Michael Carrick names the Man United player who definitely won’t be involved vs Liverpool

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Manchester United and Liverpool will face off for the final time in 2025/26 on Sunday afternoon.With both teams having mixed seasons overall, Jamie Carragher predicts a draw for the meeting at Old Trafford.That probably wouldn’t be the worst result for either team, given the race for Champions League football is all but wrapped up.However, a win over their bitter rivals could boost the stock of both Michael Carrick and Arne Slot, though the former will have to try and get a result without Matthijs de Ligt. How much better would Liverpool have been if they’d hired an interim manager in January❓🔄 Credit: Sebastian Frej/James Holyoak/MB Media/Getty Images Michael Carrick’s Manchester United team news before LiverpoolAhead of the game, the former Middlesbrough manager shared an injury update on his team.As per Sky Sports, Carrick has hope that Matheus Cunha, who has eight goals and four assists this term, could be back to face Liverpool.However, the Englishman has ruled De Ligt out of the meeting as he continues to recover from a long-term problem.Aside from said duo, though, the Red Devils have a largely fit squad to take on Slot’s men.Carrick said: “We’re in good shape.

Matheus [Cunha] has done a little bit of work. We’re not sure [if he will be available], but we’re hopeful.“Matthijs [de Ligt] is a little bit further, he’s not involved in the game, but other than that, we’re in good shape.”Liverpool team newsLiverpool, on the other hand, have quite a lot of injury issues going into this match.Slot confirmed Mohamed Salah will miss out, and was unable to say if Alisson Becker will have recovered in time.Speaking at his presser on Friday, he said: “He’s [Salah] always working incredibly hard during the season when he’s fit, but also when he’s injured, to be back as soon as possible, and that’s what he tries now as well.“Usually, he’s back earlier than other players after a minor injury because he has a minor injury.

So we expect him to be back in the final part of the season, but not for Sunday.”He later stated: “Ali hasn’t trained with us yet, very close to train with us, so I have to hear today from the medical staff if he’s able to train today.“He’s very close, but also we don’t want to take any risks. That’s never what you do with a player.”Liverpool will also be without Giorgi Mamardashvili, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Wataru Endo for the tie.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox