Liverpool continues their season of historic dominance in the English Premier League as they prepare to host Manchester United on Sunday. Liverpool has a mark of 20 wins, one draw and no losses, posting a +36 goal differential. They have 61 points, making them 14 points clear of second-place Manchester City.
Manchester United sits in fifth place in the English Premier League table, eager to climb into the Champions League, but they are five points out of fourth place. They have won three of their last five and now have 39 points on the season. At this point, any win over Liverpool, particularly at Anfield, would be considered an upset, but this is why we play the games.
Check out our sports betting preview of this EPL clash as you consider your weekend wagering.
Liverpool vs Manchester United 2020 Premier League Odds & Preview
"It’s not that we defended completely perfect in the last six games, there's a lot of space we have for improvement but we knew that.” 👊🔴
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 17, 2020
- When: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 11:30 am ET
- Where: Anfield, Liverpool
- TV: NBC Sports
- Radio: None
- Live Stream: NBCSports.com
- Soccer Odds: Liverpool -1.5
Why should you bet on Manchester United?
Manchester United certainly rolls in with confidence, as they demolished Norwich City, 4-0, at home last weekend. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the 27th minute, and the two sides went into halftime with that 1-0 score. The floodgates opened in the second half, as Rashford completed his brace with a penalty conversion in the 52nd minute. Anthony Martial tallied two minutes later, and Mason Greenwood put the icing on the cake in the 76th minute.
The Red Devils dominated the game in other statistics as well, outshooting Norwich City, 13-8 (6-3 on target). They possessed for 61 percent of the match and completed 86 percent of their passes. They also brought plenty of physical aggression, committing 18 fouls on the day, so the visitors were likely quite happy to get on the bus and get out of town. If you like Manchester United here, you think that same aggressiveness and confidence will follow the Red Devils to Liverpool.
Why should you put your money on Liverpool?
Liverpool went to Tottenham last week and came away with a 1-0 win over the Spurs. Roberto Firmino tallied in the 37th minute for the visitors, and that was all the offense that the Reds would need. The Spurs came out with considerably more passion than they have shown in a recent rough patch, but the Reds were able to weather the storm and take the win.
The Spurs outshot the Reds, 14-13, but Liverpool had more on target (7-4). Liverpool possessed for two-thirds of the game and completed 86 percent of their passes. Liverpool was somewhat more aggressive, doubling up the Spurs in fouls, 8-4, and drawing two yellow cards. While there was not a lot of pressure on either end, Liverpool basically brought out a mechanical approach to the match and did enough to win. If you like Liverpool here, you think that their strategy will continue to click — and that the Red Devils will get frustrated, with their aggressiveness taking the form of fouls and bookings instead of goals.
Final Score Prediction
The historic season that Liverpool has put together has been amazing to this point. A lot of their wins have been far from routs, but they have consistency on the back end which allows them to push forward without any negative consequences to speak of. With the Reds playing this game at home, it is hard to imagine Manchester United coming in and taking even a point, at this point of the season. I predict a final score of Liverpool 3, Manchester United 1.
