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Manchester United dented bitter rivals Liverpool’s title hopes as Mohamed Salah’s late spot-kick salvaged a 2-2 draw in Jurgen Klopp’s final trip to Old Trafford. Three weeks on from Erik ten Hag’s men edging an FA Cup classic at the end of extra-time, this age-old rivalry resumed in a similarly chaotic clash in the Premier League on Sunday.
Luis Diaz put dominant Liverpool into a deserved half-time lead against stumbling United, only for Bruno Fernandes’s 45-yard jaw-dropper and a magnificent Kobbie Mainoo effort to turn the match on its head.
Salah levelled with a late penalty after Aaron Wan-Bissaka brought down Harvey Elliott, but the Reds could not eke out a winner as Ten Hag’s men successfully put a spanner in their old foes’ title charge.
Relive all the match action below.
Can Rashford be the difference-maker?
The England international has endured a tough season at Old Trafford but has an impressive record against his side’s arch-rivals. In fact, only Stan Pearson (8), George Wall (9) and Sandy Turnbull (9) have netted more for the Red Devils against the Reds in all competitions than Rashford’s seven goals.
Can he add another today?
Last time the two sides met
Who could forget the last time these two sides met? A gripping, seven-goal FA Cup thriller decided by Amad Diallo’s late, late goal.
If you have forgotten, here’s how it went down:
Manchester United’s epic FA Cup comeback rewrites Jurgen Klopp’s farewell story
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool (after extra time): Amad Diallo’s late, late goal settled an FA Cup tie thriller for the ages
How Jurgen Klopp delivered unforgettable Liverpool moments to reign over rivals Man Utd
It was like Disneyland, according to Ed Woodward’s infamous, almost apocryphal and ultimately unsuccessful sales pitch. It was not enough to persuade Jurgen Klopp to join Manchester United. Later, he instead signed up for historic rivals. He has been an indictment of United, not an inspiration for them. Klopp against United has been a nine-season battle that comes to an end on Sunday.
In some respects, he has only shaded it. United have actually finished ahead of Liverpool four times, including the season when Klopp was parachuted into Anfield in October.
The final score there will only be 5-4. Klopp will end up with another winning record: seven victories to five so far, but, explosive as many of his games can seem, draws outnumber either. He has not beaten United in two games this season, despite 59 shots. He has lost on both trips to Old Trafford in Erik ten Hag’s reign. He has only won twice in 10 visits there.
Ahead of kick-off, here’s Richard Jolly’s preview of today’s crunch fixture:
How Jurgen Klopp delivered unmissable Liverpool moments to dominate Man Utd
Klopp is set to end his rivalry against Manchester United, having overseen some unmissable moments after choosing Liverpool following an interview for the job at Old Trafford
Bruno Fernandes speaking to Sky Sports:
“We play against a big team that has a lot of qualities. It’s going to be a tough, intense game. These games against Liverpool always are.”
Virgil van Dijk speaking to Sky Sports
“Today is a big game for many reasons. It was very disappointing in the cup here a few weeks ago and we want to put that right. We’ve moved on, we’re in the middle of a title race. Today is a big one and we want to come here and take the three points.
“We have to do better than we did in the cup. You have to shut it out completely anyway, whether we play first, second or third. Everyone knows how big this game is but we have to stay calm and play our football like we have all season.”
Here are some photos from around Old Trafford
Manchester United team news
Manchester United made two changes from their disappointing 4-3 defeat to Chelsea in the final moments of stoppage time.
Erik Ten Hag handed Willy Kambwala only his second start in place of the injured Raphael Varane.
Marcus Rashford was selected ahead of Antony.
Manchester United XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Kambwala, Dalot; Casemiro, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund.
Liverpool team news
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp made three changes from his side which secured a hard-fought win over Sheffield United on Thursday.
Jarell Quansah, Andy Robertson and Wataru Endo were all brought into the starting line-up, while Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch were among the substitutes.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Endo; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Team news
The teams will be announced in just five minutes’ time.
Manchester United vs Liverpool
Thursday’s defeat in west London ended an unbeaten Premier League run against Chelsea which started in 2017.
Ten Hag wants his players to use the defeat as fuel going into their clash against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
He added: “We will see on Sunday (how to beat Liverpool).
“But I have to say first I have to deal with this, but we can’t deal with this long. We have to recover very quick. We have to turn this around.
“We will be in a positive mood. We will be looking forward. We have to take energy but we will be mad, angry. From anger you can take a lot of energy and that is how we have to do it.”
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