Liverpool v Manchester United: Hot-shot Salah can shine against arch rivals again

Liverpool v Man Utd betting tips and odds

This weekend’s Premier League action concludes with one of the biggest games in world football as arch rivals Liverpool and Manchester United cross swords on Sunday.

Last week, the Merseysiders took full advantage of Arsenal’s defeat at Aston Villa with a comeback win at Crystal Palace which saw them move to the top of the table and they are just 2/7 to beat a United team still smarting from being knocked out of Europe during the week.

It promises to be a red-hot atmosphere at Anfield where the Reds have won all seven top-flight games this season, so let’s look at some of the talking points and odds to help pick out a few Liverpool v Man Utd betting tips.

You can also click on the links for our Premier League, Football League and both teams to score tips this weekend.

Defensive doubts for ailing United

The Red Devils head to Liverpool with trepidation after a terrible week in which they lost 3-0 at home to Bournemouth and three days later crashed out of the Champions League with a 1-0 defeat by Bayern Munich which meant they finished bottom of the group and out of Europe altogether.

Worryingly, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw both went off injured in that game and will be assessed, so manager Erik ten Hag has a defensive headache on his hands on top of all the speculation about his future which has seen him cut to 6/4 second favourite behind Steve Cooper to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job.

Nine months ago Liverpool destroyed United 7-0, a year after they had run out 4-0 winners in the same fixture, so the omens do not bode well for United, who have lost more games than they have won in all competitions.

They have also failed to score in four successive visits to Anfield and their limp performance against Bayern, during which they had just one shot on target despite knowing they had to win to give themselves a chance of reaching the knockout stage, does not bode well.

With United’s attack lacking teeth, the first of our Liverpool v Man Utd betting tips is for the hosts to win to nil at 33/20.

The Red Devils have failed to score in three of their last four matches and with Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund and Anthony Martial all looking out of sorts, it’s hard to see where the goals are going to come from, Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes aside.

Salah hot streak against Red Devils hard to ignore

Mo Salah has a sensational record against United and it’s worth exploring some of the options available on the Egyptian scoring on Sunday.

Salah scored his 200th goal for the club in last week’s comeback victory at Selhurst Park and only Erling Haaland has scored more than his 11 this season.

In the last six games against United in all competitions, Salah has scored a remarkable 11 times, so it’s no surprise to see that he is 8/11 to find the net or 7/2 to bag the opener, although he only achieved that once in those six games – a 3-2 defeat in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 2021.

For the next of our Liverpool v Man Utd betting tips, we’re on board Salah to score and Liverpool to win at 19/20.

Elsewhere, Trent Alexander-Arnold appeals at 5/1 to get on the scoresheet having struck in two of his last four games, one of which earned the Reds a point in a 1-1 draw with United’s rivals City.

The right-back scored a dramatic winner in a 4-3 victory over Fulham having seen a spectacular opener from a free-kick given as an own goal by keeper Bernd Leno.

For those looking at bigger odds, Liverpool to win 3-0 can be backed at 9/1.

The Reds have scored at least three goals in all but one of their seven Premier League victories this season and with United’s defence looking paper thin, a second successive 3-0 defeat for the visitors could be on the cards.

Match Info

Where: Anfield

When: 16:30, Sunday 17th December

How to watch: Sky Sports

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