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Sunday 1 September 2013 | Anfield | Kick-off 13:30
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Match preview
Liverpool host Manchester United looking to record a fifth successive Premier League win for the first time since May 2009.
Brendan Rodgers' side have followed up their strong finish to last season by winning their opening two matches of the new campaign against Stoke City and Aston Villa respectively.
However, despite their good form, extending this sequence against their rivals at Anfield will not be an easy task, as they have not beaten United in their last four League meetings and lost the corresponding fixture 2-1 last season.
That victory was the first time United had won at Liverpool in five attempts, though, and new manager David Moyes heads back to Merseyside looking for his first ever victory at Anfield.
Captain Steven Gerrard and in-form striker Daniel Sturridge are the men the hosts will look to for inspiration in the absence of Luis Suarez, who serves the seventh game of his 10-match suspension. Gerrard has scored four goals in his last six League appearances against Man Utd - including a goal in each of the last two encounters at Anfield - while Sturridge has netted 10 goals in his last eight appearances in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Robin van Persie is likely to be the main threat for the visitors. The Dutchman, who has finished as the Premier League's leading goalscorer for the last two seasons, has scored four times in his last three top-flight appearances against Liverpool.
Rodgers will be without new signing Aly Cissokho as the 25-year-old is expected to be out for between four and six weeks after suffering an ankle injury during the League Cup clash with Notts County. However, close-season signing Kolo Toure, who also went off in Liverpool's second-round win over the League One side, could be fit after recovering well from a groin problem.
United have doubts over Rafael and Javier Hernandez (both hamstring), while Portugal international Nani continues to struggle with a groin injury. Darren Fletcher continues to be unavailable with a bowel condition.
Liverpool (from): Jones, Mignolet, Agger, Enrique, Flanagan, Johnson, Kelly, Skrtel, Toure, Wisdom, Alberto, Allen, Gerrard, Henderson, Lucas, Aspas, Borini, Coutinho, Ibe, Sterling, Sturridge.
Manchester United (from): Amos, De Gea, Lindegaard, Buttner, Evand, Evra, Fabio, Ferdinand, Jones, M Keane, Rafael, Smalling, Varela, Vidic, Anderson, Carrick, Cleverley, Giggs, Januzaj, Kagawa, Nani, Powell, Valencia, Young, Bebe, Hernandez, Henriquez, W Keane, Macheda, Rooney, Van Persie, Welbeck, Zaha.
Match Appointments
Referee: Andre Marriner. Assistants: S Ledger, M McDonough. Fourth Official: P Dowd.