Man Utd vs. Liverpool: Everything You Need to Know Before the Epic Showdown

The marquee fixture of Sunday's Premier League schedule sees Liverpool travel to Old Trafford for a high-stakes clash with Manchester United.

The Red Devils enter the match sitting third in the table and on the verge of securing Champions League football, with a win over their bitter rivals guaranteeing them a place in Europe's premier club competition next term.

Liverpool's hold on a top-five spot is far less comfortable, as they'll need results to go their way elsewhere to lock up Champions League qualification this weekend. A win would do much of the heavy lifting, but with some challenging matches still to come, a loss could leave supporters anxiously watching the standings.

Here's Sports Illustrated's preview of the latest chapter in this storied rivalry.

Man Utd vs. Liverpool Score Prediction

Man Utd Start the Party

This fixture was once considered a title-deciding showdown, but recent struggles have left both United and Liverpool looking up at the genuine contenders while they concentrate on simply returning to the Champions League.

Even that represents progress for United supporters, who endured a miserable start to the campaign and could scarcely have imagined the turnaround under inexperienced caretaker Michael Carrick, who has claimed nine victories from his 13 matches in charge.

A 10th win on Sunday would seal the deal for United, who have several reasons to approach this game with confidence.

Prediction: Man Utd 2–1 Liverpool

Man Utd Predicted Lineup vs. Liverpool

United supporters will be hoping for a speedy recovery from Brazilian attacker Matheus Cunha, whose hip problem was described as "not too serious" by Carrick in his pre-match comments.

Lisandro Martínez has one more game remaining on his suspension and the center back will be absent alongside Matthijs de Ligt, whose puzzling back complaint may have already brought his season to a premature close.

Left back Luke Shaw is a fitness doubt after sustaining a knock in the previous outing that could rule him out of this fixture.

Man Utd predicted lineup vs. Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Yoro, Maguire, Mazraoui; Mainoo, Casemiro; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Šeško.

Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs. Man Utd

Although Mohamed Salah is now anticipated to return to action before the season concludes, this match arrives too early for the sidelined winger.

The goalkeeping position is Liverpool's most pressing concern. Both Alisson and Giorgi Mamardashvili are dealing with fitness issues, potentially forcing Slot to call upon third-choice Freddie Woodman for a consecutive appearance.

Milos Kerkez is not considered fully fit, though his participation in this match is not currently thought to be at risk.

Liverpool predicted lineup vs. Man Utd (4-2-3-1): Woodman; Gomez, Konaté, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Frimpong, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak.

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