Man Utd v Liverpool
Old Trafford
Sunday, 22 January
Kick-off: 1600 GMT
BBC Radio Five Live
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Manchester United hope to have Alan Smith back after an ankle problem.
Paul Scholes
(blurred vision) and Park Ji-sung (knee) are definitely out - as is Cristiano
Ronaldo, who is
serving a three-match ban. Liverpool pair Luis Garcia and Bolo Zenden are the
only absentees
ahead of the trip to Old Trafford. Garcia is not fully recovered from a knee
injury while
Dutchman Zenden is a longer term absentee as he recovers from knee surgery.
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Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Howard, Neville, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Brown,
Silvestre,
Vidic, Evra, O'Shea, Richardson, Smith, Fletcher, Giggs, Van Nistelrooy,
Rooney, Saha, Rossi.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Warnock, Traore,
Gerrard, Hamann,
Alonso, Sissoko, Kewell, Cisse, Morientes, Sinama Pongolle, Crouch, Kromkamp,
Agger, Carson.
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BIG-MATCH FACTS
MANCHESTER UNITED against Liverpool is a thoroughbred encounter at Old
Trafford, and the
European champions are pursuing a 50th League victory over the Red Devils. The
pair are also
vying for runners-up spot and the second automatic Champions League place,
alongside
champions-elect Chelsea, who are 16 points clear going into this round of
fixtures. United are
one place and one point above their opponents, but the Merseysiders have two
games in hand and
this is therefore a critical six-pointer.
Both of these clubs have won 13 Premiership matches. Three of United's have
come in the last
trio of Old Trafford fixtures. They go into this clash having cruised into the
Fourth Round of
the FA Cup with a 5-0 victory over non-League Burton in the midweek Replay, but
on the back of
a 3-1 local derby defeat by Manchester City at Eastlands last weekend. Sir Alex
Ferguson's side
have not suffered successive Premiership defeats in 27 League outings.
United are pursuing a third win in four home Premiership exchanges with
Liverpool. Ferguson's
side won 2-1 in last season's Old Trafford match through Mikael Silvestre's
headed double on
Rio Ferdinand's return after an eight month enforced lay off. The Red Devils
have lost three of
the last five corresponding fixtures, all by a 0-1 score line.
LIVERPOOL are on the longest unbeaten sequence in the Premiership of 12
matches, and are
enjoying their best ever return from the first 20 matches of a Premier League
season.
The defeat to Sao Paulo in the final of the World Club Championship on 18
December is the only
loss suffered by Rafa's Reds in 18 games in all competitions. They've won 14
and drawn three in
that sequence from the end of October.
The Reds have claimed maximum points in two of their last four visits to Old
Trafford. Danny
Murphy scored in both 0-1 victories on 11 January 2002, and 24 April 2004. But
the Merseysiders
have not won in three meetings with United and have not scored in two. That
includes this
season's reverse fixture which was a drab goalless draw, in which there were
few clear cut
scoring chances. It turned out to be Roy Keane's last match for United.
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REFEREE:
Mike Riley (Leeds)
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SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM MANCHESTER UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
Going into the weekend: 2nd 45 points
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premiership fixtures)
Last suffered back-to-back Premiership defeats on 9 and 20 April last year,
away to Norwich
and Everton.
The defeat to Manchester City in their last Premiership match was United's only
loss in 12
League and Cup matches.
The reverse by Stuart Pearce's side may have ended an 11-match unbeaten League
run, but the
Red Devils' last three matches have resulted in a win, a draw and a loss.
The goalless draw at Arsenal on 3 January is the only occasion in 17 top flight
matches
they've failed to score, since the club's only other Premiership goalless draw
at Liverpool on
18 September.
Kept one clean sheet in four League encounters.
Blackburn and Middlesbrough are the only clubs to have beaten United in the
League - Chelsea
have lost just once.
Won the last three Premiership matches at the Theatre of Dreams against Wigan
(4-0), West Brom
(3-0) and Bolton (4-1).
Looking for a 14th home game without defeat.
Won five of the last six League games at Old Trafford.
Won five and drawn two home contests since the solitary Old Trafford loss (1-2
to Blackburn)
on 24 September.
Lost only one of 10 home Premiership matches. LIVERPOOL
Club stats
Fixtures
Going into the weekend: 3rd 44 points
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premiership fixtures)
Won the last two (3-5 at Luton in the FA Cup and 1-0, home to Tottenham, in the
Premiership).
Won five of the last six in League and Cup.
Undefeated in six in all competitions.
Won six and drawn one since the loss in Japan.
Won 11 and drawn one of the last 12 Premiership matches, since the 2-0 loss at
Fulham on 22
October.
The defeat at Craven Cottage is Liverpool's only loss in 14 League outings.
Scored in each of the last 12 League games.
Failed to score in only one of the last 16 top flight contests since mid
September.
Gone 16 Premiership matches since a goalless draw (home to Manchester United on
18 September).
Completed 12 League games since losing by more than a single goal (2-0 at
Fulham on 22
October).
Dropped 16 points; Manchester United have dropped 21 and Chelsea just five.
Conceded 11 Premiership goals, as have Chelsea. No club has leaked fewer.
Kept the highest number of clean sheets in the top League (15).
Conceded the opening goal in highest League games less often than any other
club (in three, to
Chelsea, Fulham and Bolton).
Premiership matches involving Liverpool have yielded fewer goals than any other
club - just 40
(29 for, 11 against).
Second on the Premiership's "Last Six Current Form" table with 16 points.
Chelsea lead the
table with a 100% 18 points.
The Merseysiders accrued 39 points after 20 games in 1996/97, and 42 points
after 21 games in
that season - their previous highest mark to this stage of a Premiership
season, when finishing
fourth.
Not beaten in five League games away from home.
Won four and drawn one on the road since the defeat to Fulham in West London.
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KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES MANCHESTER UNITED
Squad profiles
Ruud VAN NISTELROOY is the leading Premiership goal scorer with 18 in all
competitions. He's
also the top marksman in the Premiership, with 15 - two more than Thierry HENRY
of Arsenal and
Frank LAMPARD of Chelsea, ahead of this round of matches.
VAN NISTELROOY and Wayne ROONEY have scored 26 of United's 41 League goals.
United boast 12 different scorers of Premiership goals this season.
If he keeps goal, Edwin VAN DER SAR will be making his 150th Premiership
appearance (Fulham
and Manchester United).
If selected in the 11, John O'SHEA will be making his 100th Premiership start
for United.
If on the field from the outset, Alan SMITH will be making his 50th start for
the Red Devils.
Suspended: Christiano RONALDO LIVERPOOL
Squad profiles
If he participates, Mohamed SISSOKO will be playing on his 21st birthday.
Jamie CARRAGHER holds the longest current unbroken appearance sequence in the
Premiership for
an outfield player of 75 consecutive matches.
If he plays, Sami HYYPIA will be making his 350th appearance for Liverpool.
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LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME:
Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
Old Trafford - Ref: Graham Poll
Man United scorers: Silvestre 20, 66
Liverpool scorer: O'Shea 54 og
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THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE:
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
18 September 2005 - Ref: Rob Styles
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HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
League: Man United 53 wins, Liverpool 49, Draws 43
Prem: Man United 13 wins, Liverpool 7, Draws 7
HEAD TO HEAD at Man United
League: Man United 33 wins, Liverpool 14, Draws 25
Prem: Man United 6 wins, Liverpool 3, Draws 4
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