Manchester United looks to end a four-game losing streak when they visit Liverpool at Anfield. The Red Devils are struggling in the Premier League, while Liverpool sits atop the table.
Manchester United will be hoping to halt a four-game losing run when they travel to Anfield to face Liverpool this afternoon. The Reds brought the curtain down on 2024 with a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle United on Monday evening, marking a third successive Premier League defeat. It also marked a third league game in a row without finding the back of the net. As a result, United will travel to Anfield sitting 14th in the Premier League table, seven points above the relegation zone.
But when you consider United have not beaten Liverpool away from home since 2016 and their hosts are currently sitting pretty at the top of the table, you would be very brave to back Ruben Amorim's side to put a little bit more distance between themselves and danger. Ahead of this afternoon's encounter, here are five things to look out for: Amad's role Amad has been United's best player since Amorim walked through the door in November, fully justifying the club's eagerness to tie him down to a new contract as soon as possible. He has started eight of Amorim's first 11 games in charge, playing a direct hand in seven of the 17 goals United have scored under his stewardship. However, he has made each of his last four Premier League starts as the right-sided No.10 and has struggled to have the same impact as he was having from the right wing-back role he was operating in beforehand. Liverpool are expected to do almost all of the attacking this afternoon, meaning United are likely to often find themselves having to defend in numbers, meaning Amorim could be wise to stick with two full-backs in the wing-back roles, leaving Amad to operate in the front-three once again. However, United have not been anywhere near as prosperous in an attacking sense when Amad has been dragged away from the wing-back position. It is a dilemma Amorim must solv
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