Liverpool vs Manchester United Prediction: Biggest match of the new year

Liverpool FC are in superb form and come into this game with win probability heavily in their favour. Win Probability gives the Reds a 73% chance of winning this match, with 16% chance of this contest ending in a draw and a 11% chance of Manchester United pulling an upset. It is going to be a thriller. 

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Team News

Liverpool are still without Ibrahima Konate (Knee), Conor Bradley (Hamstring) and Joe Gomez (Hamstring) who are all out injured. However, Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate are back in training with the first team.

The Red Devils are still without Luke Shaw, Mason Mount (Leg) and Victor Lindelof, all of whom are out on injury.

Liverpool Predicted Line-up (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, MacAllister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; L. Diaz.

Manchester United Predicted Line-up (3-4-2-1): Onana; Martinez, Maguire, Mazraoui; Dalot, Mainoo, Ugarte, Diallo; Fernandes, Garnarcho; Hojlund.

3 Way - Liverpool 3/10

Anfield has hosted 9 matches this season with Liverpool winning 7 out of the 9, drowning and losing one occasion each. Anfield has seen 24 scored at the stadium this far this season. The home side has scored 75% of the goals with 18 in the bag, infront of the Anfield faithful. Away sides have only scored 6 goals at Anfield, which is 25% of all the goals scored at the stadium thus far this season.

Liverpool have managed 22 points at home, despite having already faced teams like Leicester City, Fulham, and Manchester City. The reds are on a run of three wins in a row in the Premier League. They are the obvious team to back in this fixture.

Total Bookings - Over 4.5 34/33

Michael Oliver will be the man tasked with officiating this match. He has an average of 5.1 cards shown per match. he has dished out 77 cards in 15 matches so far this season. That includes 76 yellow cards and 1 red card. The Majority of Michael Olivers cards are dished out in the second half, with 66% of all cards shown, being shown in the second half of matches. 57% of the cards have been shown to the away side, with the way things are going for Manchester United at the moment you can expect the Red Devils to pick up their fair share of cards against the reds on Sunday.

Anytime Goalscorer - Salah, Mohammed 77/100

It definitely no surprise that Mohammed Salah would be included amongst the goal scorers in any bet slip. The Red's Egyptian King has been in superb goal scoring form. He finds himself leading the race for the Golden Boot and the Assists. In 18 Premier League matches, the Egyptian King has scored 17 goals, Giving him a 0.94 goals per match average. He also has a 0.72 assists per match average, after securing 13 assists for Liverpool in 18 matches. The Red Devils will have a headache trying to keep him quiet in this match.