Arsenal legend Martin Keown believes only two Liverpool players would have any chance of getting into Manchester United's team.

Jose Mourinho's side have been flying high in the Premier League this season and remain unbeaten ahead of their trip to Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp's side, on the other hand, have been faltering after a bright start and currently sit seventh in the table.

And when asked to pick a starting XI from the two squads, Keown's selection reflected those standings.

"My combined team may be Manchester United heavy, but I cannot pick a single member of Liverpool's back five," he wrote in his column for the Mail.

Martin Keown was picking a combined XI (
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Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah (
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"When Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford are off and running there is no catching them and they have to be in this team.

"In midfield, only David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne at Manchester City have created more chances than Henrikh Mkhitaryan. I have only chosen players who are fit for Saturday, so the injured Paul Pogba and Sadio Mane miss out."

In the end, Keown picked just two Liverpool players in the XI - Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah.