Liverpool vs Manchester United - Live on Sky Sports 1

Update: Both teams are announced for today's game. Here's the line-up; Liverpool 25 Reina 02 Johnson 05 Agger 34 Kelly 37 Skrtel 08 Gerrard 24 Allen 31 Sterling 33 Shelvey 07 Suarez 29 Borini Substitutes 01 Jones 03 Jose Enrique 23 Carragher 04 Sahin 14 Henderson 11 Assaidi 30 Jesus Fernandez Saez Manchester United 13 Lindegaard 02 Rafael 03 Evra 05 Ferdinand 06 Evans 07 Valencia 11 Giggs 16 Carrick 17 Nani 26 Kagawa 20 Van Persie Substitutes 01 De Gea 28 Buttner 08 Anderson 22 Scholes 23 Cleverley 14 Hernandez 19 Welbeck Liverpool welcome their great rivals Manchester United to Anfield for today's early afternoon Barclays Premier League encounter. Kick-off time is at 1.30pm and the match will be screened live on Sky Sports 1. Here's the team news ahead of the game... Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers rested first teamers Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez, Daniel Agger, Glen Johnson, Joe Allen, Martin Skrtel and Martin Kelly for the Thursday night's 5-3 Europa League victory over Young Boys. All are in contention to be reinstated for today's game. Forwards Fabio Borini and Raheem Sterling, who were substitutes in that game midweek, are likely to start. Jonjo Shelvey's man of the match performance midweek, which included two goals scored in the second half, could see him force his way into the first team. For Manchester United, winger Ashley Young misses out with a knee cartilage injury that will keep him out for another two to three weeks. Wayne Rooney will miss the game with a gashed thigh.

Line-ups from;

Liverpool (from): Reina, Kelly, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson, Gerrard, Allen, Shelvey, Suarez , Borini, Sterling, Jones, Carragher, Coates, Enrique, Henderson, Sahin, Downing, Assaidi. United (from): Lindegaard, De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Vidic, Evra, Buttner, Valencia, Scholes, Fletcher, Powell, Carrick, Cleverley, Anderson, Giggs, Nani, Van Persie, Hernandez, Welbeck.

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