Cunha is a player that I think perfectly suits Manchester United. To be a United player, you need more than just talent. A bit of arrogance and resilience is necessary to deal with the baggage that the size of the club brings, and Cunha has that confidence in abundance.

His drive is reflected in his shot numbers so far this season. He’s had 15 shots across his four starts in the Premier League (3.84 per 90) with seven of those efforts finding the target (1.79 per 90). 

His shot numbers stay pretty consistent when looking at his metrics for Wolves last season, where he averaged 3.81 shots per 90 and 1.52 shots on target per 90 across his 33 appearances.

Cunha had six shots when Wolves visited Anfield last season and scored from his only shot on target. He could be really valuable to United’s chances of getting a first win in the Premier League at Anfield since 2016. 

Liverpool are far from secure at the back at the moment, and United will feel as though they can exploit a backline which isn’t quite gelling right now with Cunha as a main contributor.

Salah hasn’t quite yet hit the heights of last season, which was one of his best ever campaigns in the Premier League, but he’s always worth backing when Liverpool face Manchester United.

Salah has recorded six goals and six assists across his 17 appearances against Manchester United for Liverpool, so he’s been a consistent thorn in their side since he arrived for a second spell in the Premier League. 

Salah has registered four goal contributions this season, despite his drop-off in performances. This shows that Salah doesn’t need to be at his best to be effective - one of his key traits which has kept his numbers so consistent across his time in the English top-flight. He’s also on penalties for Liverpool, which can offer the Egyptian another route to the target here. 

Salah has had 12 shots so far in the Premier League this season (1.72 per 90) with five of those attempts finding the target (0.72 per 90).

Liverpool really needed the international break with Arne Slot’s side losing their last three matches against Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea. All three of those games were away from home, so they’ll welcome the return to Anfield here, but those recent defeats were always coming when looking over Liverpool’s poor defensive record, which informs our selection here.

Liverpool have only kept two clean sheets across their 10 matches in all competitions this season. These shutouts came in games against Burnley and Arsenal, with seven of those games seeing over 2.5 goals. Liverpool are capable of scoring at least two goals in every game they play with the attacking quality they possess, and Arne Slot may have to turn to a very forward-thinking approach to counteract the issues that Liverpool face at the back.

Manchester United’s seven Premier League matches so far this season have produced 20 goals (2.85 per game). Ruben Amorim’s side sit top of the xG table with 14.1 expected goals generated across those matches, but only nine have ended up in the back of the net. This is as good a chance as United have had in recent seasons to win at Anfield with Liverpool’s defensive issues, so I’d expect them to try and be expansive and take the game to Liverpool.

Senne Lammens finally made his debut for Manchester United against Sunderland before the international break and really impressed, making three saves in the game, keeping a clean sheet having faced 0.94 xGOT (expected goals on target).

I didn’t quite understand why Amorim was keeping him out of the side with it being clear that he’s more commanding than both Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir. It also appears as though he has the trust of the United backline, which cannot be said for the other keepers, if you go back and watch the reaction of United’s defenders after Lammens’ key actions against Sunderland, it’s clear to see that he instils more confidence in them.

Lammens was forced into making 174 saves in the Belgian Pro League last season (4.24 per 90) with a save percentage of 77%. Liverpool will be eager to test Lammens with their wealth of attacking talent, and I can see the young keeper being an important part of any success that United have here. Onana was forced into making four saves in this fixture last season.

Bruno Fernandes was booked in both of Portugal’s qualifying matches over the international break to add to the two yellow cards he’s received in the Premier League this term, those cautions came against Burnley and Brentford.

Fernandes regularly wears his heart on his sleeve and is often very passionate in big games. This passion does often spill over into recklessness, but that didn’t actually result in Fernandes getting many yellow cards last season, with just three for the Portugal international, as well as two red cards.

Fernandes is pretty much guaranteed to eclipse his yellow card tally from last season, having already collected two cautions this term. He’s averaging 0.86 fouls committed per 90 in the Premier League this season, which is another metric that could rise here with Fernandes playing in a deeper role for Ruben Amorim to account for the additions of Bryan Mbeumo and Cunha in forward areas.

Manchester United are priced at 1.67 to pick up 3+ cards here but I actually think that Liverpool could be the ones to get frustrated with how their season has unfolded so far. Liverpool have collected 15 yellow cards across their seven Premier League matches this term (2.14 per game) which is the 7th-highest total in the top-flight.

It’s easy to see how this average increases here, with this being one of the fiercest derbies in English football. Liverpool picked up two yellow cards in this fixture last season, and Manchester United have quite a few players who can draw fouls and cards to tally up to our card total here. Cunha and Patrick Dorgu, in particular, are very strong when it comes to winning fouls and will aid United in drawing a few cards from Liverpool here.

Manchester United have drawn 4+ cards from their opponents in four of their seven Premier League matches so far this season with two of those games seeing the opposition receive five cautions.

I was really excited to see how Benjamin Sesko adapted to the Premier League and having watched him closely across his first few appearances, I’m even more certain that he will blossom into a real success in English football.

Sesko scored in back-to-back Premier League matches before the international break against Brentford and Sunderland. The opposition isn’t as important as the fact that Sesko has some early goals under his belt, which will do wonders for his confidence - many will remember Rasmus Hojlund’s long wait for a goal in a United shirt, and he never really recovered from that period.

As well as having some confidence, Sesko also possesses the perfect physical profile for the Premier League. I don’t anticipate him being bullied by either Ibrahima Konate or Virgil van Dij,k and I think the Liverpool centre backs will be really troubled by the threat of the two number 10s, allowing Sesko space to have a few chances.