Liverpool line-ups vs Manchester United as Alisson Becker and Rio Ngumoha decisions made
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Liverpool predicted line-ups and teams for the Premier League clash at Manchester United on Sunday afternoon Chief Liverpool FC Writer, Paul Gorst Liverpool FC correspondent and Mark Jones Liverpool Content Editor - Sport07:00, 03 May 2026Only four more games to go. Liverpool will aim to take a significant step forward in their battle for a top-five finish and Champions League qualification when they visit Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.Arne Slot's side can leapfrog their bitter North West rivals into third place in the Premier League table with victory at Old Trafford against Michael Carrick's efficient outfit.And here the ECHO writers consider how Liverpool could line up for the clash against opponents who won 2-1 at Anfield back in October...FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
Andy Robertson keeps his place with Milos Kerkez not 100%, according to Arne Slot.In midfield, it's the tried and trusted trio of Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister.Wide left, it's a chance for Florian Wirtz to put down a late-season marker of what will await next season for the Germany international and I am also giving his good mate Jeremie Frimpong the nod on the right side with Alexander Isak leading the line.Cody Gakpo and Rio Ngumoha can wait in the wings if needed.My team (4-3-3): Woodman; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Frimpong, Isak, Wirtz.Ian DoyleManchester United have so many players in their senior squad that selecting a team must be quite difficult for interim manager Michael Carrick.Liverpool have rarely had such a luxury this season. And I'd be tempted to put Alisson Becker in goal because if he breaks down then at least the Reds know they have a good standby in Freddie Woodman while Giorgi Mamardashvili is edging nearer a return.The defence remains the same with Andy Robertson and Curtis Jones left-back and right-back respectively, and Ibrahima Konate partnering captain Virgil van Dijk at centre-back.But the absence of Mohamed Salah might suggest a change in midfield, with a switch to the narrow engine room.
That means Ryan Gravenberch back in alongside Alexis Mac Allister at the base with Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai further forward to the left and right. Up top, it's Alexander Isak alongside Cody Gakpo.My team (4-2-2-2): Alisson; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Gakpo, Isak.Mark JonesHaving been beaten by Grimsby in the second round of the League Cup and by Brighton in the FA Cup third round, Manchester United have been able to put their feet up for much of this season, with the only real issues Michael Carrick has faced coming when they've played in midweek.Liverpool are used to doing that though, but as the fixture list has eased - thanks largely to being well-beaten by Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain - the Reds have begun to look fitter than their opposition again.With that in mind, I'd be picking a side that will be good in possession at Old Trafford, and one that can keep the ball and leave United chasing shadows.If Alisson Becker is fit then he'll go in goal, and I'd keep the back four of Curtis Jones, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson, especially after Milos Kerkez suffered a fitness scare in training.Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister are then stationed in the centre, and I'd want to keep Florian Wirtz in the middle of things as the No.10, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo either side and Alexander Isak up top.My team (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak