Manchester United will entertain Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday looking to continue their march towards a top 4 finish and deter their rivals’ title hopes with a win. The Red Devils are enjoying a great run of form in the Premier League and have been scoring goals for fun. However, they will come across a robust Jurgen Klopp side aiming to end their 30-year wait for a league title.
Both teams will have enough motivation to emerge victorious in this game which makes this encounter a fascinating contest between two of the best and most successful teams in England. Ole Gunnar Solskjær might opt to deploy a 4-3-3 formation and could choose to bring in the likes of Juan Mata and Alexis Sanchez if the duo of Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard fail to recover in time for this match.
4-3-3 Manchester United Predicted Lineup To Face Liverpool
Defence
David De Gea is a guaranteed starter in between the sticks for the Red Devils despite shipping in two goals in his last outing at Old Trafford. He can expect a tough evening while up against Liverpool’s fabulous front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane.
The defensive duo of Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof might get the nod to start at the heart of the Man United backline. Marcos Rojo is a significant doubt for this encounter due to injury, but both Eric Bailly and Phil Jones should be part of Solskjær’s bench this weekend.
Ashley Young will operate as the right-back once again while Luke Shaw resumes his left-back responsibilities on the other side as he hopes to stop Salah from making an impact down the wide areas. It will be a difficult match for the Red Devils defence as the fluid Liverpool attackers could stretch them on the counter. Thus, anything other than a solid performance could see them leak goals at the back which would not bode well for the home team.
Midfield
Solskjær might stick with his productive midfield three of Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic. The talented trio has worked well together after proving their worth over the past few weeks.
Pogba is currently in a rich vein of form as he cannot stop scoring or setting up goals in the opposition half. He will be Man United’s biggest weapon going forward.
Attack
The Red Devils frontline will see the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Juan Mata operate as the wingers while Marcus Rashford leads the line for the Red Devils up top. Both Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial are significant doubts for this upcoming league clash with Solskjær hoping that they would be available for selection on Sunday.
However, we still think that the duo might make the bench but not start the match as it would be too risky for the home side in the long-run.
