Manchester United vs Liverpool Prediction & Betting Tips

Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford this Sunday in the Quarter-finals of the FA Cup. While both sides have different experiences in the Premier League this season, both sides will be looking to book their spot in the Semi-finals.

Date: 17/03/2024

Kick-off time: 15:30

Location: Old Trafford

Liverpool aim to book another trip to Wembley after their League Cup Final triumph whereas Man United will be looking to make the Final yet again this season.

Manchester United currently sit sixth after 28 games. The Red Devils have 15 wins, two draws and 11 losses, leaving them on 47 points just six points behind Tottenham.

The Red Devils have a good record in the competition, having lifted the FA Cup on 11 occasions. Along with this, United have also made nine other occasions, including last season’s Final where The Red Devils lost 2 - 1 to rivals Manchester City and the 2018 Final where they lost 1 - 0 to Chelsea.

Liverpool on the other hand, currently sit second in the Premier League. In 28 games, Liverpool have 19 wins, seven draws and two losses which leaves them on 64 points, equal with Arsenal and one point above Manchester City.

The Reds have also had a lot of success in the FA Cup in their history. Liverpool have won the Cup eight times and have made the FInal another six times. Most recently Liverpool beat Chelsea 6 - 5 on penalties to lift the Cup in 2022 but before that back in 2012, Liverpool lost 2 - 1 in the Final to Chelsea.

Manchester United vs Liverpool is a historic fixture with the two sides having met 240 times in their histories, the first meeting coming back in 1894. United have the better record in the fixture with 90 wins in comparison to Liverpool’s 81 wins, the other 69 games ending in a draw.

The last five games in this fixture have seen three Liverpool wins, one United win and one draw. This fixture has also promised goals of recent, despite the 0 - 0 draw most recently, four of the last five meetings has seen over three goals with highs of seven goals.

Manchester United Team News

Erik Ten Hag will be missing the likes of Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount, Anthony Martial and Omari Forson this weekend. However, Tyrell Malacia, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Rasmus Hojlund could also return this weekend.

Liverpool Team News

Jurgen Klopp will be without Joel Matip, Alisson, Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago this weekend. However, Ibrahima Konate could return for The Reds.

In their last five games in all competitions, Manchester United have three wins and two losses.

Hojlund opened the scoring against Luton Town in the first minute and doubled United’s lead before the ten-minute mark. Despite Carlton Morris getting Luton on the scoresheet before the 15-minute mark, United held off a Luton side who had 22 shots to secure the 2 - 1 win for United.

However, the next time out, United were on the wrong side of the 2 - 1 scoreline. After a goalless first half, Calvin Bassey gave Fulham the lead just after the hour mark. Maguire popped up with a goal in the 89th minute, thinking he had rescued a draw for United, but a 97th-minute goal from Alex Iwobi gave Fulham the 2 - 1 win and all three points.

In the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, Man United took on fellow Premier League side Nottingham Forest. United had seven shots on target and Casemiro finally converted one in the 89th minute to give United the 1 - 0 win and the spot in the next round.

The Manchester derby started with hope for United, with Marcus Rashford opening the scoring for United in the eighth minute. However, in the second half, Phil Foden grabbed a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Erling Haaland in the 3 - 1 win for Man City.

The last time out for Man City was against Everton. A penalty from Bruno Fernandes and a penalty from Rashford gave United the 2 - 0 win despite Everton having 23 shots.

In their last six games in all competitions, Liverpool have four wins and one draw.

Liverpool picked up a big win over a struggling Chelsea in the League Cup Final. After a goalless 90 minutes, the game was sent to extra time. Virgil van Dijk scored in the last minute of extra time to give Liverpool the 1 - 0 win.

In the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, Liverpool hosted Championship side Southampton. Lewis Koumas opened the scoring for Liverpool and Jayden Danns grabbed a second-half brace to give Liverpool the 3 - 0 win.

Back in the Premier League, Liverpool took on Nottingham Forest. Darwin Nunez scored the winner in the 99th minute to give Liverpool the 1 - 0 win in controversial fashion.

In the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16, Liverpool travelled to Czechia to take on Sparta Prague. An own goal from Conor Bradley got Sparta Prague on the scoresheet, but a brace from Nunez and goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai gave Liverpool the 5 - 1 win. Jurgen Klopp's side breezed past Sparta in the second-leg at Anfield via a 6-1 scoreline as Nunez, Bobby Clark, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo (2) and Szoboszlai all got on the scoresheet to seal an 11-2 aggregate win.

The most recent league outing for Liverpool was a big game at the top of the table against Manchester City. John Stones opened the scoring for City but a penalty from Mac Allister early in the second half rescued a 1 - 1 draw for Liverpool.

Despite the 0 - 0 draw between the two sides earlier in the season, Liverpool are likely to take home a win this weekend. However, United are also likely to get on the scoresheet. Manchester United 1-3 Liverpool

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Manchester United vs Liverpool will be broadcasted on ITV in the U.K. and can also be followed via the radio on BBC Five Live and TalkSport.

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