Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will face each other at Old Trafford in the FA Cup this weekend.
Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool will lock horns with each other in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday.
United and Liverpool are big traditional rivals, and Sunday’s match promises to be hugely exciting and very entertaining.
Former Chelsea striker and BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has backed Liverpool to win the tie against United.
Chris Sutton backs Liverpool to beat Manchester United in FA Cup
Sutton told BBC Sport: “A friend of mine told me he thought Manchester United would win this tie. I told him not to be so stupid.
“United have dug deep and got some good results against Liverpool in recent years – for example, they beat them 2-1 at Old Trafford at the start of last season, when I didn’t give them a chance that day either.
“I know United fans might be getting excited about their 0-0 draw at Anfield earlier this season too – with what felt like about 2% possession.
“But Liverpool are getting key players like Mohamed Salah back to full fitness and if they turn up and perform like they did in the second half against Manchester City last weekend, then they are going to win – no doubt about it.
“There is some good news for United because their striker Rasmus Hojlund is going to be back from injury, and starting the game by all accounts.
“That is massive for them and gives them a far greater chance of getting through, but if Liverpool are anywhere near their best they will still have too much for them.
“Sutton’s prediction: 1-3.”
My View: Liverpool will win at Old Trafford
In my opinion, Liverpool will beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup this weekend.
Liverpool have the better team and are in better form. The Reds have won four of their last four Premier League games and hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 at Anfield in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday evening.
The Reds were very good against Manchester City at Anfield in the Premier League last weekend and were probably unlucky not to be given a controversial penalty in injury time.
Yes, I know that this is an FA Cup tie, but Liverpool have a far superior team and I do not see United containing them.
While United manager Erik ten Hag will have star striker Rasmus Hojlund back in action from injury, I do not think that it is going to be enough.
Liverpool have their top players in form. Just look at Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian star scored a goal and gave three assists against Sparta Prague on Thursday.
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