Jamie Carragher makes Man Utd vs Liverpool prediction ahead of Premier League clash

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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: Getty) Jamie Carragher has made his prediction for Sunday’s crunch Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester United. But with both teams already poised to qualify for next season’s Champions League, Carragher insists that Sunday’s result could actually prove more important when it comes to building positivity ahead of next season. ‘There’s probably not much riding on it in terms of what the result means in terms of league position and qualifying for the Champions League,’ Carragher told Metro. ‘But I think it’s probably a big game for both managers.

Arne Slot’s side can overtake Manchester United with a win on Sunday (Picture: Getty) ‘That’s probably what’s a little bit at stake because there are a lot of Liverpool supporters who probably aren’t fully 100 per cent behind the Liverpool manager right now. ‘And with Michael Carrick, probably some Manchester United fans are not quite sure if he the right man to take them forward and win the biggest trophies? ‘It’s only one game, but you can’t help it. And Carragher believes Arne Slot may have a trick up his sleeve when it comes to replacing Salah on the right wing. ‘Well, he could play Frimpong there, but he actually hasn’t played wingers really a lot in his last few months; he’s always played a very narrow system, so he may go back to that,’ he added. ‘It’ll be interesting.

He’s always got something up his sleeve, Arne Slot. He doesn’t do the same thing every week like some teams do.’ And asked for a prediction, a slightly unconvincing Carragher said: ‘Liverpool 2-1.