Nemanja Matic admits Jose Mourinho is preparing his Manchester United players to defend against Liverpool’s fast start at Anfield on Saturday.
United resume their Premier League campaign with a trip to Merseyside in Saturday’s early kick-off and could move 10 points clear of Jurgen Klopp’s side with a win.
Liverpool will be without Sadio Mane, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury, but Matic insists he is expecting an early onslaught from Klopp’s men.
‘We have prepared very well, the manager got some videos for us to see what [Liverpool] have in their team and how we can stop them, so I’m sure we will be ready for them,’ Matic told MUTV.
‘It’s like every game – we have to be focused for the 90 minutes, we have to take care of the small details, because they can be dangerous.
‘Every small mistake they can punish you, so our concentration is very important, but, of course, we have to use our quality to score some goals as well.
‘They always want to score goals in the first 10-15 minutes, We have to be ready for that, and we have to be very aggressive in the same way they try to be.
‘It’s a big derby, it’s a special game for our fans and for their fans, so, I’m sure our fans will enjoy it and support us for the whole 90 minutes and we will try to make them happy, of course.’
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