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Manchester United v Liverpool team news and starting line-ups: Philippe Coutinho on the bench but Joel Matip removed from squad as Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns

JURGEN KLOPP boosted by star man Philippe Coutinho's return to Premier League action but not picked to start

JOSE MOURINHO has been boosted by the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to his starting line-up

The pair renew their fierce rivalry on Sunday afternoon in one of the most hotly-anticipated games of the Premier League season.

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return for Manchester United against Liverpool
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return for Manchester United against LiverpoolCredit: Reuters

And United’s top-scorer returns after being rested for the FA Cup win over Reading and missing Tuesday’s EFL Cup semi-final victory over Hull through illness.


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Asked whether it would keep the Swede out of the key Old Trafford clash, Mourinho told BT Sport: “I don’t think so.”

Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba and Michael Carrick also start.

 United boss Jose Mourinho hopes to close the gap on Liverpool
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United boss Jose Mourinho hopes to close the gap on LiverpoolCredit: Getty Images

Liverpool are without Joel Matip after Fifa ruled he had to be removed from the squad.

Philippe Coutinho only makes the bench as Divock Origi is picked to lead the line for the Reds.

Starting line-ups

MANCHESTER UNITED:

LIVERPOOL:

When is Manchester United vs Liverpool?

Liverpool travel to Manchester for the Premier League clash at 4pm on Sunday January 15.

Where can I watch the game?

The clash will be shown live on Sky Sports 1.

Alternatively you can follow all the action with our live blog, starting around 3pm.

Premier League Form guide

MANCHESTER UNITED - WWWWW - 15 points

LIVERPOOL - DWWWW - 13 points

Who is going to win? Latest odds

MANCHESTER UNITED - 11/10

LIVERPOOL - 5/2

DRAW - 23/10

SunSport prediction

Manchester United are on an imperious run of form but Liverpool have a great record against top four rivals under Klopp. 1-1 draw.

Manchester United vs Liverpool - Facts

  • This will be the 50th Premier League meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool - United have won 27 of the previous 49 (D9 L13).
  • Liverpool have lost 11 of their last 14 visits to Old Trafford in the Premier League, winning the other three.
  • Liverpool have lost more Premier League matches (27) and also the most overall league matches (67) against Manchester United than versus any other opponent.
  • This clash has seen 16 red cards shown in the Premier League - only Everton v Liverpool (21) has produced more dismissals.
  • Only Steven Gerrard (8) has scored more goals in this Premier League fixture than Wayne Rooney (6 - level with Robbie Fowler).
  • This could be Wayne Rooney's 450th Premier League game, becoming the 21st player in Premier League history to reach this landmark.
  • Manchester United had just 35% possession vs Liverpool at Anfield in October, their lowest total in a Premier League match since Opta began recording this data in 2003-04.
  • Jurgen Klopp has lost just one of his six meetings with Jose Mourinho (W3 D2 L1), with that defeat coming in 2013 via a 2-0 away loss for Dortmund v Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg.
  • Juan Mata has had a hand in five goals in his last four appearances against Liverpool in the Premier League, scoring three and assisting two.
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 13 goals in his first 19 Premier League appearances for Manchester United - the same record as Dwight Yorke and Robin van Persie. The only player to score more in their first 19 PL apps for the Red Devils was Ruud van Nistelrooy (15).
  • Adam Lallana has been involved in 14 Premier League goals this season (seven goals, seven assists); more than any other English player.
  • Liverpool will be missing Sadio Mané for this game due to his involvement in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The Senegal forward has been involved in 13 Premier League goals this season for the Reds (nine goals, four assists).

What they say

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling, after 2-0 win over Hull: “Now we can switch our attention to that game [Liverpool].

"I think we’ll recover on Wednesday, then we have a good few days to work on the tactics on how to nullify their threats and to really impact our own play to keep this run going.

"We know how important this game is at the top end of that table."

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