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Two juggernauts of English football face off in front of the Sky Cameras on Sunday afternoon as Manchester United host Liverpool at Old Trafford. The Red Devils defeated Liverpool 4-3 in a dramatic FA Cup game before the international break and will be hoping for a repeat of this, in their push for Europe.
Manchester United will be desperate for a result to consolidate their European aspirations. A topsy-turvy defeat in the game of the season at Stamford Bridge perhaps summarised United's issues, with Erik Ten Haag's side losing from an improbable position.
It was a result The Red Devils would've needed a result in, having drawn at Brentford in a game they were dominated in.
With a host of teams closing in on them, the pressure is fully on Manchester United to get some positive results quickly before they slide down the table. Their home form will need to improve as they rank 12th in the league for results at home. The visit of league-leaders Liverpool won't encourage the Mancunian faithful.
Back-to-back league victories at home to Sheffield United and Brighton have strengthened Liverpool's place at the top of the league. Jurgen Klopp's side are still unbeaten at home and have only lost twice all season. Their away form ranks them third behind Arsenal and Manchester City. They are also unbeaten in their last seven league games, with a defeat at the Emirates a blight on their record.
While the Reds have failed to clean sheet in their last six games, they are on a 23-game goalscoring streak, with their last blank coming in the drab 0-0 in the reverse fixture.
Liverpool's only previous league defeat was the controversial defeat at Tottenham, so Jurgen Klopp's side are in good stead to win the league in his farewell season.
The two European powerhouses have met 241 in history. Manchester United have won 91, while Liverpool have won 81. The two meetings this season have seen a 0-0 draw before a dramatic 4-3 FA Cup win for Manchester United just before the international break.
It has been a fixture Liverpool have dominated in recent years, winning 4-2, 5-0, 4-0 and 7-0 to name a few.
Given Liverpool's recent form and Manchester United's incomprehensible crumble at Chelsea, Liverpool are unsurprisingly favourites for this affair.
However, it is the corner market that appeals for this one. In Thursday's thriller, Manchester United conceded 12 corners, hitting three themselves. Over their last ten games, their corner match totals have been 15,18,13,17,19,14,18,13,9,21.
Liverpool's five recent match totals have been 14, 12, 11,15 and 17.
Manchester United home games have seen a league-high average of 14.43, while Liverpool have seen an average of 11.40. An added caveat to the bet is that last season's game at Old Trafford saw 14 corners.
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