Paul Scholes Liverpool vs Manchester United prediction speaks volumes about Ruben Amorim

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCPaul Scholes admits he is fearful of a Liverpool backlash when Manchester United visit Anfield later this monthPaul Scholes admits he is fearful of a Liverpool backlash when Manchester United visit Anfield later this month. And the legendary former United midfielder says it is "almost predictable" that Arne Slot will get his Premier League champions purring once more when the Red Devils travel across the M62.Liverpool host their fierce rivals on Sunday, October 19.However, they go into the game against Ruben Amorim's side at Anfield on the back of three successive defeats for the first time in head coach Slot's tenure.READ MORE: Alexander Isak private talks continue as Liverpool theory set for ultimate testREAD MORE: Federico Chiesa strong message sent as Arne Slot told to stop picking 'underwhelming' Liverpool manBack-to-back league losses at Crystal Palace and Chelsea mean the Reds will return to action later this month in second, having been muscled off top spot by Arsenal, who beat West Ham United at the weekend.Man United, meanwhile, head to L4 looking to build on back-to-back away draws against Liverpool in the past two season.But Scholes says he is concerned about the momentum of his former club's 2-0 home win over Sunderland coming to a halt on Merseyside.“Ruben Amorim needs to try and get something from Liverpool at Anfield,” Scholes told Sky Sports' Fan Overlap debate.“I’d be thinking about drawing the game and finding a way somehow to stop them from scoring.“That’s a totally different mentality from Arsenal going to Liverpool, who are looking at winning the league.“Manchester United are in such a rut, and I can’t remember the last time they won a big game, or a game that meant a lot.“This group of players are in such a bad rut that you have no confidence in them that they’re going to get out of it.“It’s almost predictable that they’ll go to Anfield and get beaten.”While Man United boss Amorim released some of the pressure he is under with the victory of Sunderland, there are still major question marks over his long-term future and, like Scholes, few will expect him to oversee a first win at Anfield since January 2016.The Portuguese was considered as a replacement for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.But the club's sporting director, Richard Hughes, and FSG CEO of football Michael Edwards moved for Slot, who rewarded their decision by leading the Reds to the Premier League title in his first season in charge.