Liverpool vs Manchester United Betting Preview

The latest instalment of English football’s fiercest rivalry takes place at Anfield on Sunday afternoon when Liverpool clash with Manchester United. Kick-off is at 16:30 with live coverage on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Both sides arrive under pressure with the reigning Premier League champions looking to arrest a three-game losing streak, while United are hoping to salvage some pride from a season that’s already shown signs of spiralling downward.

Arne Slot’s Reds were undone by late goals in defeats to Crystal Palace and Chelsea, while Ruben Amorim’s United side have failed to win away from home since March and sit 10th in the table. Liverpool haven’t lost to United at Anfield since 2016 and will be desperate to reassert their dominance.

Tip 1: Mohamed Salah to score @ 21/20 with bet365

Mohamed Salah has tormented Manchester United throughout his career, scoring 16 goals in total and a dozen in his last 10 appearances against the Red Devils. The Egyptian has already netted three times this season and remains Liverpool’s most reliable source of goals, especially in big games. United’s backline has struggled to contain pace and movement, and Salah’s ability to drift into central areas could be decisive — particularly with Alexander Isak drawing defenders away. With penalties also in his locker, Salah looks primed to add to his tally on Sunday.

Tip 2: Liverpool to win by one goal @ 3/1 with bet365

Despite their recent wobble, Liverpool remain formidable at home — winning all five games at Anfield this season with an aggregate score of 12-6. Four of those five wins have been achieved by a single goal margin with the other — the 4-2 win over Bournemouth on opening night — having been secured thanks to 88th and 94th minute strikes.

Meanwhile, United have struggled wherever they have travelled this season, including Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup. Both teams have scored in three of their four away trips and United’s goalscoring capacity has certainly been enhanced by their summer transfer activity. But they still look vulnerable in defence and with Liverpool boasting an attack featuring £100million men Isak and Florian Wirtz, plus the in-form Cody Gakpo and perennial United punisher Salah, the Red Devils will struggle to keep up in the scoring department. If Liverpool were in flying form, then a rout could be possible, but they would settle for a win of any kind on Sunday and that might be by the slenderest of margins again.

Tip 3: Red Card in the first half @ 16/1 with bet365

Only the Merseyside derby has produced more red cards than this iconic fixture since the Premier League was established and the ingredients are there for there to be another on Sunday. Both teams are desperate to win for their own reasons with Liverpool fearful of Arsenal pulling clear at the top and Amorim’s job potentially on the line if United succumb at Anfield again.

An experienced referee, Michael Oliver, has been chosen for the game because of its fiery nature. He sent off five players in 26 Premier League fixtures as the main official last season, second only to Anthony Taylor. Oliver has already sent off one this season too — Burnley’s Lesley Ugochukwu in their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool last month. That was a late dismissal for a second bookable offence, but the odds about a first-half red card look tasty at 16/1. United midfielder Casemiro saw red for two cautions in first-half stoppage time of their 2-1 win over Chelsea recently and this clash has the capacity to produce plenty of early flashpoints.