Manchester United host rivals Liverpool this weekend as Erik ten Hag and Arne Slot meet again in a Premier League blockbuster.
The Red Devils have begun the season with a win and a defeat, beating Fulham in their opener but then losing to Brighton last time out
Things still don’t seem to be going smoothly for Ten Hag, but a win over one of their biggest rivals could be the catalyst for a great season.
The Reds, though, are one of four teams to win both of their top-flight games this campaign, winning 2-0 against Ipswich and Brentford.
Life under Slot has gone well so far but this is their first real test and another three points would prove that they will be a force to be reckoned with this term
Man United vs Liverpool: Ten Hag and Slot meet again
When both managers step out into the dugout at Old Trafford this weekend, they’ll be more than familiar with the opposing boss.
This will be the fifth time Ten Hag and Slot have faced each other.
The previous four were when both were in the Eredivisie in the Netherlands.
Slot’s Feyenoord beat Ten Hag’s Ajax twice in 2019/20 before Ajax would win both their meetings in the following season.
So, the pair are equally matched and it is set to be an interesting battle between their two sides now they’re both in England.
Ten Hag and Slot will make some history too, as it will be the first time since 2016 that two Dutch managers have come up against each other in the Premier League.
The last such meeting was between Guus Hiddink and Ronald Koeman as Chelsea faced Southampton over eight years ago.
Manchester United have won just one of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Liverpool (D5 L6), beating them 2-1 at Old Trafford in their third game of the 2022-23 campaign.
Liverpool have lost just one of their last six Premier League away games against Manchester United (W2 D3), while only Manchester City (9) have won away at Old Trafford more often than the Reds (7) in the competition’s history.
Man United vs Liverpool: Team news
United could be without Mason Mount who was withdrawn at half-time against Brighton with a knock.
Mount missed a lot of last season with injuries so another issue will be a major concern.
Elswhere, Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw and Leny Yoro remain sidelined while Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt are likely to make their first starts.
As for Liverpool, Jarrell Quansah has seemingly already lost his place at centre-back as he nurses a small problem.
It means Ibrahima Konate should start alongside Virgil van Dijk who is set to make his 200th appearances for the Reds
There are no other injury issues for Slot who is likely to keep faith in Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz with Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez waiting in the wings.
In his Manchester United career, Marcus Rashford has only scored more goals against Leicester City (8) in all competitions than he has against Liverpool (7). All seven of these strikes have come in his 10 appearances against them at Old Trafford.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is the highest-scoring visiting player to Old Trafford in Premier League history (6 goals), while the Egyptian has netted in each of his last six away games against Man Utd in all competitions (9 goals in total).
Man United vs Liverpool: What has been said?
United are set to sign Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain and he has been tipped to be a perfect fit for the club.
Ugarte has also been compared to a Liverpool legend by talkSPORT’s South American football expert Tim Vickery.
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