{"id":638245,"date":"2024-04-07T02:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=638245"},"modified":"2024-04-06T08:47:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T12:47:49","slug":"liverpool-predicted-lineup-vs-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/07\/liverpool-predicted-lineup-vs-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Manchester United: &#8216;Very Important&#8217; Star Starts After Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool travel away to Old Trafford to face bitter rivals Manchester United. The fixture takes place on April 7 at an unusual 3:30 PM (BST) KO, due to potential fan trouble. This is our Liverpool predicted lineup.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;180457&#8243;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Manchester United in Huge Derby Clash<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I&#8217;m coming back with a smile on my face and I just want to get back in the team and help the team as much as I can.&#8221; \ud83d\udcac<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/1776293975416356905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"browsi_adWrapper_ai_1_ati_1_rc_0\">\n<div id=\"browsi_adContainer_ai_1_ati_1_rc_0\" data-google-query-id=\"CMiHprecq4UDFXCQUAYdKM4Alg\">\n<h3 id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,22512265771\/lwos_incontent_1_2__container__\">How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-52\">\n<p>Caoimhin Kelleher has impressed in goal, with Conor Bradley (another unlikely hero) at right-back and Joe Gomez at left-back. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are the centre-backs.<\/p>\n<p>Wataru Endo missed the last match; Alexis Mac Allister played as a holding midfielder. The Argentine was accompanied by Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai in midfield.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/05\/liverpool-key-takeaways-as-reds-continue-title-charge\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool 3-1 Sheffield United: Key Takeaways as Reds Continue Title Charge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, and Mohamed Salah are the nailed-on front three when all fit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Liverpool\u2019s Recent Form and Tactics Ahead of Manchester United Fixture<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool returned to the top of the table with two goals in the final 15 minutes of their match with Sheffield United: it ended 3-1 to the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst there wasn\u2019t a \u201ccomeback\u201d or a dramatically late winner, Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side didn\u2019t really have a threatening chance between Sheffield United\u2019s equaliser in the 58th minute and Mac Allister\u2019s screamer in the 76th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/05\/manchester-city-liverpool-arsenal-chasing-history\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal are Chasing the Premier League Title, as Well as History<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, leaving it late against United may not be a problem: the Red Devils have thrown away 5 points in the last two matches in the 99th minute or later.<\/p>\n<p>Kelleher was forced into a big save after 30 seconds from a tap-in at the back-post from James McAtee.<\/p>\n<p>However, after this chance, the Blades generated an expected goals of just 0.13.<\/p>\n<p>It was a truly dominant Liverpool display: an all-time Premier League record of 83.1% possession was achieved.<\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Ibrahima Konate made his first start following injury whilst Curtis Jones and Andy Robertson made appearances off the bench against Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>We expect Robertson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/lfc-injury-update-jones-alexander-arnold-alisson-bajcetic-endo-jota-and-robertson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klopp&#8217;s<\/a> &#8220;very important&#8221; left-back, to start. Meanwhile, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/liverpools-injury-list-suspensions-and-availability\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Endo<\/a> &#8220;we have to see&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/04\/ruben-amorim-could-revolutionise-darwin-nunez\/\" target=\"_self\">How Ruben Amorim Could Maximise Darwin Nunez\u2019s Output at Liverpool<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On April 3, Klopp revealed that \u201cFrom next week\u201d Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Alisson Becker will \u201cbe hopefully in parts of team training\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Bajcetic is still in his recovery process, Thiago Alcantara is out for the foreseeable future, and Joel Matip will likely not feature again this season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THREE WAY WAR - Who Wins The Premier League?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XQStPx9Lw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>GK: Caoimhin Kelleher<\/p>\n<p>LB: Andy Robertson<\/p>\n<p>CB: Virgil van Dijk<\/p>\n<p>CB: Ibrahima Konate<\/p>\n<p>RB: Conor Bradley<\/p>\n<p>CM: Dominik Szoboszlai<\/p>\n<p>DM: Alexis Mac Allister<\/p>\n<p>CM: Ryan Gravenberch<\/p>\n<p>LW: Luis Diaz<\/p>\n<p>ST: Darwin Nunez<\/p>\n<p>RW: Mohamed Salah<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;180457&#8243;]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool travel away to Old Trafford to face bitter rivals Manchester United. The fixture takes place on April 7 at an unusual 3:30 PM (BST) KO, due to potential fan trouble. This is our Liverpool predicted lineup. 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