Liverpool vs Manchester United: 5 players who will influence the outcome

#1 Dejan Lovren

Lovren in action

One important player in this tie could be Lovren, but not for the right reasons. He has had a poor start to the season, and his performance against Newcastle United was no different.

If Manchester United can isolate Lovren, then they will have a vast amount of chances throughout the game.

The pace of Marcus Rashford, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku should cause all types of trouble for the Liverpool defence, and mainly to Lovren.

Lukaku will likely be playing on the shoulder of Lovren, looking to stretch Liverpool’s defence and create space for his teammates.

The Croatian defender has a mistake in his locker and United’s attackers will know that - he is a liability to this Liverpool team.