Whisper it quietly, but it is 56 years since Liverpool last lost five games in a row and it’s a record that Rafa Benitez’s side will be desperate to avoid on Sunday. The Reds’ team could be depleted by injury, though, and they couldn’t have picked much tougher opponents with Manchester United top of the table and desperate to avenge their two defeats to their arch rivals last season.
Liverpool
#Liverpool did the double over Manchester United last season.
#Fernando Torres has scored 33 goals in 34 games at Anfield.
#Winger Albert Riera is hoping to be fit after a hamstring strain.
#Defender Glen Johnson is expected to overcome a groin strain.
#Key players Steven Gerrard and Torres both face late fitness tests.
#Defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos is out with a long-term knee problem.
#Liverpool have lost their last four games in all competitions, their worst run in more than 22 years.
#The Reds have conceded ten goals from set pieces this season, the most in the Premier League.
Manchester United
#Leading scorer Wayne Rooney is hoping to return from a calf strain.
#Left back Patrice Evra should be fit after missing the midweek win against CSKA Moscow.
#Striker Michael Owen will face his former team for the first time in a United shirt.
#United have won seven of their last eight matches away from home.
#Sir Alex Ferguson’s side are unbeaten in their last seven matches.
#Giggs and Fletcher are both injury doubts while Ji-sung Park is out for another fortnight.
#United have kept just one clean sheet in their last six league games.
#The defending Premier League champions have conceded first in four out of nine games this season.
by topleague.co.uk
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