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Preview: United v Liverpool

Tour 2024, presented by Snapdragon, reaches its conclusion this weekend, and does so with an absolute humdinger of a fixture: Manchester United v Liverpool.

The Reds will play in South Carolina for the very first time, taking Arne Slot's team on at Williams-Brice Stadium before a huge crowd.

United beat Real Betis 3-2 in San Diego on Wednesday, following a narrow 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in Los Angeles last weekend, and now aim to finish our jaunt to the USA on a high.

The match against our arch-rivals kicks off at 19:45 on Saturday, local time, which is 00:45 on Sunday morning for supporters in the United Kingdom.

Whether you are going to watch live, or plan to get up to speed later on Sunday, MUTV can hook you up. Read on to get more information on that, plus all the other key info...

Ten Hag's pre-Liverpool press conferencevideo

HOW TO WATCH AND FOLLOW

MUTV subscribers can watch the game live, with full access to all the pre-match build-up and post-match reaction, while on-demand highlights will be available shortly after the full-time whistle.

Our broadcast coverage starts at 23:45 BST on Saturday night, an hour before kick-off in the States, and the contest will be replayed in full at 04:00 BST, 08:30 BST, 13:00 BST and 20:00 BST.

As always, we'll have full live match coverage on ManUtd.com and in the United App too, where you will be able to find the team news as soon as it is announced, as well as exclusive interviews, in-game updates and key stats from Columbia, South Carolina.

BUY TICKETS

A limited number of tickets remain available for the fixture, which you can purchase here.

TEAM NEWS 
 
Rasmus Hojlund and Leny Yoro will not be involved against the Merseysiders, after both picked up injuries during the Arsenal game. The Dane is expected to miss around six weeks, while our new French defender has a more pronounced issue which will sideline him for a period of three months.
 
Marcus Rashford and Antony were both substituted with apparent issues during the victory over Real Betis, although the players were pictured in training at UCLA the following day. In a pre-match press conference ahead of the Liverpool match, Erik ten Hag said it was too early to say whether the pair could be involved.
 
In more positive news, Victor Lindelof played his first minutes of pre-season against the Spaniards, after missing our opening three warm-up games.

Full 90: United v Real Betisvideo

THE OPPOSITION

Sir Alex Ferguson once said of United-Liverpool matches:
“It doesn't matter if we're playing tiddlywinks, when we get together, you expect sparks to fly.”
And based on the recent meetings between the teams, you'd have to say the great Scot is right.

Last season's matches were hugely competitive - with the peak undeniably being that biblical 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final win - but even our last pre-season game with the Anfield club was memorable. That came in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2022, where Erik ten Hag secured his very first win as a United manager: a 4-0 stroll that included goals from Sancho, Fred, Martial and Pellistri.

The main intrigue this weekend is, of course, Liverpool's new manager, Arne Slot. Ten Hag's compatriot has the daunting task of following Jurgen Klopp, but the former Feyenoord man has made a decent start, leading his new club to pre-season wins against Arsenal and Real Betis.

How Amad menaced Betisvideo

THE STADIUM
 
Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina is the venue for this weekend's game, though the ground is typically used for college football (American football), which is a huge spectator sport in the United States.
 
The stadium has been renovated several times since it was built in 1934, and can now host more than 80,000 people. It is the home stadium of the South Carolina Gamecocks, who represent the University of South Carolina.
 
It also hosts concerts. Beyonce, Jay-Z, the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney are among the acts to have played the 'Willy B' during recent decades.

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