Bitter rivals Liverpool and Manchester United lock horns on Sunday at Anfield (Watch live, 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com) but both have plenty of injuries to contend with.
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United and Jose Mourinho could have up to nine regulars missing as Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling struggle with knocks, while Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of Trent Alexander-Arnold after losing center backs Joe Gomez and Joel Matip over the last week.
Both Liverpool and United play in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, with the Reds battling to a hard-fought win against Napoli at home and a much-changed United losing 2-1 at Valencia.
It is likely that Klopp could bring in the likes of Fabinho, Daniel Sturridge and Xherdan Shaqiri for this game but given the fact that Liverpool are top of the table, and the magnitude of this game against their fierce rivals, he will likely stick with his best possible XI.
Here’s a look at a possible starting lineup for both teams on Sunday, as Liverpool aim to remain top of the table and United will try to play the role of spoilers.
LIVERPOOL
----- Alisson -----
--- Alexander-Arnold --- Lovren --- Van Dijk --- Robertson ---
---- Wijnaldum ---- Henderson ---- Milner ----
---- Salah ---- Firmino ---- Mane ----
MANCHESTER UNITED
----- De Gea -----
--- Valencia --- Bailly --- Smalling --- Young ---
---- Matic ---- Herrera ----
---- Lingard ---- Mata ---- Rashford ----
----- Lukaku -----