Carrick names line-up to take on Liverpool

The Reds are looking to seal a place in next season's UEFA Champions League and extend our lead over the current champions in the table, strengthening our hold on third spot in the Premier League.

It promises to be an intense afternoon at the Theatre of Dreams, as we are also striving to complete the double over Arne Slot's men, for the first time in 10 years.

Matheus Cunha returns to the side, after missing the win over Brentford last time out, with a sore hip flexor.

That is the only change, as Amad, the last-gasp goalscoring hero against Liverpool in the famous home Emirates FA Cup quarter-final win in 2024, moves to the bench.

Luke Shaw is fine to continue his run of starting every league game, despite appearing to get a knock on Monday, but we are still without Matthijs de Ligt due to injury.

Lisandro Martinez serves the third and final game of his suspension for the controversial red card he received against Leeds United.

The visitors' squad has no Alisson, Mohamed Salah nor Alexander Isak.

THE TEAMS

United: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes (c), Cunha; Sesko.

Substitutes: Bayindir, Dorgu, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Mount, Ugarte, Amad, Zirkzee. 

Liverpool: Woodman; Jones, van Dijk (c), Konate, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Frimpong, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Gakpo. 

Substitutes: Pecsi, Gomez, Kerkez, Ndiaye ,Nyoni, Chiesa, Morrison, Ngumoha, Wright.