Confirmed Manchester United v Liverpool pre-season lineups: Carvalho starts, Nunez on the bench

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Manchester United starting XI: De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Shaw; McTominay, Fred; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial.

Manchester United substitutes: Heaton, Bailly, Malacia, Diallo, Telles, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Van de Beek, Elanga, Laird, Chong, Hannibal, Garnacho, Savage, Iqbal.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Mabaya, Phillips, Gomez, Chambers; Henderson, Morton, Carvalho; Elliot, Diaz, Firmino.

Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Mrozek, Davies, Van Dijk, Konate, Thiago, Milner, Keita, Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Robertson, Nunez, Matip, Bajcetic, Williams, Clark, Clarkson, Alexander-Arnold, Van den Berg, Norris, Hill, Frauendorf.

Erik ten Hag takes charge of Manchester United for the first time today as the Red Devils take on Liverpool in Thailand.

The two rivals go head to head in a pre-season friendly this afternoon and Ten Hag will hope for a positive start.

United go with David De Gea in goal behind a back four of Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw.

Scott McTominay and Fred will be the sitting midfielders with Bruno Fernandes as the number 10.

Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford are on the flanks, supporting lone striker Anthony Martial in the final third.

New signing Tyrell Malacia only makes the bench after arriving from Feyenoord, joining Tom Heaton, Eric Bailly, Amad Diallo, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Donny van de Beek, Anthony Elanga, Ethan Laird, Tahith Chong, Hannibal Mejbri, Alejandro Garnacho, Charlie Savage and Zidane Iqbal.

Liverpool go with Alisson in goal behind a back four of Isaac Mabaya, Nat Phillips, Joe Gomez and Luke Chambers.

Jordan Henderson will be holding midfielder with Tyler Morton and new signing Fabio Carvalho going further forward.

Harvey Elliot and Luis Diaz will be out wide with Roberto Firmino leading the Liverpool attack today.

It’s a huge Liverpool bench, headlined by big-money summer addition Darwin Nunez.

Adrian, Fabian Mrozek, Harvey Davies, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Naby Keita, Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Kostas Tsimikas, Andrew Robertson, Nunez, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Rhys Williams, Bobby Clark, Leighton Clarkson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sepp van den Berg, James Norris, Thomas Hill and Melkamu Frauendorf are all on the bench.