Manchester United will be determined to keep their hopes of winning silverware this season alive when they welcome rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
United, who drew 0-0 with the Merseyside outfit at Anfield in the Premier League in December, got back to winning ways last time out, beating Everton 2-0. Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford scored first-half penalties to secure an important three points.
The win moved United to within eight points of the top four, providing them with fresh optimism that a top four finish might still be possible this season. This weekend, however, focus switches to the FA Cup and keeping their dream of ending the campaign with a trophy alive.
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Having named an unchanged team for the win over Everton from the defeat at Manchester City just under a week earlier, manager Erik ten Hag will be forced into a minimum of one alteration against the Anfield outfit. Jonny Evans is unavailable for selection, meaning a change is guaranteed at centre-back.
Andre Onana is expected to start in goal. He has featured in two of United's opening three FA Cup matches this season and kept clean sheets on both occasions, keeping out both Wigan Athletic and Nottingham Forest.
As for the back-four, Ten Hag could recall both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire. Speaking at Friday's press conference, the United boss confirmed they are both in contention to feature.
Wan-Bissaka could come straight back into the team and start at right-back, allowing Diogo Dalot to make the switch to left-back. The latter has played on the left several
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