In this week 3 match on the 22nd of August, Manchester United hosts Liverpool in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Manchester United recorded a 0-4 loss against Brentford. Joshua Da Silva scored the first goal for Brentford in the 10th minute, then Mathias Jensen added another in the 18th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Manchester United couldn’t manage to score, and Brentford took the shutout win. Manchester United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, Liverpool recorded a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 32nd minute, then Luis Díaz tied it up for Liverpool in the 61st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Liverpool. Liverpool looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Old Trafford, Manchester United won by a score of 3 to 2. Mohamed Salah scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 18th minute, then Mason Greenwood got the equalizer for Manchester United in the 26th minute on a feed from Marcus Rashford Finally they completed the comback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Bruno Fernandes to cap off a wild match.
Liverpool’s top weapon lately has been Mohamed Salah, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Raphaël Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo are the top scorers for Manchester United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United squad will be without Victor Lindelöf, Tyrell Malacia and Facundo Pellistri Rebollo, while Jürgen Klopp’s squad will be without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago Alcântara, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nuñez and Kelleher.