Liverpool host Manchester United at Anfield today as they look to move further clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Jurgen Klopp has named his starting XI for the clash, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starting in midfield.
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Our line-up to face @ManUtd 👊 (@LFC)
These Liverpool fans reacted to the team news…
Twitter: @LFC @ManUtd 30 yard screamer from OX. Come on the Reds. (@jubaer__G)
Twitter: RT @SamueILFC: 3 points please, I beg @LFC. (@SamueILFC)
Twitter: @LFC @ManUtd Wasn’t expecting ox!! COME on.iys please all I want is to win! (@LFCDP1892)
Twitter: @LFC @ManUtd WHAT A TEAM OX SCREAMER (@lfcOwain)
Twitter: @LFC @ManUtd Ox screamer incoming!!!! (@ItsMureithi)
Twitter: @LFC @ManUtd THE OX! 🤩 (@AbedLFC98)
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Manchester United have named a team with five defenders, suggesting that they could be looking to sit deep and play on the counter. This means that Liverpool need to have more creativity in their midfield, which makes selecting Oxlade-Chamberlain ahead of – for example – James Milner a good decision from Klopp. Oxlade-Chamberlain is silky on the ball and able to open up defences whilst also offering a goal threat himself, so his presence in the team could give Liverpool a bigger chance of breaking United’s defence down.
The rest of the team is as you would expect, unchanged, due to Liverpool’s incredible run of form in the Premier League.
