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Former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho believes Manchester United will be in limitation mode when they visit Anfield on Sunday after last season’s 7-0 thrashing.
United suffered the heaviest defeat in their history in this game last season, imploding and conceding six second-half passes in front of a frenzied Liverpool. Erik ten Hag’s full-back comes into this weekend in worse form, having lost 3 of their last 4 games in total. Competitions.
Ten Hag is dealing with a number of fitness issues, including the absence of Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes through injury and suspension respectively. As such, facing league leaders and fierce rivals Liverpool is a daunting task and Fabinho doesn’t expect much from the visitors.
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“It’s hard to review this performance [from last season],” Fabinho told Sky Sports after his Al-Ittihad side were knocked out of the Club World Cup by Egypt’s Al Ahly. “It was a historical result and historical results don’t happen every season. But I think the way they [Liverpool] are playing now they have everything to win this game.
“Maybe Man United will try to be more defensive to avoid a result like they got last time, but I think Liverpool will win the game and play their best. Yes, I’ll watch the game. “
Liverpool are also struggling with their fitness, with Joel Matip, Diogo Jota and Alexis Mac Allister all absent. Jurgen Klopp’s side lost to Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League on Thursday, but the German was able to make a big rotation as he had already secured the majority. sensible place.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah were absent from the squad that day, while Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo had their minutes under control. They won their last 3 Premier League games and lost only once all season.