All fans’ attention this weekend will be directed to Old Trafford, where the highlight match of round 32 of the 2023-2024 Premier League between Manchester United and Liverpool will take place. At any given time, the English derby is still one of the most anticipated matches.
Liverpool has 70 points, ranked 1st on the rankings (1 match left). Coach Jurgen Klopp and his team have a gap of 2 points compared to the 2nd ranked team Arsenal, and 3 points compared to Manchester City in 3rd place. The Kop’s performance in recent rounds in the Premier League is quite good. , with 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 rounds.
Meanwhile, MU is ranked 6th on the rankings with 48 points. The performance of coach Erik ten Hag and his team recently is not good. In the last 5 rounds in the Premier League, they had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. The distance to qualify for the European Cup next season is still within reach of the red half of Manchester, but getting all 3 points against Liverpool at this time is too difficult a task.
MU just received an unbelievable defeat against Chelsea in round 31 of the Premier League. The Red Devils led 3 – 2 until minute 90 + 9, but in the end still lost 3 – 4. This is the second match in a row coach Erik ten Hag and his team let their opponents score in the last minutes, before that. they were also equalized by Brentford in the last minute.
The English derby takes place in a context where both teams desperately need points for each team’s race. For MU, it is to raise hopes of entering the Top 4, while Liverpool wants to maintain its advantage in the championship race with Arsenal and Man City.
MU’s spirit is being affected after losing 3-4 to Chelsea in extra time. That defeat left the Red Devils in 6th place on the Premier League rankings with 48 points. The red half of Manchester is currently 11 points behind Aston Villa in fourth place with only 8 more rounds left in the season. The hope of surpassing Tottenham is also very slim when they are 9 points behind the Rooster’s 5th place. If they continue to be defeated by Liverpool in this match, MU’s Champions League dream next season will almost no longer exist.
Attractive battle of wits between coaches Erik ten Hag and Jurgen Klopp. Photo: DM
The belief for Old Trafford fans is that coach Erik ten Hag’s team is undefeated against Liverpool after two meetings this season. In the first leg, the two teams drew scoreless at Anfield. Mid-last month, MU defeated Liverpool 4 – 3 at Old Trafford in 120 minutes in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
Going into this match, the defensive crisis is a burning problem for the Red Devils. Both Raphael Varane and Johnny Evans had to reluctantly leave the field in the match against Chelsea. Along with previous injuries, MU only had two central defenders, Harry Maguire and young player Willy Kambwala. In the left corridor, coach ten Hag tested both Dalot and Wan-Bissaka, but they were not very effective.
Meanwhile, Liverpool is the second strongest attack in the Premier League at this time with 70 goals (only 72 goals behind Arsenal). Faced with the opponent’s patchy defense, this is no better opportunity for Jurgen Klopp and his students to take revenge.
Liverpool will have to avoid the type of negligence that cost them the title five years ago. In the epic race with Manchester City at that time, Liverpool won 10 of the last 12 matches of the season, but draws with MU and Everton caused them to have to settle for second place with a difference of only 1 point, despite setting a record for the Asian team. Quan is 97 points.
The match between MU and Liverpool will take place at 9:30 p.m. on April 7.
Match schedule for round 32 of Premier League 2023 – 2024
April 6
18 giờ 30: Crystal Palace – Man City
21:00: Aston Villa – Brentford
21:00: Everton – Burnley
21:00: Fulham – Newcastle
21 giờ: Luton Town – Bournemouth
21:00: Wolves – West Ham
23:30: Brighton – Arsenal
April 7
21:30: MU – Liverpool
23 giờ 30: Sheffield United – Chelsea