Premiership
Anfield Road
Sunday, 16 December; KO: 13:30 BST

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Premiership Table:


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BIG-MATCH FACTS



make their seventh attempt to notch a 50th league victory over



A draw would be enough to see Manchester United climb above Arsenal to the top of the table, ahead of the Gunners' home game with Chelsea
which kicks off less than 45 minutes after the final whistle of this game is blown;
victory for Liverpool will half their six-point deficit on the Red Devils.


This is the second of three massive fixtures in eight days for the Merseysiders, following Tuesday's decisive 0-4 Champions League win over Marseilles in France,
and ahead of Wednesday's Carling Cup quarter-final at Chelsea.


suffered a shock loss, away to Reading last Saturday,
and are in danger of their first back-to-back defeats in 17 Premier League matches.

Both these clubs are meeting a fellow member of the "big four" for the third time this season, and both are unbeaten:


beat Chelsea 2-0 at home on 23 September

and drew 2-2 at Arsenal on 3 November

while




have drawn both theirs 1-1 at home,
to Chelsea on 19 August and to Arsenal on 28 October.

Sir Alex Ferguson has had the better of the exchanges with Rafael Benitez.
United have won five and drawn one of the six Premier League matches against Rafa's Reds,
although the Merseysiders did knock out United from the FA Cup in February 2006.



ended Liverpool's 30-match unbeaten Premier League record at Anfield with a 0-1 victory in this corresponding fixture last March.
John O'Shea came off the bench to win a dramatic stoppage time winner, after Paul Scholes was sent off
for swinging a punch at Liverpool's Xabi Alonso.


have suffered more Premier League defeats to Manchester United than any other club (16),
and conceded more Premier League goals against them than to any other side (44).

CLUB FORM:

Club stats
fixtures

1. Defeat to Reading ended a 15-match unbeaten Premier League sequence of eight wins and seven draws.

2. The three goals from the Royals were the first conceded in five Premier League outings,
and increased the total of those shipped in this league campaign by half as much again (from six to nine).

3. Last lost successive league games away to Portsmouth and Fulham on 28 April and 5 May respectively.

4. Averaging two points per match; 30 in 15. They are eight points better off than at this same stage last season.

5. Conceded the opening goal only twice in Premier League matches this season - fewer than any other club,
and one of two clubs not to have let in a goal in the first 15 minutes;
the other is Blackburn.

6. Trailed at half-time only once in this Premier League season (away to Everton).

7. Won the last five league and cup games at Anfield, with an aggregate score of 20-2.

8. Undefeated in 11 home league games; won six and drawn five since the 0-1 loss to Manchester United on 3 March.

9. The only club to have scored as many as four penalties in Premiership competition this season, and one of two clubs to have conceded four;
the other is Birmingham.

10. The remaining Premier League fixtures this year involve a home game with Portsmouth, a Boxing Day visit to Derby
and another away trip to Manchester City, before entering 2008 with a home fixture against Wigan on 2 January.

Club stats
fixtures

1. Won 16 of 20 in all competitions, and lost one of 14.

2. One of two clubs with as many as 11 Premier League wins;
the other is Arsenal.

3. Boasting the tightest defence in the highest league;
just eight goals shipped in 16 outings, at one very two games, or three hours, on average.

4. Won three more Premier League matches than Liverpool (11 to eight), but lost one more (two to one).

5. Won 11 of the last 13 Premier League matches, losing just one of the 13.

6. Kept clean sheets in eight of the last 13 league outings, and failed to score in one of their last 13 league games;
the 1-0 loss, away to Bolton on 24 November.

7. Not lost in any league game this term in which they have scored;
won 11 and drawn two of 13.

8. Scored first in an unequalled 12 Premier League matches;
won 10 and drawn two.

9. Conceded only two goals in the last 15 minutes of Premier League matches this term;
only Arsenal and Liverpool can match that.

10. The remaining matches this year include a home game with Everton, a Boxing Day visit to Sunderland, and another away trip to West Ham,
before the New Year's Day fixture home to Birmingham.

