ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — Two teams in vastly different states face each other when Liverpool and Manchester United renew their bitter rivalry on Sunday.
The hosts sit top of the Premier League having suffered just the one league defeat all season – and that coming in famously controversial fashion at Tottenham.
Erik Ten Hag’s side, meanwhile, begin the day in eighth, having also seen their European hopes dashed by defeat to Bayern Munich in midweek.
Of course, the form book is said to go out of the window for such fixtures, and United will know that as well as any side having lost just one of their last 22 games prior to a 7-0 drubbing at Anfield last season.
Can they produce a similar shock in reverse this time around?
Follow all the action with The Sporting News at Anfield below…
Liverpool vs Manchester United live score
| 1st half | Goalscorers | |
| Liverpool | – | – |
| Man Utd | – | – |
Kickoff: 4.30pm local (11.30am ET/8.30am PT)
Location: Anfield (Liverpool, UK)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Lineups:
Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas — Szoboszlai, Endo, Gravenberch — Salah, Nunez, L. Diaz.
Manchester United (4-3-3, right to left): Onana (GK) — Dalot, Varane, Evans, Shaw — McTominay, Amrabat, Mainoo — Antony, Hojlund, Garnacho.
Liverpool vs Manchester United live updates, highlights, commentary
45 mins to kickoff: A huge afternoon coming up for Kobbie Mainoo in the Manchester United midfield. The 18-year-old certainly didn’t look intimidated when he helped the Red Devils to victory at Everton recently, but a game against Liverpool should represent a sizeable step up.
1 hr to kickoff: The team news is in! Check out both starting XIs above.
1.5 hrs to kickoff: A potential team news hint from the Liverpool dressing room, where Sky Sports’ pre-match coverage appeared to show Alexis Mac Allister’s shirt laid out. We couldn’t be about to see a miraculous recovery from the Argentine, could we?
2 hrs to kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Liverpool vs Manchester United in the Premier League. The Reds thrashed Erik Ten Hag’s side 7-0 when these two great rivals last met here but they would take any win no matter how narrow today as they look to stay on top of the pile.
Liverpool starting 11 vs Man United
Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas — Szoboszlai, Endo, Gravenberch — Salah, Nunez, L. Diaz.
Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Jones, Gakpo, Elliot, McConnell, Quansah, Bradley.
- Out: Diogo Jota (muscle), Andrew Robertson (shoulder), Joel Matip (ACL), Alexis Mac Allister (knee), Thiago (hip), Stefan Bajcetic (calf)
- Suspended: None.
Jurgen Klopp springs no major surprises with his starting XI to face Manchester United as he continues to contend with a hefty injury list.
Big calls on Curtis Jones or Ryan Gravenberch in midfield and Cody Gakpo or Darwin Nunez up top were essentially already made by the selection for a Europa League defeat in Belgium on Thursday.
Man United starting 11 vs Liverpool
Manchester United (4-3-3, right to left): Onana (GK) — Dalot, Varane, Evans, Shaw — McTominay, Amrabat, Mainoo — Antony, Hojlund, Garnacho.
Subs: Bayindir, Rashford, Reguilon, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Van de Beek, Gore, Hannibal, Kambwala.
- Out: Casemiro (hamstring), L. Martinez (foot), Malacia (knee), Maguire (groin), Eriksen (knee), Mount (calf), Martial (ill)
- Suspended: Bruno Fernandes (yellow card accumulation)
Ten Hag hands a start to Kobbie Mainoo in midfield and gives Scott McTominay the captaincy as he looks to deal with the absence of skipper Bruno Fernandes due to suspension.
Marcus Rashford has failed to recover from illness in time to start at Anfield but could impact the game from the bench.
Liverpool vs Man United live stream, TV channel
Full broadcast details are below for Man United’s trip to Liverpool with fans advised to check with their local carriers to confirm full details on coverage.
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | NBC, Telemundo | Fubo, Peacock, NBC Sports, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo |
| UK | Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event | Sky GO |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| Canada | — | Fubo Canada |
| India | — | Hotstar VIP, JioTV |
