Liverpool vs Manchester United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Anfield Date: 17th December 2023 Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
Liverpool and Manchester United will face off in the Premier League era for the 63rd time this weekend when they meet at Anfield for the 17th Round of the 2023/24 PL season. The Reds come into this tie looking to keep their lead at the top of the league table having shot themselves to top spot thanks to a 2-1 away win over Crystal Palace last weekend. That win came despite Liverpool conceding the first goal of the game–a phenomenon that has already occurred nine times this season. But the Reds, helped by a red card to Andre Ayew, were still able to win the game courtesy of late goals from Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliot. Their target will now be to continue their remarkable winning run at Anfield, where they have won all their home games this season while scoring 21 times. Their home form isn’t just recent, too, as they have lost just once in their last 49 home games (W38, D10). And although the form guide is usually thrown out the window whenever their rivalry with bitter enemies Manchester United is renewed, this has been a pretty one-sided affair lately, with Liverpool going unbeaten in the last eight home H2Hs (W5, D3) while conceding only once in that time – a run that includes last seasons’ famous 7-0 victory. Meanwhile, Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing exit from the Champions League when they travel to Liverpool on Sunday. The Red Devils take on their fierce rivals off the back of two disappointing defeats to Bournemouth (3-0) and Bayern Munich (1-0), which seen them finish bottom of their UCL group, knocking them out of Europe. That recent loss to Bayern means that Erik ten Hag’s side have lost as many matches this campaign (12) as they did in the whole of last season. The pressure has been mounting on the Dutch manager, with rumours circulating that Graham Potter is in line for his job should INEOS’ impending bid for a 25% stake in the club come to fruition. The Dutchman’s life isn’t made easier with an array of injuries hampering his squad, further exacerbated by the suspension of Bruno Fernandes, leaving as many as 13 first-team players unavailable for the trip to Anfield. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
34
18
6
10
67
54
+13
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
Chelsea
34
14
9
11
65
59
+6
51
9
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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