Just five days after a historic loss at Old Trafford, Manchester United must travel to Anfield and take on a Liverpool side unbeaten in its last 23 matches.
Nothing is going right for Manchester United. The Red Devils have lost four matches in a row and capped off 2024 with a disastrous 0–2 defeat to Newcastle United at home. Ruben Amorim's men are now the first United team to lose three consecutive matches at Old Trafford in 46 years.
United's road does not get any easier moving forward and now must face the Premier League leaders in their first match of the new year. Amorim will be happy to have Bruno Fernandes back after the captain served his one-game suspension for his red card against Wolves. Manuel Ugarte also returns from suspension and is available to start in the midfield.
Despite the two boosts, United will still be without the injured Mason Mount, Victor Lindelöf and Luke Shaw. Amorim confirmed Marcus Rashford will miss the trip to Anfield as well due to illness. The England international finally returned to United's squad for the Newcastle match, but did not come off the bench.
Here's how Manchester United could line up against Liverpool on Jan. 5.






