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Manchester United vs Liverpool Preview: The race for second

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The race for second place will be on fire this weekend. Manchester United and Liverpool will be battling it out as the Premier League rivals meet at Old Trafford on Saturday.
With Manchester City cantering towards the title, it is left to Pep Guardiola's rivals to offer the excitement of a race to finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League.
United and Liverpool have been trading second place for a few weekends now, and Saturday's early kick-off will once again pit Jose Mourinho's cautious tactical approach against Jurgen Klopp's all-out attack.
Team News
Manchester United
Anthony Martial is a doubt for Saturday's clash after missing the win over Crystal Palace with a knock. Mourinho is not going to rush back Zlatan Ibrahimovic, despite the United manager expecting this to be the striker's last season at the club. The veteran Swede is back in training after a knee issue, but the Red Devils boss will not utilize him at Palace unless the player is convinced of his fitness.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Phil Jones have missed recent matches with injuries, while midfielders Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera remain absent.
Liverpool
Klopp only has two injury concerns for Liverpool, with Georginio Wijnaldum likely to miss out with illness and Nathaniel Clyne still working back from a back injury.
Predicted line-ups
Man United starting XI: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Lukaku, Sanchez
Liverpool starting XI: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, RObertson, Milner, Henderson, Can, Salah, Firmino, Mane