Football Blog: Liverpool Face Manchester United

It appears that we've reached Roy Keane in his sad stage rather than angry. It's a sad sight if we're honest.

Aleksandr Mitrovic hit 40 goals in the Championship this season, and he will go down as one of the most lethal strikers in the history of the second division!

Liverpool have Man Utd against the ropes at Anfield, and the stats are pretty astonishingly in the Reds' favour...

We're less than ten minutes away from Liverpool vs Man Utd, with the Reds of Merseyside looking to go top of the league if they win tonight.

The forgotten man at Old Trafford returns to the side for just the second time this season, and Phil Jones makes up a back three with Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof in Man Utd's starting XI at Anfield. 

Sir Alex Ferguson arrives at Anfield just after the arrival of the team coaches. 

Pep Guardiola confirmed the English right-back's injury in his press conference this afternoon, and that he will miss this weekend's game against Brighton. Whether he will return in time for Man City's crunch semi-final against Real Madrid, is still currently up in the air. 

The last time we saw Man Utd and Liverpool clash was in an immense 5-0 win for Jurgen Klopp's men, embarrassing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Man Utd, who shortly was removed from his post at the club after losing to Watford. Check out the highlights below and read the match report and reaction through the link below!

The injury table is a busy place for Man Utd, with seven players set to miss out on tonight's clash against Liverpool, who currently have an injury-free squad. 

Raphael Varane, Fred, Scott McTominay, Luke Shaw and Edinson Cavani remain out, whereas Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the game due to personal issues. Mason Greenwood remains suspended from the squad. 

The Anfield pitch looks to be in mint condition as we await the rival match between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling is reportedly a target for AC Milan. If anything were to materialise it would be a strange, yet exciting move.

Orlando City have confirmed they will host Premier League Arsenal in a friendly in pre-season.

Sit back and enjoy!

Belgian outfit Club Brugge have announced that left-back Bjorn Meijer will join the club ahead of next season from Groningen on a contract until 2026.

Manchester United are reportedly going to revive their interest in Villarreal defender Pau Torres.

Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah has revealed that he has received a contract extension offer from the club but that he is searching for regular football.

The midfield maestro will be rested for Madrid's next game. 

Rangers match against Motherwell has been brought forward 24 hours in order to give the club more time to prepare for Europa League semi-final.

TalkSport host Simon Jordan discussed the current Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder appearing at Turf Moor alongside the directors at Burnley last weekend. Sean Dyche was removed from his post after 10 years of managing the Clarets last Friday, and Wilder has since refused to distance himself from the job. 

Erling Haaland's next club is looking likely to be Manchester City, with the Norwegian striker having agreed on basic personal terms and on Manchester as his destination. 

Arsenal are reportedly keeping tabs on Lille's Edon Zhegrova, dubbed 'the Kosovan Messi.'

Season ticket prices will remain the same at Bramall Lane for the 2022-23 season.

Thomas Tuchel spoke to the press ahead of Chelsea's clash against Arsenal. Here are some key quotes:

Injuries: "Kovacic is out for the game. It's a ligament injury, hopefully no longer than two weeks but that can be a long time for us in terms of games. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ben Chilwell are also out."

On fighting for second place: "We will fight hard. We have a crucial four matches coming in a short period of time."

On Romelu Lukaku: "I don't think he needs inspiration. What he needs is that one moment, one spark. He would normally have been a natural starter in the game against Crystal Palace."

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has given an update regarding the future of striker Alexandre Lacazette.

Alfred Schreuder, manager of Club Brugge, has emerged as the favourite to takeover at Ajax to replace Erik ten Hag.

Newcastle United are interested in bringing Brentford striker Ivan Toney back to St James' Park after being snubbed by Benfica's Darwin Nunez.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola shut down a question about Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland, amidst reports suggesting that a deal is in place for the striker to join the Premier League club next season.

England Women's three group matches for Euro 2022, along with the final at Wembley Stadium, have sold out.

The Spaniard was heavily courted by Manchester United last summer before they eventually signed Raphael Varane from Madrid instead. 

The Welshman has won 19 of the 33 Championship games he has taken charge of the East Midlands.

The Dutchman reached the 20-goal mark in the Championship yesterday. He has proven to be one of the signings of the season.

Barcelona right-back Dani Alves has listed Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece James in his list of preferred right-backs to watch.

The Scottish football leagues will be using technology next year. 

Following the tragic death of his son, Cristiano Ronaldo will not be involved in Manchester United's match against Liverpool this evening.

According to reports, Borussia Dortmund have agreed a €25million deal to sign Nico Schlotterbeck from SC Freiburg.

Ralf Rangnick says that Manchester United need to recruit in 'all areas' excluding goalkeeping. 

After his dismal spell in charge of Birmingham City last season, the former Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough boss is now in charge of Granada, who are threatened with relegation from La Liga.

Famously known as British football's first £1million player, Trevor Francis made a name for himself making his debut at Birmingham City at 16 before moving on to Nottingham Forest where he was part of the legendary side that won back-to-back European Cups.

Reports in France are saying that Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to offload all Argentinian players at the club except Lionel Messi.

The Brazilian legend turns 50 today.

Bayern Munich are reportedly close to agreeing a deal to sign Ajax's Noussair Mazraoui.

According to reports, Bayern Munich have agreed contract extensions until 2025 for duo Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer.

Frank Lampard is believed to be interesting in bringing Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek to Goodison Park.

Jurgen Klopp has spoken on the huge occasion that is Liverpool vs Manchester United. 

It's clear the Brazilian is a huge miss when he's not in the side.

At least they've got Conor Gallagher to return...

Wayne Rooney praises the fans and the players for fighting till the end and battling against all the odds. 

The keeper has really settled in to life at Celtic Football Club. 

Following their Scottish Cup defeat, Hibernian have sacked manager Shaun Maloney after just four months in charge.

For those following the undulating fortunes of Paul Pogba’s troubled Manchester United tenure, we are now sat in a trough rather than stood upon a peak...

West Ham's Issa Diop is likely to miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.

Four members of The Sportsman team weigh in on the relegation battle and how they believe the season will finish for the teams at the bottom.