Manchester United vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st September 2024

Manchester United play host to Liverpool, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Premier League this coming Sunday at Old Trafford.

Manchester United enter this round three of the Premier League with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.

Manchester United put three points on the board from the first two rounds of the Premier League season. With the advantage of playing at Old Trafford they will be hopeful of three more points against Liverpool.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Manchester United and Liverpool are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Old Trafford as the teams look to get one over each other.

Manchester United step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 16 goals against. That is an average of 1.6 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Liverpool scored 20 goals, conceded 13 and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday?

Manchester United vs Liverpool Prediction

Manchester United Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Manchester United recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City. This was followed by a 1-0 win against Fulham, before they lost 2-1 against Brighton. Manchester United claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Liverpool, as they look to build a title challenge.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Wolverhampton got left behind in a 2-0 win, before Ipswich got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Brentford was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Liverpool. Liverpool claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and 12 scored.

The big goal of the season for Liverpool has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the Premier League action starts to unfold.

Liverpool picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United.

Manchester United vs Liverpool Squads

Manchester United Squad

The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Erik ten Hag, will select the lineup against Liverpool from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/2), Tom Heaton (0/0), Diogo Dalot (0/2), Harry Amass (0/0), Harry Maguire (0/2), Jonny Evans (0/1), Leny Yoro (0/0), Lisandro Martinez (0/2), Luke Shaw (0/0), Matthijs de Ligt (0/2), Noussair Mazraoui (0/2), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (0/0), Bruno Fernandes (0/2), Casemiro (0/2), Christian Eriksen (0/0), Daniel Gore (0/0), Hannibal Mejbri (0/0), Kobbie Mainoo (0/2), Mason Mount (0/2), Scott McTominay (0/2), Toby Collyer (0/0), Alejandro Garnacho (0/2), Amad Diallo (1/2), Antony (0/0), Ethan Wheatley (0/0), Jadon Sancho (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (1/2), Marcus Rashford (0/2), Rasmus Hoejlund (0/0).

Liverpool Squad

Here is the full team squad of Liverpool. The 45 year-old Arne Slot will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alisson Becker (0/2), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/0), Marcelo Pitaluga (0/0), Vitezslav Jaros (0/0), Andrew Robertson (0/2), Conor Bradley (0/2), Ibrahima Konate (0/2), Jarell Quansah (0/1), Joseph Gomez (0/0), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/1), Nathaniel Phillips (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/2), Virgil van Dijk (0/2), Alexis Mac Allister (0/2), Curtis Jones (0/0), Dominik Szoboszlai (0/2), Harvey Elliott (0/1), Ryan Gravenberch (0/2), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/1), Ben Doak (0/0), Cody Gakpo (0/2), Darwin Nunez (0/1), Diogo Jota (1/2), Luis Diaz (1/2), Mohamed Salah (2/2).

Manchester United vs Liverpool Team News

Manchester United might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Liverpool. Andre Onana gets a day off from the Manchester United squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Lisandro Martinez, Antony and Tyrell Malacia nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester United against Liverpool at Old Trafford.

Liverpool have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Sunday against Manchester United. Tyler Morton and Alexis Mac Allister racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Liverpool travelling party for their next match.

Liverpool need to do without Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Doak and Stefan Bajcetic, who are not fit enough to travel to Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Liverpool Lineups

Manchester United vs Liverpool H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday. All in all, Liverpool have a fine reading on Manchester United in previous seasons with a 5-4-1 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Liverpool to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Manchester United vs Liverpool Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester United and Liverpool over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Manchester United vs Liverpool Betting Tips

Look no further than Amad Diallo, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Manchester United in the Premier League, while Mohamed Salah managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Liverpool in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

In their last 10 matches at Old Trafford across all tournaments Manchester United won six times, drew two and lost two times. Liverpool claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Manchester United on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Liverpool in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Manchester United and Liverpool, with the former on an average of 0.7 goals a game. Liverpool scored 2.6 goals per game and both teams scored four times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Manchester United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Liverpool, who managed to score 2.3 times in those matches.