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Who will start for Liverpool against Man United this weekend
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Who will start for Liverpool against Man United this weekend?

Liverpool takes on Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals (Man United vs Liverpool) on Sunday at Old Trafford. Erik Ten Hag will look forward to taking his side to the semi-finals for the second consecutive season.

The weekend’s clash will be the first of two meetings in three weeks as Liverpool makes their journey to Old Trafford in the Premier League again on April 7.

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The Reds would be happy to welcome Mo Salah who returned to first-team training last week and played the full 90 minutes against Sparta Prague earlier this week.

The Reds have a lengthy injury list and are set to be without 10 first-team players on the night at Old Trafford. Ibrahima Konate is expected to be unavailable for this tie and join the likes of Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota, and Jayden Danns on the sidelines.

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Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the French defender is fine but refused to give a straight answer on the defender’s availability this weekend.

Caoimhín Kelleher is expected to deputize in his role between the sticks in the absence of Allison as he enjoys his longest run as Liverpool’s first-team goalkeeper.

Alexis Mac Allister is expected to slot in after being rested in the midweek clash against Sparta Prague and Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endō are expected to retain their places beside the World Cup winner.

Jurgen Klopp would name a strong side against Erik Ten Hag’s men as they lost 2-1 to Old Trafford earlier this season.

Liverpool boast six wins from their last six FA Cup quarter-finals and will aim to maintain the momentum this weekend against Manchester United.

Man United vs Liverpool Predicted Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Konaté, Van Dijk, Gomez; Endō, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Elliott, Núñez, Díaz.