Manchester United vs Liverpool LIVE: Red Devils want to damage rivals' Premier League title hopes – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Manchester United can damage Liverpool's hopes of winning the Premier League title this weekend when they host their rivals at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils will try to recover from a last-gasp 4-3 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday night.

Erik ten Hag's side They took the lead at Stamford Bridge in the 98th minute, but somehow handed the points to the Blues, conceding two goals in a matter of seconds.

Jurgen Klopp He will be delighted to have seen United lose heading into the clash, but will be wary of that result being used as motivation against his team.

The Reds They are currently at the top of the first division and flying, with another victory that brings them one step closer to winning the title.

Manchester United vs Liverpool: Ten Hag agitation

United's dramatic defeat has once again increased the pressure on ten witches.

Your team is now outside the Champions League race and are even on the verge of missing out on European qualification altogether.

Many fans are calling for his head, but a victory against Liverpool would be the best way to get them back on their side.

And Ten Hag's record at Old Trafford shows he could achieve it, as he has a 71.7 per cent win rate at home, winning 38 of his 53 games in charge.

This is the best win ratio of any permanent United manager in the club's history, even just above. Mr Alex Ferguson (71.2 percent).

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• The first leg between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield ended 0-0 in December. The 'reds' have not failed to score in the two league matches against the 'red devils' since the 2007-08 season (0-1 and 0-3 defeats).
• Manchester United have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games against Liverpool (D4 L6), although it was in this exact match last season. They last won consecutive league games at home against the Reds in September 2015.

Manchester United vs Liverpool: team news

United have an injury crisis at centre-back after both Rafael Varane and Johnny Evans They were substituted against Chelsea.

Varane came off at half-time before his replacement, Evans, was forced off just 20 minutes into the second half.

That leaves United with only Harry Maguire and Willy Kambwala in that position with Lisandro Martínez once again ruled out.

Victor Lindelof is also marginalized along Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw and antonio martial.

As for Liverpool, Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold Both are getting closer to a comeback.

They are expected to be training with the entire team before the match, while Alisson will be out for a while longer.

Thiago, Stefan Bajcetic, Den Doak and Joel Matip everyone stays outside but Curtis Jones made his return against Sheffield United and it will be presented.

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• Under Erik ten Hag, Manchester United have won four of their five home Premier League games against teams that started the day in the top four (L1), and most recently defeated third-placed Aston Villa by 3-2 on Boxing Day.
• Manchester United beat Liverpool 4-3 in the FA Cup quarter-finals at Old Trafford last month. Only in 2010-11 and 1998-99 did they win two home games against the Reds in the same previous campaign.

Manchester United vs Liverpool: What has been said?

Speaking after the latest defeat to Chelsea, Ten Hag called his team's results over the past week “unacceptable”.

“You have to do your job,” he said. “The players know their job and they didn't make the right decisions.

“We didn't react quickly enough. We have to make better decisions. We have to read when to keep the ball, when to pass, move and change the play when we are winning.

“We made individual mistakes that cost us the game. We have to learn from it. When you are a Man United player you should already know how to deal with this circumstance.

“In five days we dropped five points. That is unacceptable. “We lost a game we should have won.”

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• Marcus Rashford has scored seven goals for Manchester United against Liverpool in all competitions, with only Stan Pearson (8) and George Wall (9) and Sandy Turnbull (9) scoring more for the Red Devils against the Reds in all competitions. .
• Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last three Premier League away games against Manchester United, scoring five goals in total. No visiting player has scored more at Old Trafford in the competition than Salah (5), while no visiting player has scored in four consecutive visits to the ground.

Manchester United vs Liverpool: how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, April 7.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

talkSPORT will also keep you up to date with all the action.

And talkSPORT.com will be publishing a live blog of the game.