Manchester United vs. Liverpool: Best Odds

Sunbet
08/30/2024

It’s only the third matchday, but already we have a mouthwatering Premier League meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool. Both teams appear to be showing a huge contrast in form after two played, making for an interesting encounter for those who want to chance Bet-Builders this weekend.

Let’s kit up and take to the pitch...

Table of Contents

• Man United vs. Liverpool Preview
• Manchester United vs. Liverpool: Head-2-Head
• Tips to Consider When Betting
• Manchester United & Liverpool Team News
• Best Betting Odds: Manchester United vs. Liverpool

Man United vs. Liverpool Preview

Man United and Liverpool will be the biggest meeting of the current campaign. One team struggles to display consistency, while the other is showing a big improvement in some departments following a change in management.

The Stuttering United

The home side have been hot and cold since the first kickoff against Fulham. United have won one and lost one, scoring as little as a goal a game. Besides struggling to find the back of the net, they have conceded the same number of goals on Onana’s end.

It’s almost safe to say that United have shown little to no improvement since last season and will need to bounce back following their 2-1 defeat to Brighton. But it will come as a tall order, considering their counterpart’s form under new management.

Liverpool Under New Management

The Reds under new boss Arne Slot have already seen a positive boost in results. They’ve kept two clean sheets while scoring four goals at the top end of the pitch, collecting all six points available to them.

This has been a far better start compared to that of Jurgen Klopp’s last run-out in England’s top flight. Last season, they already conceded a pair of goals and drew one of their two opening fixtures.

However, when these two meet in the oldest English rivalry, there’s almost no predicting the outcome.

Manchester United vs. Liverpool: Head-2-Head

Man United have been the victim of some heavy defeats in this fixture in recent years. But the situation has changed since last season, when Liverpool fell short in the FA Cup. 

Let’s take a look at the two’s head-to-head stats from previous meetings. 

The Red Devils vs. The Reds: H2H

The below results display the last five meetings between the English giants in all competitions, barring international friendlies.

Last 5 Results between Man United and Liverpool at Old Trafford

Despite displaying free-flowing football under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool playing United at Old Trafford was always the German’s kryptonite. Below are the last five results between the duo when battling at The Theatre of Dreams.

Tips to Consider When Betting

Take these tips into the match with you on Sunday, and you never know, it could be your day where you win big!

• Liverpool won the most recent meeting (International Club Friendly) between the two, scoring three and conceding nothing in return. This makes the punt for them to score a good shout.
• United have struggled to score more than two goals a game in the last four outings across all competitions.
• All of Liverpool’s front line is fit and firing. Mo Salah has scored two goals in two games. He’s a good shout to score Liverpool’s first.
• Both Jota and Diaz have enjoyed goal involvements over the first two wins. This further confirms the Reds' goalscoring prowess and their likeliness of scoring first and/or scoring one or more goals.
• The last time these two met on Matchday 3 (2022/2023 season), Ten Hag’s Red Devils took all the points in a 2-1 win over Klopp’s Reds.
• Last season, United won two and lost one in their opening three games, scoring four and conceding as many.
• Liverpool, in their 2023/24 run after three played, won two, drew one, scored six, and conceded three.
• Liverpool has also managed to score many goals at Old Trafford under Klopp, with the highest being a five-goal haul with no goals conceded.

Manchester United & Liverpool Team News

At the time of writing this, there is not much to report on, with no new injury updates coming out of both camps. 

Here is the latest team news:

Manchester United Team News

Ten Hag’s team is the one with more injuries heading into the weekend. Much like last season, the Old Trafford outfit will be without Mason Mount; he was subbed off in their Brighton defeat on Matchday 2.

He joins Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrell Malacia, and Rasmus Hojlund on the sidelines. All of these players are yet to feature this season for United. 

Liverpool Team News

Nothing major for the Reds, who are in the best form of the two English giants after two played. They will only be missing Curtis Jones, who hasn’t taken the pitch for the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.

Judging by his team selection and no Champions League or English Cup fixtures to play yet, he could be lining up with the same starting XI as he did in the first two EPL outings.

Best Betting Odds: Manchester United vs. Liverpool

This weekend’s old-school rivalry clash odds are Man United 3.75 vs. 1.88 Liverpool.

Now that you have all of this information, go and view Sunbet’s 450+ markets for Manchester United vs. Liverpool to bet on.

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