Maybe Manchester United vs. Liverpool just won’t have the same sizzle that it usually does, this time around. United will enter the rivalry grudge match coming off as demoralizing a loss as you’ll ever experience.
Cole Palmer, who grew up a Man United fan, bagged a hat trick to help Chelsea overturn a 2-3 deficit into a 4-3 winner. United conceded twice in stoppage time to snatch a draw, and then a defeat, from the jaws of victory.
Manchester United vs Liverpool FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sun Apr. 7, 3:30pm, Old Trafford, Manchester
Team News: Man United Liverpool Part 1 More/Updated Liverpool Team News
Starting XI Predictions: United LFC
PL Form, Position: Man United LDWLL 6th, 48 pts Liverpool WWDWW 1st, 70 pts
Result Probability: Man United 23% Draw 21% 56 pts Liverpool
While United just utterly collapsed at a mid-table side, maybe they’ll get fired up and figure it out against their most acrimonious of rivals.
After all, it was just three weeks ago that they knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup and ended their quadruple hopes.
Also, the reverse fixture at Anfield was a draw, not a loss. So there is some reason for hope after all.
Man United Starting XI Prediction vs Liverpool
Andre Onana; Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Sofyan Amrabat; Scott McTominay, Kobbie Mainoo; Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Rasmus Hojlund
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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