Man United vs. Liverpool: Major boost for Michael Carrick as Arne Slot set to be without key star for Premier League game

Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has picked up an wounded and volition miss his side's crippled against Manchester United connected Sunday, the latest study has claimed.

United person the accidental to move six points up of their Merseyside rivals, and a triumph connected Sunday astatine Old Trafford would spot them triumph location and distant against the Reds for the archetypal clip successful a decade.

As for Liverpool, they tin suffice for the Champions League with 1 much triumph successful the Premier League, but their squad is dealing with respective injuries.

There are superior doubts astir goalkeeper Alisson Becker, and with Giorgi Mamardashvili ruled out, determination is simply a accidental that Michael Carrick's United volition beryllium facing third-choice Freddie Woodman.

However, shot newsman DaveOCKOP has present claimed that Isak is acceptable for a play of 1 to 2 weeks connected the sidelines, ruling him retired of the crippled astatine Old Trafford.

Alexander Isak injury: What games volition striker miss for Liverpool?

The quality that Isak's suspected wounded is insignificant volition travel arsenic a invited alleviation to Reds fans fixed the guardant has lone started 8 times for the nine this season.

However, portion helium needs arsenic galore games arsenic imaginable to acclimatise to beingness astatine Anfield nether Arne Slot, determination is simply a accidental that helium volition lone beryllium disposable for the last 2 games of the campaign.

An lack of 2 weeks would regularisation Isak retired of matches against Manchester United connected Sunday and Chelsea connected May 9, portion helium would look a contention against clip to beryllium acceptable for his team's clash with Aston Villa connected May 17.

Man United vs. Liverpool: Can Arne Slot gain Old Trafford win?

Isak's wounded is particularly damaging arsenic some Hugo Ekitike and Mohamed Salah volition miss retired connected Sunday's game, leaving Cody Gakpo arsenic the lone recognised elder forward.

Slot could usage fig 10 Florian Wirtz connected the left, but possibly the champion mode to endanger Man United's backline would beryllium to play Rio Ngumoha connected the flanks.

The Red Devils could look to people the teenager's antiaircraft weaknesses, though possibly the country they should beryllium targeting is acceptable pieces fixed lone 2 teams person conceded much acceptable pieces than Liverpool this play (16).

If United tin bounds the interaction of Ngumoha, Liverpool volition find it hard to make galore opportunities successful the last third, and that could permission them susceptible to attackers specified arsenic Bruno Fernandes.