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Liverpool v Man United
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Kick Off: Sunday 5th January at 16:30
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Competition: Premier League
Red-hot Liverpool host Man United at Anfield in what should be a blockbuster occasion.
Liverpool have won 14 out of 18 league games to date this season, and come into this as short as 1.25 to take all 3 points.
United, on the other hand, have been priced at a massive 10.0 to claim victory, something they haven’t done in 8 games running at Anfield.
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Liverpool have undoubtedly excelled at earning corners, but they’ve exceeded the 7-corner mark only seven times this season.
Notably, none of these instances were against top-tier opponents. In fact, five of the matches were against teams currently in the league’s bottom six, with Brighton being the sole team from the top half to concede this many corners to Liverpool.
In the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, Liverpool managed just two corners despite securing a dominant 3-0 victory.
United, meanwhile, have conceded an average of 4.47 corners per game this season. However, this figure is skewed by a single match against Arsenal, where they allowed an extraordinary 13 corners – over 15% of their season total.
Excluding this outlier, their average drops further to 4.00 corners conceded per game.
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Lisandro Martinez tends to struggle in bigger games, with a large portion of his issues seeming to stem from temperamental problems.
He sinned against both Liverpool and City, twice against Tottenham and Newcastle, and 3 times against Chelsea, finding himself cautioned in 4 of those 5 games.
He didn’t feature against Arsenal, making those the toughest matches he’s participated in which seems to imply a trend.
That said, he’s also been booked against Palace, Everton, and Twente, contributing to a season tally of 7 cards.
Mac Allister has picked up 8 cards in the league, with 6 of those coming against Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle, Madrid, Leipzig, and Milan in similarly tough matches.
No other Liverpool player exceeds this total, nor do they have his average of 2.2 fouls per 90 minutes.
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🔍 Liverpool v Man United Players to Watch
🔴 Mohamed Salah
Salah has been in sensational form this season, boasting 17 goals in 18 league matches and leading the Golden Boot race by a significant margin.
Salah has scored in 14 separate league games this season, including an impressive streak of finding the net in 10 of his last 11 appearances for Liverpool.
Meanwhile, Manchester United have struggled defensively, conceding two or more goals in five of their last six league matches, largely due to a mix of poor tactical setups and costly individual errors.
Having already scored against all five of the other ‘big six’ teams this season, Salah will approach this encounter with confidence, and it’s highly likely he’ll make his mark once again.
🔴 Dominik Szoboszlai
Szoboszlai’s average of 1.67 fouls per 90 minutes speaks volumes, making it surprising that he’s been priced so generously to commit just one foul in this game.
In his 17 league appearances this season, Szoboszlai has committed at least one foul in 15 matches.
The only exceptions were against Fulham and Arsenal, the latter when he played just 28 minutes as a substitute.
To highlight his consistency, those 15 games include four substitute appearances totalling less than two hours of game time, during which he still managed five fouls – at minimum one in each appearance.
His likely duel with Bruno Fernandes adds further weight to this expectation, as the United captain draws an average of 1.28 fouls per 90 minutes.
📂 Liverpool v Man United Cheat Sheet
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💻 Liverpool v Man United Form and Tactics
- As has become customary under Arne Slot, Liverpool will aim to dominate possession and utilise a press to regain the ball when it’s lost.
- They rank 4th for both average possession (57.1%) and for pressing intensity as measured by their PPDA (9.36).
- Ruben Amorim’s United will set up in a 3-4-3, and while his sides do traditionally aim to maintain possession, we sure them take a minority in tougher games against Arsenal and City since he joined the club.
- Instead, they may sit back a bit and take advantage of the transitional elements of the game with quick breaks once they’ve won the ball back.
- United rank first for both successful tackles per match, and interceptions per match.
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🏁 Liverpool v Man United Ref Watch
- Referee: Michael Oliver
- In a somewhat controversial appointment, Michael Oliver will referee this clash in a decision that will no doubt infuriate both fan groups, each of whom feel they’ve been wronged by the English referee.
- Feelings aside, the experienced ref has averaged just 22.90 fouls per game over his career.
- The 4.27 yellow cards he’s averaged this season is a significant rise from his 3.39 career average but neither suggests an obvious betting angle.
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