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title: "Liverpool Predicted XI: Manchester United (A)"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/first-team/liverpool-predicted-xi-manchester-united/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "First Team"
published: "2017-01-14T10:31:21Z"
modified: "2017-01-14T10:31:21Z"
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# Liverpool Predicted XI: Manchester United (A)

Sky Sports are currently doing all they can to hype up Manchester United v Liverpool, but they needn’t bother. This game doesn’t need hyping up. Even when one of the two sides were struggling in the past, this was a massive game.

With Liverpool sitting in second place in the league and Man United on a nine game winning streak in all competitions, both teams are flying and as such, this game becomes a bit more tasty.

Liverpool have had a little stutter as of late, with the draw at Sunderland followed by two cup-ties in which they failed to score but Jurgen Klopp will be hopeful that the Reds, like they have done in recent years under the German, rise to the big occasion.

Liverpool will be without Sadio Mane who is away on international duty but with Philippe Coutinho expected to make his first league appearance since November and both Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip back in training, Klopp certainly has options to choose from.

With all that being said, here’s the team I think he’ll pick at Old Trafford: