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LIVERPOOL V MAN UTD PRE MATCH STATS Anfield Sunday, 9 November Kick-off: 1345 GMT Referee: Graham Poll (Tring) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Owen is fit to play for Liverpool after recovering from an ankle injury. Elsewhere midweek hero Djimi Traore could lose his place to John Arne Riise while any of Vladimir Smicer, Dietmar Hamann, Stephane Henchoz and Salif Diao could return. Manchester United could give Diego Forlan, Cristiano Ronaldo, John O'Shea and Darren Fletcher starting places. But Paul Scholes, Wes Brown and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are again ruled out. Liverpool (from): Dudek, Finnan, Henchoz, Biscan, Hyypia, Riise, Traore, Diouf, Murphy, Gerrard, Kewell, Diao, Hamann, Smicer, Owen, Heskey, Le Tallec, Sinama-Pongolle, Kirkland. Man Utd (from): Howard, G Neville, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Fortune, P Neville, Keane, O'Shea, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Butt, Djemba-Djemba, Carroll, Ronaldo, Bellion, Forlan, Fletcher, Kleberson. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIG-MATCH FACTS LIVERPOOL against Manchester United at Anfield matches the home club with the record number of English League Championships (18) against the visitors, who boast the most Premiership titles (eight). The Merseysiders are ten points off the pace having ended a dismal four match losing run in the Premiership with successive victories over Leeds (3-1 at home) and Fulham (1-2 away). Those were followed by Thursday's Uefa draw away to Steaua Bucharest. Liverpool, who beat United 2-0 in last season's Worthington Cup Final, are looking for a third win in four home League meetings with the Red Devils. The Merseysiders have gone 17 top flight matches since losing by more than one goal. That was Manchester United's 4-0 success at Old Trafford last April. MANCHESTER UNITED are back on track after conceding three goals to Fulham in a shock home defeat two weeks again. They have since won three matches, scoring three goals in each of the games against Leeds (Carling Cup away, after extra time), Portsmouth (h) and Rangers in the second instalment of the Champions League Battle of Britain on Tuesday. The Red Devils, who own the tightest defence in the top division, are aiming for a fourth successive Premiership victory on the road. United denied Liverpool a sixth successive victory over the Red Devils with a narrow victory in this corresponding fixture last season. It came with a little help from a Jerzy Dudek fumble which led to a Diego Forlan goal. The Uruguayan incidentally has scored in each of United's last four matches. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM LIVERPOOL Going into the weekend: 8th 17 points Chalked up 748 all-time Premier League points so far. Gone 22 Premiership games since a score draw. According to official figures, Liverpool have fired 102 shots on target in Premiership games - more than any other club. At their most vulnerable in the last 15 minutes of the first half. Conceded five Premiership goals in that 15 minute segment. MANCHESTER UNITED Going into the weekend: 3rd 25 points Won six of the last seven in all competitions. Won 13 of 17 games this season. Lost one of the last seven League and Cup games. One of three clubs going into this weekend's round of matches with eight Premiership wins. The others are Arsenal and Chelsea. Drawn just one top flight game. Fewer than any other club. Conceded fewer goals than any club at the top League level (six from eleven starts). One of three clubs yet to draw an away Premier League game. The others are Leeds and Leicester. One of two clubs to have opening the scoring most often in top League games. The other is Chelsea. Both clubs have won all seven games in which they have scored first. Boast the best disciplinary record in the Premiership (no red cards, 15 yellows). At the most dangerous in the last quarter hour of Premiership games. Scored seven times in that final 15 minute segment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POTENTIAL CAREER MILESTONES LIVERPOOL Michael OWEN is a brace away from totalling 150 club career goals - all for Liverpool. OWEN has scored three Premier League goals against Arsenal. Emile HESKEY is a just one short of 100 club career goals. When he next plays, Jamie CARRAGHER will be making his 200th League appearance - all for the Reds. If he figures, Chris KIRKLAND will be making his 50th career club appearance. MANCHESTER UNITED Roy KEANE needs one goal to total 50 for Manchester United. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME: Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United 1 December 2002 - Ref: Alan Wiley Liverpool scorer: Hyypia 82 Man Utd scorers: Forlan 64, 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS League: Liverpool 48 wins, Man Utd 50, Draws 42 Prem: Liverpool 6 wins, Man Utd 10, Draws 6 HEAD TO HEAD at Liverpool League: Liverpool 35 wins, Man Utd 18, Draws 17 Prem: Liverpool 4 wins, Man Utd 5, Draws 2 news.bbc.co.uk http://www.red11.org/news ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. 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