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4.08pm GMT
One of the reasons why Klopp may have opted for that strong forward line.
Old Trafford. #LFC’s season in urgent need of a boost. Jurgen Klopp yet to oversee a victory here. Four draws and a defeat in his five visits as Liverpool boss. pic.twitter.com/0cW6q5JTG6
4.07pm GMT
Remember when an FA Cup fixture between these clubs would be the biggest match around?
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4.05pm GMT
That looks a stronger Liverpool team than United team. Perhaps Ole is concentrating on the league after all, and Jürgen Klopp sees the FA Cup as some kind of salvation. Ole may also wish to avoid semi-finals too, but United look there for the taking, and yes, that’s probably because there is no Bruno.
4.02pm GMT
Here are the teams.
Ole makes 5ï¸âƒ£ changes to his #MUFC starting XI
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Here’s how we line up against @ManUtd #MUNLIV | #FACup
9.08am GMT
Manchester United have regrets from last week’s 0-0 draw at Anfield. Post-match, Paul Pogba, annoyed with himself, admitted to his colleagues that he should have scored late on, and Liverpool really did look there for the taking, as Burnley would prove on Thursday. Would an FA Cup win serve as consolation? Not quite, the competition no longer holds the high yield it did when Ole Gunnar Solskjær was scoring his 1999 fourth-round winner - Jürgen Klopp has not shown much desire to win the competition - but it could add to Liverpool’s sense of crisis. Conversely, a Liverpool win would remind United of which team is the daddy now. All eyes should be on the team sheets; Liverpool’s resting much of their forward line against Burnley either suggested a newfound desire to win the FA Cup or that Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino are knackered. Does Ole play Bruno Fernandes? Would Bruno Fernandes complain if he was rested? The evidence of last week’s muttering to himself at Anfield suggests so. Still, this is undoubtedly the tie of the round and can’t possibly be a worse game than last week. Can it?
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