Man United away

[SB]

Sunday 16:30pm
Ref: Anthony Taylor from Manchester

Is that enough ****ing detail?

Fabinho obviously starts. Guess the only selection issue is who makes way, Keita or Milner?

Team picks itself otherwise, doesn't it?

Ah what time is that in Queensland please mate? FB would have posted that vital bit of info or the scores of us Reds in this part of the planet.

[SB]

Hendo must be due a rest but probably after this match. He’s played loads lately & is t at his best. Robbo is also overdue for a rest too.

[Rich]

Ali
TAA - Mapit - VVD - Robbo
Hendo - Fab - Jones (Keita if Jones unavailable)
Salah - Bobby - Mane

[Fierce]

Ali
TAA - Mapit - VVD - Robbo
Hendo - Fab - Jones (Keita if Jones unavailable)
Salah - Bobby - Mane

[Assassin]

Allison
Trent
Matip
Virg
Robbo
Hendo
Flaco
Jota
Mo
Bobby
Mane

[rudedog]

Never confident going ot OT, Solskjaer will surely try and replicate what Athletico did as he doesn't have the midfield to dominate us. They are no where near as good defensively so hopefully Mo will be like a fox in a chicken coop with the form he's currently in

They definitely have the players to hurt us with diagonal balls to the channels for Rashford and Greenwood to run on to (if we leave space like we have been doing). Hopefully we won't play with such a high line as we did against Athletico.


Can't see how Pogba gets into their starting 11 which is a shame

[Shaggy]

We have a mental block there, and I'm not sure the 4-1 drubbing we handed out last season counts for much in that regard since there was no-one there. Honestly think if we turn up at anything like our best and without that ****ing inferiority complex we show there sometimes, we should ****ing annihilate them.

[Fierce]

Allison
Trent
Matip
Virg
Robbo
Hendo
Flaco
Jota
Mo
Bobby
Mane

In what formation?! Bobby as attacking midfielder behind Jota? That would be fun to see but is going to leave us relatively open

I do like the idea of a 4231 when defending and an ultra attacking 433 when not

Also

Allison
Flaco

[Mark79]

The Fabinho one is fine, that’s what he players call him (Skinny).

But yeah, get Alisson right

[Shaggy]

[Shaggy]

[ame]https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1451106230387167232[/ame]

[The_weatherman]

Ali
TAA - Mapit - VVD - Robbo
Hendo - Fab - Jones (Keita if Jones unavailable)
Salah - Bobby - Mane

This, but I think Keita will start and if Fabinho starts as well I think that's our best bet. Robbo needs to step up a bit though, if he doesn't I would like to see Kostas get some minutes soon.

[S-RED]

****in hell, another regurgitated slur alex bull**** statement; No-one cares )

[Fivex]

Harsh on The_weatherman tbh

[Shaggy]

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-variety-attack-man-utd-defence-1259095

Liverpool’s new variety in attack spells danger for catastrophic Man Utd defence

Jurgen Klopp has taken the Reds to another level this season and they have a chance to lay down a marker at Old Trafford on Sunday

The only pre-match prediction Jurgen Klopp made, he got wrong. When asked whether Liverpool could continue their run of prolific away-day form, he chuckled in that inimitable style of his and admitted it was highly unlikely. Not here; not against this opponent.

Cut to Mohamed Salah stroking home a penalty to win the game and make Liverpool the first team for 12 years to score three goals away at Atletico Madrid in the ChampionsLeague.

One of the shared characteristics of Liverpool and Manchester City over the last few years is the manner in which their dominance allows them to play in a similar style home and away.

City look to control possession and space, suffocating their opponents. Liverpool look to start quickly and press high, blowing the opposition away with and without the ball.

In fact, with visitors to Anfield often looking to sit deep and avoid leaving space in behind, Liverpool can find it easier to play away than at home. Last season, they scored 10 more league goals away from their home supporters than in front of them.

They have now scored three or more goals in their last eight away games (an English football record) but have only done so in two of their last 20 matches at Anfield.

Liverpool’s front three have never been in better form. As noted by Liverpool writer Andrew Beasley, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane scored between 10 and 13 combined goals in the first 11 matches of the season between 2017-18 and 2020-21. In Liverpool’s first 11 matches of this season, they scored 22 times and Salah added two more in Spain on Tuesday.

And this is no fluke. Liverpool have registered an average of 2.7 expected goals per league game this season, according to FBref.com’s model. They are more than half a goal clear of Manchester City in second place and more than a goal per game ahead of every other team by that measure.

xG per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season

Liverpool: 2.69
Man City: 2.11
West Ham: 1.63
Leicester: 1.6
Man Utd: 1.52
Everton: 1.51
Chelsea: 1.49
Brentford: 1.39
Southampton: 1.39
Wolves: 1.35
Leeds: 1.30
Newcastle: 1.14
Arsenal: 1.12
Aston Villa: 1.12
Tottenham: 1.12
Burnley: 1.06
Crystal Palace: 1.05
Brighton: 1.04
Norwich: 0.85
Watford: 0.84


No team in a 38-game Premier League season has had more than 750 shots; it is a small sample size, but Liverpool are on for 784.

There are two obvious reasons for this surge in attacking output that may strike as a little paradoxical: Salah’s enhancement and variety. Salah’s numbers are up across the board – number of shots, number of chances created, shot accuracy, chance conversion rate – but this relentless attacking prowess could never be achieved by one player alone.

Liverpool have diversified their attack which is creating more moments of danger. Rather than relying upon the switch in play from full-back to full-back, Liverpool are playing more through balls than in previous seasons.

They now have the option of Roberto Firmino (who played poacher against Watford) or Diogo Jota, who drifts deeper. Salah starts on the right but can connect with through balls centrally. When Thiago Alcantara plays in midfield, watch out for the chipped balls between the lines.

Next for Liverpool comes a trip to Old Trafford. This fixture often ignores recent form and exists in a bubble of tension, nerves and fractious contempt, but Klopp will know that his team have a chance to lay down a marker.

Manchester United’s defence is mid-table in terms of shot prevention and quality of chances created – and has one clean sheet in 19 games – but was catastrophic against Leicester City.

Liverpool will be hunting to inflict similar damage, and continue one of the most extraordinary runs of attacking productivity the English top flight has ever seen.