{"id":6683,"date":"2024-09-01T07:09:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T07:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=6683"},"modified":"2024-09-01T07:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T07:24:04","slug":"manchester-united-vs-liverpool-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/manchester-united-vs-liverpool-preview","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United vs Liverpool Preview: Arne Slot faces his first MASSIVE test!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A colossal fixture looms as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/match\/premier-league-7\/liverpool-manchester-united-105-108-7#id=4147046\">Manchester United host Liverpool<\/a> in a highly anticipated clash, marking the first time since 2015 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/manchester-united-105\">United<\/a> won\u2019t be up against a J\u00fcrgen Klopp-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/liverpool-108\">Liverpool<\/a>. United had a dismal record against Klopp&#8217;s Liverpool, so they\u2019ll be eager to start afresh under Liverpool\u2019s new manager, Arne Slot. Liverpool has begun the season brightly, securing 2-0 victories against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/ipswich-9\">Ipswich<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/brentford-63\">Brentford<\/a>, displaying a well-organized and potent attack under Slot&#8217;s early guidance. Meanwhile, United\u2019s start has been mixed; they managed an opening win against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/fulham-120\">Fulham<\/a> but were left disappointed by a narrow 2-1 defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/brighton-38\">Brighton<\/a> in the following match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like in 2022\/23, United now face Liverpool in Matchweek 3 at Old Trafford\u2014a critical juncture where Erik ten Hag\u2019s men seriously need to deliver a result to avoid early-season pressure. A victory would not only boost United&#8217;s morale but also set the tone for what could be a defining season under Ten Hag. The stakes are incredibly high, and both teams will be desperate to claim the bragging rights in what promises to be an intense encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this the best transfer window for Man United since the Fergie era? ? <br><br>The Red Devils have made some big moves ?<br><br>Are they finally back on top? ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pj7zBTu4BI\">pic.twitter.com\/pj7zBTu4BI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 365Scores (@365Scores) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/365Scores\/status\/1829911983400915016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>All you need to know!<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#team-news\">Team News:<\/a><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#key-players\">Key Players:<\/a><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#manchester-united-lisandro-martinez\">Manchester United: Lisandro Martinez<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#liverpool-mohamed-salah\">Liverpool: Mohamed Salah<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#key-statistics\">Key Statistics:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"team-news\">Team News:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After a bright start to the season, midfielder Mason Mount is set to miss several weeks after suffering a hamstring injury during last weekend&#8217;s defeat to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Striker Rasmus H\u00f8jlund will be unavailable until after the international break after suffering a hamstring injury against Arsenal in pre-season, while Victor Lindel\u00f6f, Luke Shaw, new signing Leny Yoro, and Tyrell Malacia remain sidelined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New signing Manuel Ugarte, confirmed on deadline day, is not available for selection (due to logistical matters, not physical ones), but will likely be on the sideline or in the Director&#8217;s Box at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthijs de Ligt might start his first game for Manchester United, and Noussair Mazraoui is likely to start his third consecutive game. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166336097-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"De Ligt may start for Manchester United\" class=\"wp-post-6683 wp-image-6685\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499267935578331;width:808px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"liverpool\">Liverpool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s new recruit, Federico Chiesa, is unlikely to be part of the squad for Sunday\u2019s match, having only joined training on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtis Jones has missed training this week and is expected to be unavailable for the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-players\">Key Players:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manchester-united-lisandro-martinez\">Manchester United: Lisandro Martinez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/lisandro-martinez-51322\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a> has become indispensable to Manchester United, especially in high-stakes matches like this one. His absence last season was glaring, as his ability to anchor the defense and initiate attacks from the back was sorely missed. Martinez\u2019s line-breaking passes, particularly through the left side, add a crucial dimension to United\u2019s build-up play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His tenacity and aggressive defending make him the ideal player to combat Liverpool\u2019s potent attack. In a game where defensive solidity will be key, Martinez\u2019s leadership and skill will be essential if United are to come out on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">??\ufe0f Lisandro Mart\u00ednez on Adama Traore: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1hh0RCvyVm\">pic.twitter.com\/1hh0RCvyVm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 365Scores (@365Scores) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/365Scores\/status\/1824729776554201199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"liverpool-mohamed-salah\">Liverpool: Mohamed Salah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/mohamed-salah-1439\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> has consistently thrived against Manchester United, boasting an incredible record of 11 goals in 13 Premier League appearances against them, making him the fixture\u2019s most prolific scorer. His ability to find the back of the net at Old Trafford is unmatched, having scored in each of his last six visits, totaling nine goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, Salah has started in top form, with two goals and an assist in just two games. His combination of pace, precision, and killer instinct makes him Liverpool\u2019s most dangerous weapon. If he continues this level of performance, Salah could once again be the decisive factor in this historic rivalry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1247818810-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Salah's record against Manchester United is incredible\" class=\"wp-post-6683 wp-image-6686\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499267935578331;width:750px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-statistics\">Key Statistics:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manchester United have struggled against Liverpool in recent years, winning just one of their last 12 Premier League encounters\u2014a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford in their third game of the 2022\/23 season. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This match marks the first Premier League clash between two Dutch managers since Guus Hiddink\u2019s Chelsea defeated Ronald Koeman\u2019s Southampton 2-1 in 2016. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United have not kept consecutive home clean sheets in the league for 16 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are just one goal away from reaching 200 under Erik ten Hag, with Marcus Rashford contributing 38 of those goals. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If Arne Slot wins, he would be the first permanent Liverpool manager to win his debut league game against United since Bob Paisley did in 1975.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div data-widget-type=\"predictions\" data-entity-type=\"game\" data-widget-id=\"0.cjz5y2pentp\" data-lang=\"en-US\" data-entity-id=\"4147046\" data-publisher-id=\"125\" data-show-odds=\"true\" data-odds-type=\"decimal\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"powered-by\">Powered by<a id=\"powered-by-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">365Scores.com<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/widgets.365scores.com\/main.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Nicky Helfgott &#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickyHelfgott1\"><em>NickyHelfgott1 on X (Twitter<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up with all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\">latest football news<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/league\/premier-league-7\/news\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/league\/premier-league-7\/news\"> Premier League news<\/a> on 365Scores!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A colossal fixture looms as Manchester United host Liverpool in a highly anticipated clash, marking the first time since 2015 that United won\u2019t be up against a J\u00fcrgen Klopp-led Liverpool. United had a dismal record against Klopp&#8217;s Liverpool, so they\u2019ll be eager to start afresh under Liverpool\u2019s new manager, Arne Slot. Liverpool has begun the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":6684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2338,9],"tags":[1966,2045,320,1813,14,27,13,1073,1138,1965,20,1139],"class_list":["post-6683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-soccer","tag-alejandro-garnacho","tag-arne-slot","tag-bruno-fernandes","tag-klopp","tag-liverpool","tag-manchester-united","tag-premier-league","tag-rashford","tag-salah","tag-ten-hag","tag-trent-alexander-arnold","tag-van-dijk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}