After being eliminated from the Champions League, Man Utd was forced to switch focus to the Premier League, but the away trip to Anfield is forecast to be very difficult.
Man Utd received a 0-1 defeat against Bayern Munich in the final match and was officially eliminated from the Champions League right from the group stage. The inability to win at least one point left coach Erik Ten Hag’s team at the bottom of Group A and not even eligible to participate in the Europa League.
Coach Ten Hag’s team was eliminated in the Carabao Cup and Champions League this season, so now they have to focus on the most possible goal, the Premier League.
However, the “Red Devils” will face a huge challenge when they clash with Liverpool at their opponent’s Anfiled Stadium in round 17 of the Premier League.
Anfield has always been a land of “a little good, a lot of bad” for Man Utd in recent times, most specifically, the “Red Devils” suffered a crushing defeat to Liverpool with a score of 0-7 last season. . This is the biggest loss in Man Utd history against the Merseyside team since 1931 until now.
Another worry is that coach Erik Ten Hag’s team has not scored a goal when away from Anfield for many years. According to Opta statistics, Man Utd has not scored in the last 4 away trips to Anfield.
The last time the “Red Devils” shook the net at Anfield was a 1-3 loss and marked the end of Jose Mourinho’s reign as Man Utd coach nearly 5 years ago.
If they suffer another heavy defeat on their away trip on December 17, coach Ten Hag will likely be “out of office” after what the team has shown poorly this season.
Even more worrisome, Man Utd faces a strong Liverpool team led by star Mohamed Salah who is in good form, having just scored his 200th goal for the club in Liverpool’s 2-1 comeback victory over Liverpool. Crystal Palace.
This 31-year-old striker has also had 16 consecutive home matches scoring or assisting. A goal or an assist this Sunday would make that streak the second longest in Premier League history, behind Alan Shearer for Blackburn from March 1995 to February 1996.
Playing at home and leading the Premier League table, Liverpool is determined to defeat Man Utd to consolidate its top spot. This is truly a battle that coach Ten Hag will have to be extremely cautious about to avoid repeating the scenario of a heavy 0-7 loss last season