KEY PLAYER NOTES





Fernando TORRES
is Liverpool's top scorer with 12 goals.



TORRES and Steven GERRARD
are the clubs' joint top Premier League marksmen with six goals each.

Goalkeeper Jose REINA is the only remaining player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Liverpool's
Premier League matches this season.

REINA leads the race for the Barclays Golden Glove, keeping nine clean sheets.







Cristiano RONALDO
is Manchester United's top scorer with 14 goals.


RONALDO is also their leading Premier League marksman with nine.
He jointly leads the race for the Barclays Golden Boot, alongside Arsenal's Emmanuel ADEBAYOR.

Rio FERDINAND is the only remaining player to have started all of Manchester United's Premier League matches this season.

If on the field from the outset:-

Chris EAGLES will be making his 50th club league start (Manchester United, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday).

Long term injury, Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League start for Manchester United.

HEAD TO HEAD

did the double over Liverpool for the fourth time in the Premier League last season, and the second time in three seasons.


Manchester United were the only club to win home and away against the Merseysiders last season, but Liverpool were one of 12 doubled
by the Red Devils in the last campaign.

United are aiming to beat Liverpool in the league for the fourth time in a row.

The only point in 18 Liverpool have notched against United came from a goalless draw at Anfield on 18 September 2005.


Home and away

League (inc PL): Liverpool 49 wins, Manchester United 56, Draws 43
Prem: Liverpool 7 wins, Manchester United 16, Draws 7

at Liverpool only
League (inc PL): Liverpool 35 wins, Manchester United 21, Draws 18
Prem: Liverpool 4 wins, Manchester United 8, Draws 3

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME

0:1
3 March 2006
Attendance: 44403
Ref: M Atkinson (W. Yorkshire)
Manchester United scorers: O'Shea 90

Reina
Finnan - Carragher - Agger
Riise - Gerrard - Alonso - Sissoko (Crouch ,79 ) - Gonzalez (Aurelio ,60 )
Kuyt - Bellamy (Pennant ,69)

Subs not used: Dudek, Hyypia




Van der Sar
Neville - Ferdinand - Vidic - Evra (Silvestre ,63 )
Ronaldo - Carrick - Scholes (sent off 86) - Giggs
Rooney (O'Shea ,73 ) - Larsson (Saha ,67)
Subs not used Kuszczak, Brown



Bookings: Alonso, Carragher (Liverpool) & Carrick, Neville (Man Utd)
Scholes (sent off 86)




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REFEREE:

Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

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Players Quotations


Quote:

Originally Posted by Javier Mascherano, Liverpool I got a kick [against Marseille] but I think it's nothing and I should be okay to face Manchester United. We're close to the top so we need to win on Sunday to get even closer, plus it's very important for our fans that we win. Liverpool against United is a massive game, maybe the biggest there is in England, so we have to start preparing for it. We know we can win and our confidence is obviously high as well. When you win 4-0 away it's very good for the team and now we need a repeat of this performance on Sunday.

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Originally Posted by Wayne Rooney, Manchester United Liverpool away is a massive game for us. It's probably the biggest match of the season for us. It's not going to decide the title because it's still early in the season but obviously it's a match we really want to win.

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Originally Posted by Yossi Benayoun, Liverpool It's a crucial game for us because we want to get closer to the top of the table and I'm sure we have the quality to win. Hopefully, that's what will happen. The Premier League is very competitive this year. There's a lot of good teams like Arsenal, United and Chelsea but I believe we also have a chance of winning it and we'll fight to the end.

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Originally Posted by Louis Saha,Manchester United We're not at home but it's a good chance to show how strong we are. When you win these games it gives you confidence and it has a big impact. I think last year the Liverpool win [1-0 at Anfield on 3 March] kicked us on to the title. That game showed everyone that we were strong enough to go all the way so there's still a long way to go. December is a big month for us so it will be hard, but we have as strong a side as we had last season so I think we can go all the way.

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