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How Liverpool could line up against Manchester United

Ahead of Sunday's huge showdown between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield, Sports Mole looks at how the home side could line up.

Liverpool will be looking to maintain their place at the top of the Premier League as they welcome Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

The Reds are the last remaining unbeaten side in the English top flight this term, having now gone 17 matches without defeat stretching into last season.

Last weekend's 4-0 win at Bournemouth was followed up with a nervy 1-0 victory over Napoli in the Champions League in midweek, extending Liverpool's winning run to four matches ahead of this big derby clash on Merseyside.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how Jurgen Klopp could set out his side for this weekend's standout Premier League fixture.

Possible LIV XI vs. MNU

Out: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Joe Gomez (ankle), Joel Matip (shoulder)
Doubtful: Trent Alexander-Arnold (foot), Nathaniel Clyne (knock), James Milner (cramp), Dominic Solanke (groin), Rhian Brewster (ankle)

Liverpool face an injury crisis of sorts at the back as they embark on a run of five games in the space of 18 days, having seen Matip join fellow centre-back Gomez in the treatment room with a fractured collarbone.

Dejan Lovren is therefore the only choice of partner for Virgil van Dijk, while to their right Alexander-Arnold is carrying a foot injury and will likely be replaced by Milner, who is himself not 100% fit.

After starting the win over Napoli on the bench, Naby Keita and Fabinho are in contention to return to the starting lineup on Sunday to freshen up the middle of the park.

Elsewhere, Clyne, Solanke, Brewster and Oxlade-Chamberlain all remain absent, leaving Klopp's options limited.

Mohamed Salah's form is a huge boost, though, with the Egyptian scoring his eighth, ninth and 10th league goals of the season in the win at Bournemouth to join Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the top of the scoring charts.

> Click here to see how Manchester United could line up for this fixture

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Mohamed Salah celebrates with teammates after scoring against Bournemouth on December 8, 2018
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1714303773045
2Manchester CityMan City17142148103844
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs17130431161539
4Chelsea17114235142137
5Arsenal17104337231434
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd177552929026
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves177461919025
8Everton176652422224
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham177372525024
10Watford177372325-224
11Bournemouth177282528-323
12Leicester CityLeicester176472121022
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176382024-421
14Newcastle UnitedNewcastle174491422-816
15Crystal Palace1743101423-915
16Cardiff CityCardiff1742111733-1614
17Southampton172691632-1612
18Burnley1733111533-1812
19Huddersfield TownHuddersfield1724111028-1810
20Fulham1723121642-269

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