The English Championship remains very balanced throughout the first rounds. Seeking to remain among the leaders, Liverpool e Manchester United make derby this Sunday, at 12:30 pm (GMT), in Anfield, for the ninth round of the competition.
Liverpool are runners-up in the Premier League with 18 points, just one behind Chelsea. You Reds arrive for the classic packed by the recent good performances.
Coach Jurgen Klopp preached respect to the opponent, who is not experiencing his best moment of the season. “I prepare the team for a tough game against a very good opponent. I’ve been preparing them for the last three days on Manchester United, the derby, all these things. We’ve been together long enough to know the importance of this game. United don’t. is very happy with the results he has achieved so far, but we all know they are capable of doing amazing things,” he said.
On the other side, Manchester United eased the pressure with the victory over Atalanta in the Champions League. Even so, the Red Devils they need a good result in order not to be far from the top positions.
Visitors count on Cristiano Ronaldo’s good season to seek three points from Anfield.
Chelsea can do well on Saturday, against lantern Norwich at Stamford Bridge.
Check out the ninth round games:
Friday:
Arsenal 3 x 1 Aston Villa
Saturday:
8h30: Chelsea x Norwich
11 horas: Crystal Palace x Newcastle
11 horas: Everton x Watford
11 horas: Leeds United x Wolverhampton
11 horas: Southampton x Burnley
13h30: Brighton x Manchester City
Sunday:
10 horas: Brentford x Leicester
10 am: West Ham x Tottenham
12h30: Manchester United x Liverpool
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