Betting tips for Liverpool VS Manchester Utd 16.12.2018

The big game of the day takes place this Sunday afternoon at Anfield, with Liverpool and Manchester United measuring their strength for the 17th round of the Premier League. The Red reached the top of the table on the final day to benefit from the defeat of the Citizens, and they have a fire proof ahead so that they can continue at the top of the table. On the other side is a Manchester United in bad time, looking well so that he can see his opponent, who has already 16 points ahead.

Liverpool are in 1st place with 13 wins and 3 draws, with 34 goals scored and 6 conceded goals. Liverpool come here with a good deal of confidence after having secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League by beating Naples on Tuesday night. For the English champions, the Reds remain unbeaten and reached first place in the final round, beating Bournemouth (0-4) and benefiting from a Manchester City defeat at Chelsea. In addition, Liverpool have a record of 5 consecutive victories in the league, beating Fulham (2-0), Watford (0-3), Everton (1-0), Burnley (1-3) and Bournemouth (0-0) 4). The Merseyside side have a fantastic home record, they have won 6 of their 7 matches at Anfield since the start of the season, tying up the rest, scoring 15 goals and only 1 goal conceded.

The solitary draw conceded at home went against Manchester City, a goalless draw. Despite this extraordinary form, the team have not won any of the last 4 home games against United and have won only 1 of the last 7. The Reds are in a very positive moment and have been incredible this season, but winning here is a must for maintain themselves as championship leaders. However, qualifying for the next round of the Champions League midweek was costly to Klopp, who cost him Matip, and he joins Alexander-Arnold, Joseph Gomez and Chamberlain out of all four rows, all injured. Nathaniel Clyne is in doubt. Naby Keita and Fabinho were left out of the game against the Italians, and one of them will be the option for this game.

 Manchester United are 6th with 26 points, 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, with 28 goals scored and 26 goals conceded. United come here after a 2-1 home defeat by Valencia on Wednesday night, a disappointment that has not yet come to prevent him from qualifying for the knockout rounds of the Champions League, classified. For the Premier League, the Red Devils returned to their winning streak on Matchday 4 with a 4-1 win at Fulham FC, finishing 3 times in a row against Crystal Palace (0-0), Southampton (2-2) and Arsenal (2-2). Out of doors, the team counts a total of 3 victories in 8 games that disputed in the test, losing another 3, with 14 goals scored and 15 goals conceded in the process.

Still, from the last 5 games out for the Premier League, there is only one victory for the Red Devils. The team is far from being at its best, it does not dispute an appealing football, there are few solutions in the last third, and the defensive sector, something that is usually the strong point of the teams of Mourinho, has been within leagues of perfection. Lindelof, Alexis Sánchez and Marcos Rojo remain outside, all injured. Luke Shaw, Martial, Darmian and Diogo Dalot are in doubt. Mourinho has rested several players midweek against Valencia and has already confirmed that players like Rashford, Lingard and Ashley Young will join the starting eleven.



Liverpool come here at an excellent moment of form, is leading the English championship and is unbeaten in the race, being still the team with fewer goals conceded in the competition. On the other side arrives Manchester United a holes below the expected, disorganized defensively and out of the race of places of access to Europe. Liverpool have not beaten Manchester United at Anfield since 2013, but given the timing of the two teams, it is difficult to predict a result other than a victory for the Reds, who bring together all the factors to do so.