Manchester United return to Premier League action against arch-rivals Liverpool at Anfield this weekend.

The Red Devils have not won at Anfield since 2016, when Wayne Rooney scored in a 1-0 triumph.

Despite this, they should go into the game with optimism, given Liverpool’s defensive woes this season.

Ahead of the derby, The Sun journalist Samuel Luckhurst has revealed that manager Ruben Amorim is considering the prospect of starting Manuel Ugarte instead of Casemiro in the number six role.

Ugarte did not travel for international duty as Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa picked an experimental squad. Casemiro, on the other hand, played 90 minutes against South Korea and Japan for Brazil.

There were no surprises that the 33-year-old was given a break from today’s training session, but there is a genuine possibility that he could start on the bench during the North-West derby on Sunday.

Casemiro has made five starts in the Premier League this term compared to Ugarte’s two. Despite this, Amorim could contemplate picking the latter against Arne Slot’s side this weekend.

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