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How Liverpool could line up against Manchester United

Sports Mole looks at how Liverpool could line up for Sunday's crunch match with fierce rivals Manchester United as they aim to regain top spot in the Premier League.

Liverpool will be looking to take full advantage of their game in hand over title rivals Manchester City when they face their old enemies Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

City are in EFL Cup action to leave Liverpool needing only a point to regain top spot in the Premier League table, although the Reds will know that only victory would be enough to send out a real statement of their title credentials.

United are yet to be beaten in domestic action since they last faced Liverpool, though - a result which brought an end to Jose Mourinho's time at the club and ushered in the so-far successful Solskjaer era.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how Jurgen Klopp could line his side up for the all-important crunch match.



Possible LIV XI vs. MNU

Out: Dejan Lovren (hamstring), Joe Gomez (ankle), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee)
Doubtful: None

> Click here for the latest Liverpool injury and suspension news

Liverpool are able to welcome Virgil van Dijk back into the starting XI after he missed the midweek draw with Bayern Munich due to suspension, while Trent Alexander-Arnold made his return in that match.

There are still problems in defence with the continued absences of Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez, though, which means that Joel Matip is expected to start once again at centre-back.

Klopp's main decisions come in midfield, where the likes of Fabinho and James Milner will be pushing for starts alongside Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum.

Keita appears to have established himself as a regular starter, though, while Henderson and Wijnaldum are among Klopp's most trusted players so it could be an unchanged midfield trio from midweek.

The Liverpool front three has a notoriously poor record against United, with Mohamed Salah in particular having failed to score or assist against them so far, but they are likely to remain unchanged once again.

> Click here to see how Man Utd could line up for this match

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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool27206159154466
2Manchester CityMan City27212474205465
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs27200755272860
4Arsenal27165655371853
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd27157552351752
6Chelsea26155645291650
7Watford2711793935440
8Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2711793534140
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham27106113540-536
10Bournemouth27104133848-1034
11Everton2796123639-333
12Leicester CityLeicester2795133238-632
13Crystal Palace2786133135-430
14Burnley2786133148-1730
15Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2777132434-1028
16Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2676132839-1127
17Cardiff CityCardiff2774162552-2725
18Southampton2759132846-1824
19Fulham2745182661-3517
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield2725201450-3611

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