Liverpool vs Manchester United: 3 things to watch out for | Premier League 2019-20

Manchester United are the only side to have taken points off Liverpool FC so far this season
Manchester United are the only side to have taken points off Liverpool FC so far this season

#2 The overlapping runs of the Liverpool fullbacks

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been flying this season
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been flying this season

Liverpool owe a considerable portion of their recent success to their expeditious full-backs. Both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson are fast and very accurate with their crosses. They also play diagonal passes between themselves to build up quick attacks.

Alexander-Arnold is one of the best crossers in world football at the moment, and would always remain a threat to the United defence. United can not afford to play Luke Shaw as the left-back, as he is on the slower side, and would struggle to cope with Alexander-Arnold’s speedy runs. Brandon Williams should get the nod ahead of Shaw, and he too, would find it difficult to deal with the Liverpool right-back.

On the other side, Robertson combines very well with Mane and would try to create space by playing one-twos at times. United can think of counter-attacking with quick diagonal balls to exploit the space left behind by the Liverpool full-backs. It is easier said than done though, and much would depend upon the proper implementation of this strategy.

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Edited by A. Ayush Chatterjee
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