: Garnacho, Bruno, Hojlund
Liverpool vs Manchester United H2H Record
Manchester United are traveling to face Liverpool this weekend and they will have their terrible record at the back of their head. The Red Devils have scored just once in their last eight matches at Anfield, failing to score in any of their last 5 matches.
If they do not score in the upcoming game, they will match Everton’s unwanted record of not scoring in six consecutive games at Anfield.
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Mohamed Salah has been in red-hot form despite his contract issues. The Egyptian will be keen on adding to his tally of 17 goals and 13 assists in the league.
He loves to play against Manchester United, as he has scored 12 goals in 14 league matches against the Red Devils while assisting another 6 times. He also has three more goals to his tally vs the Red Devils, all of them coming in two FA Cup matches.
Amad Diallo (Manchester United)
Manchester United are looking for inspiration and the youngster has been their best player in recent matches. He will be the one to keep an eye on this week as he will be up and down the left flank.
Liverpool vs Manchester United Prediction
Liverpool are in red-hot form and are up against Manchester United, who cannot get anything right at the moment. There is a good chance this game will be one-sided and we have 5+ goals in the game.
Prediction: Liverpool 5-0 Manchester United
Where to watch Liverpool vs Manchester United live?
| Country | Where to Watch |
| USA | NBC Sports. |
| UK | Sky Sports, TNT Sports. |
| India | Star Sports, Hotstar. |
| Spain | DAZN |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q. When is Liverpool vs Manchester United?
A. Liverpool vs Manchester United takes place on 5th January.
Q. Where can you watch Liverpool vs Manchester United?
A. Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and DirecTV Stream will stream the Liverpool vs Manchester United match for free.
Q. What is the predicted score for Liverpool vs Manchester United?
A. Liverpool are expected to thrash Manchester United 5-0.
Q. What is the recent result of Liverpool vs Manchester United?
A. Liverpool won 3-0 at Manchester United earlier this season.