Liverpool host Manchester United in a huge Premier League showdown at Anfield this afternoon.

United have not won on the red half of Merseyside since 2016 but with Liverpool’s form deserting them, they might just fancy their chances today.

Alisson Becker will not be involved for the hosts as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury he picked up away in Turkey. The Brazil international is not expected to return to action until after the final international break of the year in November.

But there was better news for Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch after injury scares during the international break.

Konate, replaced in the second-half against Chelsea last time out, joined up with the France squad but was not involved last Friday in the 3-0 win over Azerbaijan. He returned to Merseyside the following day with what the French Football Federation described as a quadriceps issue.

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