Former London Arsenal player Paul Merson shared his expectations of the Premier League matchday 17 between Liverpool and Manchester United.
Paul Merson, Getty Images- People keep saying it's a big match, but is it really? I think it's the most obvious match of the weekend. I'm convinced that Liverpool will easily beat MU. Bruno Fernandes is suspended, Shaw, Varane and Maguire are injured. Therefore, everything does not look very pleasant for the Mancunians.
I will say the following: I will be more shocked if MU draws at Anfield than if Crystal Palace takes points from Manchester City. That's how confident I am in Liverpool's victory, because Eric ten Hag's team is absolutely on the edge. In the match against Bayern Munich, they were given freedom of action, but left with nothing. Before that, they were completely smashed at home by Bournemouth, and even if you look at the matches they won, they just didn't do the job.
I expect Liverpool to tear MU to shreds, so I'm backing a 3-0 win. I don't expect anything from MU because they are not good enough this season. As for Liverpool, the Merseysiders need to win in the run-up to Christmas. In addition, they will face Arsenal in a week's time," said Paul Merson.
