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Van Dijk made no secret of his desire to swap Southampton for Merseyside last summer and submitted a transfer request as he attempted to push through a deal.

Ibrahimovic, 36, ruptured his anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in April but could return to first-team action before the end of the year.

Paul Pogba has missed Manchester United's last five matches due to hamstring injury. Marouane Fellaini suffered a knee injury while on internatinal duty with Belgium.

Mourinho's Manchester United settled for a point at Anfield and Old Trafford against Liverpool. Dalglish claims the Red Devils parked the double decker at Anfield last season.

Mohamed Salah has scored six goals in 11 games since his move from AS Roma to Liverpool in the summer and will be one of their key players on Saturday, 14 October.

Virgil van Dijk wanted to join Liverpool, before Southampton reported the Reds. The Dutch defender handed in a transfer request, but the Saints did not sanction his sale.

Paul Pogba sustained a hamstring injury in Manchester United's first Champions League match of the season. The France international has missed the last five fixtures.

Can has less than a year left on his current contract at Anfield and does not seem close to committing his future to the club.

Only West Ham and Crystal Palace have conceded more Premier League goals than Liverpool this season, but their back four is not to blame.

Jurgen Klopp's former boss and predecessor Eckhard Krautzun has revealed that Manchester United were once the Liverpool manager's desired English club.

Barcelona CEO Oscar Grau has confirmed that the La Liga giants have the money to sign Philippe Coutinho but the technical staff will have the final say over his January arrival.

Injury to Sadio Mane leaves Liverpool with several key selection decisions to make ahead of the visit of Manchester United to Anfield this weekend.

Liverpool failed to bolster their defensive backline sufficiently and have paid the price for their transfer errors already this season, according to former defender Phil Babb.

Liverpool have promised Philippe Coutinho that they will negotiate his transfer to Barcelona during the upcoming January transfer window if the Catalans make a reasonable offer.

The Red Devils have a seven-point advantage over their archrivals heading into the Anfield encounter on 14 October.

Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane is set to be sidelined for up to six weeks after sustaining hamstring injury while away on international duty with Senegal.

Liverpool's trip to Arsenal and Leicester vs Manchester United among the games Sky could move to Christmas Eve.

Mane was substituted in the dying embers of Senegal's clash with Cape Verde on Saturday (7 October) and could now miss six weeks of action.

Tottenham midfielder Victor Wanyama is believed to be targeting the Premier League clash with Liverpool on 22 October to make his comeback from a knee problem.

Liverpool rejected the chance to sign England forward Teddy Sheringham due to his age, according to former manager Roy Evans.

Liverpool full-back Andrew Robertson has been backed to start the crucial visit of Manchester United to Anfield this weekend.

Lallana, 29, has been out of action since sustaining a thigh injury in a pre-season game against Atletico Madrid in August.

Liverpool host Manchester United in the lunchtime kickoff on Saturday knowing a defeat would see them slip 10 points behind their rivals.

Marouane Fellaini suffered knee ligament damage while on international duty with Belgium. The midfielder has been ruled out of Liverpool clash, along with Paul Pogba.

German midfielder Emre Can currently focused on Liverpool amid growing transfer speculation caused by his ongoing contract stand-off at Anfield.

Barcelona are said to be monitoring Tottenham Hotspur star Dele Alli ahead of making a future move to lure him to the Nou Camp.

Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel won nine league titles and five FA Cups amongst themselves with Manchester United. The latter also won the Champions League with the Red Devils.

Reports in Spain suggest PSG will try to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool and wreck Barcelona's hopes of completing a deal for the Brazilian in January.

Reds legend Phil Thompson says Jurgen Klopp must strengthen his defence and bring in a top quality striker.

Liverpool have the third worst defensive record in the Premier League in the 2017/18 season. Manchester United and Manchester City have the joint best record in the league.