Manchester United will fancy their chances of going away to Liverpool and forcing a result against one of their fiercest rivals.
Liverpool have the home advantage and it matches like this they need to make that count. They are 90 minutes away from putting the favourites for this competition out of the equation. Liverpool will feel as though they have something to prove as they go into this game off the back of a defeat away to Bolton Wanderers, one of the relegation candidates in the Premier League. Liverpool are 13/8 with Betfred.
There are three reasons why United will feel as though they can win this match. Firstly, they managed a point in this fixture earlier in the Premier League season. Secondly, they managed to beat their Premier League title rivals Manchester City away from home in the last round and thirdly, they come off the back of an away win at Arsenal in the league. United are slight second favourites at 19/10 with Bet365.
Liverpool will fancy their chances of ripping through a United defence which is now suffering without the talented Phil Jones who picked up an injury in the win at Arsenal. Liverpool have the ability to create a lot of problems for United if they pile on the pressure and create the chances for their attacking players to score and put them through to the next round. Liverpool to win the match 2-0 is 11s with a couple of bookies.
United will pack their defence with the best players they can but there is no doubt that they are short in defensive areas. However, they have the experience which is needed to win matches like this. They will sit deep, soak up the pressure and be patient. They will be confident that the efficiency of their attacking players will be enough to help them get over the line regardless of how Liverpool play. A 1-0 United win is 8/1 with Bet365.
Andy Carroll is going to be under a lot of pressure to score goals for Liverpool over the next few weeks. He is the target man and Liverpool may focus on getting the ball into him as much as possible to ensure that he can give a makeshift United defence a very difficult time at the office. Carroll has shown in the past that his finishing can be as good, if not better, than all of the forwards at the club.
This is a big game for Danny Welbeck who has now scored important goals away at Manchester City and Arsenal. The United forward has worked hard for the right to start in the team and he is finally proving that he could have a long and productive career starting in the side. His youthful enthusiasm will be enough to make sure he hunts for another goal. He is also very good at holding the ball up which will be useful when United hit the ball long to ease the pressure on the defence.
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