Liverpool vs Manchester United FA Cup Preview
Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 10:59 am , filed under FA Cup by Craig Farrell
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Liverpool and Manchester United on Saturday night meet at Anfield Stadium in their FA Cup leg when the Premier League rivals battle kick-off 12:45, January 28, 2012 in England.
Despite their absence from European tournaments, Liverpool has not been able to focus their efforts in getting in top four place so far and are currently sitting on 7th position with 35 points with a record of W9 D8 L5 in 22 games in the Premier League standings.
Liverpool Manager Kenny Dalglish could well choose Andy Carroll up-front to partner Luis Suarez, if Gerrard is not pretty ready to start the game.
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney has tip off Liverpool ahead of the arch-rivals’ powder-keg FA Cup meeting – We’re back to our best. United currently sits on the second place in the league, three points behind the current leader Manchester City. The side has 51 points, a record of W16 D3 L3 in 22 games in the Premier League standings.
The side however bounced back with a FA Cup victory on Etihad Stadium with 3-2 victory over Manchester City and is looking forward to this game. Manchester United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted earlier this season that this fixture is certainly the biggest club game in the world.
FA Cup Head-to-Head Record: Played 16 Games – Liverpool wins: 3, Draws: 4 Manchester United wins: 9.
Possible starting XIs:
Liverpool: Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Carragher, Enrique, Kuyt, Gerrard, Lucas, Adam, Downing and Suarez.
Manchester United: De Gea, Smalling, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Fletcher, Anderson, Young, Rooney and Chicharito.
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