IN SUMMARY

The two sides have locked horns 215 with Manchester United taking away victory 83 times losing 73 times to Liverpool and drawing 60 times

Liverpool top the table while United battle from the bottom half of the English Premier League table standings

Liverpool has not lost any of the previous 5 games while United has the last three consecutively.

The EPL’s fiercest rivals will be battling it out for the 216th time. The Red Devils have won 83 of these meetups, while the Reds have taken it away 73 times, with 60 games ending undecided.

Liverpool is now at the top of the English table with 45 points, six points ahead of the Gunners, while Old Trafford’s 22 points have placed them in the bottom half of the table.

Chances of Amorim's side winning this derby are as low as they could be at any time given the poor welcome he has made in the league since the ouster of Erik Ten Hag. United has lost the last 4 of the 5 previous games in the EPL Additionally, the last time the team left the encounter with three points at Anfield was in January 2016.

Arne Slot’s boys can be deemed to be in their best form, winning three out of five previous games and drawing two. Speaking in a pre-match interview, the Dutch dismissed the possibility of resting any players given his red opponent's downward trend, saying Manchester United has much better players than the table standings suggest.

Amorim is under pressure to prove to his bosses that his ideas are just what is required to save United's shipping from fully wrecking. “Rather than try to find different things in Liverpool’s shape, I’m just focused on our basics, how we are supposed to play”, the Portuguese coach has said.

The match kicks off at 7:30 PM Kenyan time. Will the Reds continue with their winning streak or will the Red Devils pull a first one? Well, we wait to see.