On Mar 5th, Liverpool hosts Manchester United at Anfield in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 6th placed Liverpool is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Virgil van Dijk struck first for Liverpool in the 73rd minute, then Mohamed Salah added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Konstantinos Tsimikas In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 3rd placed Manchester United, recorded a 3-1 win against West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma struck first for West Ham United in the 54th minute, then Nayef Aguerd tied it up for Manchester United on an own goal in the 77th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 90th minute on a goal by Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra to cap off a wild match. Manchester United is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Old Trafford, Manchester United was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jadon Sancho struck first for Manchester United in the 16th minute on a feed from Anthony Elanga, then Marcus Rashford added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Anthony Martial.
Marcus Rashford has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Manchester United. Liverpool’s most prolific scorer has been Mohamed Salah. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Liverpool will be without Luis Díaz, Arthur, Thiago Alcântara, Darwin Nuñez and Calvin Ramsey, while Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay are unavailable to play for Manchester United.