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The only Premier League match to take place this Sunday is a big one, with league leaders Liverpool hoping to maintain their unbeaten start to the season against old foes Manchester United.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 16:30 BST.

The headline team news sees Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) miss out through injury, with Jurgen Klopp telling Sky Sports ahead of the match:

Mo was not ready, that’s how it is. He couldn’t train with the team; I don’t know where it came from that everybody said he will play. There was pretty much no chance for today, maybe for Wednesday [in the Champions League], we have to see.

With Salah missing out, Sadio Mane (£11.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.6m) are joined in a front three by Divock Origi (£5.3m).

Alisson (£5.8m) and Joel Matip (£5.5m) have been passed fit to play, however, and rejoin the visitors’ backline in place of Adrian (£4.6m) and Dejan Lovren (£5.3m).

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m), Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) maintain their ever-present records in the top flight this season.

Despite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having said he was unlikely to play, David de Gea (£5.5m) has recovered from the groin injury that he sustained on international duty and takes his place between the posts for the Red Devils.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m) has also recovered from tonsillitis, joining what may well be a back five for the hosts given that Ashley Young (£5.4m), Marcos Rojo (£4.8m), Harry Maguire (£5.4m) and Victor Lindelof (£5.4m) all start.

Luke Shaw (£5.4m) has failed to recover, however, while Paul Pogba (£8.4m) misses out as expected.

Anthony Martial (£7.5m) is fit enough to be among the substitutes and joins Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) on the bench.

With Martial not in the starting XI, Marcus Rashford (£8.4m) looks set to lead the line again.

The corresponding fixture to this game ended 0-0 in 2018/19.

This re-match indeed sees a meeting between the two sides with the best expected goals conceded (xGC) tallies in the top flight, although that tightness in defence hasn’t translated into too many clean sheets: United and Liverpool have just two each so far this season.

At the other end of the pitch, the Red Devils have the third-worst xG from open play among Premier League clubs.

Mane was the most-bought player of Gameweek 9, with Salah the most-sold.

Wan-Bissaka and de Gea were also shipped out by almost 400,000 Fantasy managers combined.

Salah was the fifth-most-captained player of Gameweek 9, although it’s probably fair to assume that a decent chunk of the 634,160 FPL bosses who handed him the armband may have given up the ghost already.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelöf, Rojo, Young, McTominay, Fred, Pereira, James, Rashford.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Mané, Firmino, Origi.

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  1. DMP
    7 years, 11 days ago

    My team looking juicy! On -8.

    3
    0. 2. 5
    2. 3. 0. 5. 3
    2. 4(C)

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Well done!

      1. DMP
        7 years, 11 days ago

        TY!

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Ok 10 min to go (plus injury time) ... score prediction?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1-1

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Amend 2-0

        Martialllll

    2. JJO
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1-0

    3. diesel001
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1-0

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1 1

    5. Botman and Robben
      7 years, 11 days ago

      As is.

    6. Sailboats
      7 years, 11 days ago

      2-0

    7. Eleven Hag
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1-1 late penalty again for pool

  3. Cok3y5murf
    7 years, 11 days ago

    This is embarrassing for Liverpool. Even winning the CL doesn't make up for it

    1. Dacra
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yep, losing 1 game and only being 5 clear.

      I'd rather we didn't win the CL and won this match.

    2. Regin
      7 years, 11 days ago

      No. It does. Winning cl is everything.

    3. BENOIT
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Lol

  4. Eleven Hag
    7 years, 11 days ago

    VDK got to be the best CB in the PL era - who's yours ?

    1. DF
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yap Stam

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      7 years, 11 days ago

      WKD

    3. George Sillett
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Vodka Kick - do you mean Ruddock ?

    4. diesel001
      7 years, 11 days ago

      No. Rio Ferdinand was better.

      Hate the guy, but John Terry was very good too. As were Sol Campbell and Tony Adams. Kolo Toure when he was at Arsenal is underrated. Desailly and Leboeuf were quality for Chelsea. Ledley King was composed, but too injury prone.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Real shame about Ledley King - he could have been one of the greats if not for injuries. prefer VVD to Rio

    5. Brosstan
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Rio. VVD needs to perform consistently for more seasons to even be considered alongside the likes of him, Terry, Stam, Ledley King etc

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        7 years, 11 days ago

        This. VVD needs to be doing it consistently for another 10 years before comparing to Rio or Terry

    6. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I'll throw Vidic in since he hasn't been mentioned. He was pretty awesome

  5. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    7 years, 11 days ago

    The standard of officiating in this league, video and live, is woeful. Makes it a very hard sport to watch. No sport is perfect but football is miles behind other major sports.

    1. George Sillett
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Got a lot to do with the diving cheating players tbh.

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        7 years, 11 days ago

        That's fair. But if they didn't get away with it they'd stop.

  6. Regin
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Is it just me or are manu like the most boring team in the premier league? Just boring boring football they play.

  7. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Anyone have an approx % of defences with 0,1 & 2 Liverpool players?

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I have three. Fml

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Oh dear - commiserations.

        1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Appreciated

  8. g40steve
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Martial on Rash off

  9. Rainer
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Mark knows!

    1. FPL Daniel
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Haha

  10. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Welcome back Antony 🙂

  11. Pedram
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Rashford essential?

  12. Bartowski
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Be a bit weird for Poch to constantly linked with Man U given if the results stays the same they will have identical results and Spurs with arguably far better resources to call upon.

  13. g40steve
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Lalana G

    1. g40steve
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Bobby A

  14. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Lallana goal

  15. Differential C (Mark)
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Tell you what, Fred has been immense today. Fair play to the lad, after all the schtick he's got, didn't he was capable of performances like today.

  16. Eleven Hag
    7 years, 11 days ago

    There we go sloppy goal again

  17. Rainer
    7 years, 11 days ago

    LOLLYYYYY

  18. My heart goes Salalalalah
    7 years, 11 days ago

    United fans crying

  19. Pukki Blinders
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Martial score and become essential please

  20. Poseidon.
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Has to be ruled out surely

    1. Poseidon.
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Nope, what a shambles the refereeing has been

  21. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Robbo assist

    1. g40steve
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Did it not come off Bobby?

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Firmino gets a touch I believe.

  22. Piggs Boson
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Pereira's done okay to be fair. A couple of silly decisions but he's worked his arse off.

  23. FOO FIGHTER
    7 years, 11 days ago

    BOOM

  24. SirStevieG
    7 years, 11 days ago

    LALLANA OUR SAVIOR

  25. Party time
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Pep must be kicking everything right now

  26. Differential C (Mark)
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Lallana scores.
    I'll eat my hat, i'll be f***ed.
    hands in the air, apocalypse is upon us.

  27. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 11 days ago

    There it is

  28. George Sillett
    7 years, 11 days ago

    That's hilarious . Gobby United fans silenced.

  29. Peter Ouch
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Where is var utd

  30. Debauchy
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Get in , who cares who...

    1. Peter Ouch
      7 years, 11 days ago

      This