Confirm the Reds’ great start to the season at Old Trafford?

For the first time since February 2016, two Dutch coaches will face each other head-to-head in the Premier League. Back then it was Guus Hiddink and Ronald Koeman. On Sunday afternoon, it will be Erik ten Hag and Arne Slot. There have already been a total of four meetings between these coaches. With two wins each, the balance is absolutely even

The visitors from the Beatles city are seen as the clear favorites in the run-up to the game. At the top of the table, 1.85 is offered for an away win, meaning the calculated probability of victory is 53%. Previous performances in particular play a major role in the Manchester United vs Liverpool prediction. After all, LFC have won their first two league games and have not conceded a goal in either. United, on the other hand, have just three points to their name and also have an expandable H2h record against the Reds

Looking at the remaining odds ahead of the eagerly awaited Manchester United v Liverpool match, the bookmakers with Apple Pay deposit options are expecting a high-scoring spectacle. The current over/under line is not set at 2.5 goals, but at 3.5 goals, which in our opinion does not necessarily reflect the starting position.

Manchester United – Statistics & current form

Two matchdays have been played in the English top flight and Manchester United have made an average start at best with three points. The already fortunate 1-0 home win over Fulham, which came late on, was followed by a bitter 2-1 defeat at Brighton the previous week. Despite great ambitions, it seems to be wishful thinking on the part of those responsible to have a say in the race for the PL title in 2024/25. If Manchester United’s prediction of a three-pointer at home to Liverpool proves to be true, the talk around Old Trafford would definitely be of a false start

Manchester United still have plenty of room for improvement

Erik ten Hag’s team still look too harmless, especially in attack. It took the last-minute goal by substitute Joshua Zirkzee against Fulham and they only managed one goal of their own against Fabian Hürzeler’s Brighton. Defeats in preparation against Arsenal (1:2) or Liverpool FC (0:3) painted a very similar picture. We don’t think the Red Devils can score more than one goal against the Reds’ stable defense on Sunday.

To make matters worse from a statistical point of view, the former champions have struggled to score consistently since the end of Sir Alex Ferguson’s era, especially in September. 13 of the 35 Premier League matches in this period were lost. September is therefore traditionally the weakest month for Manchester United Football Club.

Finally, it should also be mentioned that United have only won one of the last twelve PL duels against their arch-rivals from Merseyside and have only conceded more home defeats to city rivals Manchester City than to LFC in the English top flight. Because coach Arne Slot’s visitors look much more coherent and consistent at this stage of the season, the odds between Manchester United and Liverpool tend to favor the home side.

Predicted Manchester United line-up:

Liverpool – stats & current form

So far, Arne Slot, Jürgen Klopp’s successor on the LFC bench, can be very satisfied with his team’s performances. The Reds won both league games and left virtually nothing to be desired. Although their opponents, Ipswich Town and Brentford, are certainly not at the top end of the Premier League, they won 2-0 without conceding a goal.

Almost more important than the maximum number of points scored, however, is the fact that after two matchdays, the Slot-Elf have both the highest xG value and the lowest xGA value. No team fired more shots on goal than last year’s third-placed team

Slot’s game idea is very popular in Liverpool

After a good preparation, in which many cogs interlocked early on, the positive impressions were confirmed. The style of play under the Dutch coach has also changed somewhat compared to his predecessor. The focus is no longer exclusively on power soccer with fast verticality. Instead, as with Feyenoord Rotterdam, Arne Slot places just as much emphasis on controlling matches with possession and good positional play.

With this in mind, it is definitely worth considering combining the betting odds on an away win between Manchester United and Liverpool with a maximum of four goals in the course of the match.

Liverpool make the better and, above all, more mature impression on us at the moment. An away win at the Theater of Dreams would therefore not surprise us. Neither would a goal from Mo Salah, who has already scored twice this season and has scored nine goals in his last six competitive games at Manchester United. No other player has scored more times at Old Trafford than the Egyptian in the Premier League

Predicted Liverpool line-up:

Manchester United – Liverpool head-to-head comparison / H2H record

This is the 179th time the clubs have faced each other in the top flight of English soccer. In total, the record champions from Manchester still have the edge with 67 wins compared to 59 defeats against LFC. In the recent past, however, the pendulum has swung more often in the Reds’ favor. LFC have lost just one of their last twelve Premier League encounters against United (6-5-1) and have conceded just one defeat in their last six away games at Old Trafford. Liverpool also have a score to settle with their arch-rivals after their bitter semi-final exit in the FA Cup last season

Manchester United – Liverpool betting tip

The eternal duel between Manchester United and Liverpool always has a special appeal. While the Red Devils, after one win and one defeat, are already worried about losing their place at the top early on, the visitors from the Beatles’ city are looking for their third win in three matches. The odds are good in this respect, as the slotted eleven have made a far better impression than Erik ten Hag’s team so far.

What’s more, LFC have only lost one of their last twelve PL duels against United and were the most dominant team in the English top flight on the first two matchdays. Less than a month ago, the teams also faced each other in a test match, which also ended 3-0 in Liverpool’s favor.

We therefore tend to back an away win between Manchester United and Liverpool in conjunction with a maximum of four goals in the match. The already decent odds on a three-goal win for the visitors are thus pushed up again. In the end, we get a whopping 2.57 at Merkur Bets, which is worth a stake of four units