Arguably the biggest rivalry in English football kicks off today between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford with both clubs suffering from poor performances of late that led to Gary Neville comparing them to pub sides.
Nevertheless, we’re in for a firestorm today. In team news, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has dropped Simon Mignolet and replaced him with another usually dodgy keeper, Brad Jones. Balotelli is on the bench. For United, Louis Van Gaal has decided to start James Wilson up front alongside Robin van Persie while Radamel Falcao still isn’t ready to start and is on the bench.
Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States:
Manchester United vs Liverpool, 8:30am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Arlo White & Lee Dixon
Starting lineup:
Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Jones, Evans, Young; Carrick, Fellaini, Mata, Rooney; van Persie, Wilson
Subs: Lindegaard, McNair, Blackett, Herrera, Fletcher, Januzaj, Falcao.
Liverpool: Jones; Skrtel, Lovren, Johnson, Moreno; Henderson, Allen, Gerrard, Coutinho, Lallana; Sterling.
Subs: Mignolet, Toure, Lambert, Lucas, Can, Balotelli, Markovic.
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