Liverpool handed major boost ahead of Man United clash

Liverpool have had a bit of a topsy-turvy season thus far.

Andoni Iraola's first campaign in charge of the club was expected to be fairly smooth sailing, especially with all the money that had been spent on new players last term.

And, to make things even better for the Spaniard, he was even allowed to spend another £150 million on improving his ranks.

At the moment, the Anfield outfit are fourth in the Premier League table and while this is a decent place to be in at this point of the season, the fact that they're nine points adrift of first-place Arsenal is massively concerning.

Obviously, there's still a decent chunk of the campaign left to go but, right now, it's hard to see how Iraola's men will be able to challenge for the title.

That is, unless they manage to turn their form around and start winning games consistently and, for them to be able to do this, they're going to need all the help that they can get.

Liverpool's season may not be going as they planned it to but, their form isn't anywhere near as bad as Manchester United's.

At the moment, the Red Devils are 18th in the Premier League which has led to Michael Carrick being sacked.

The United legend is still loved by fans with most people believing that its the players' fault rather than his.

His sacking has caused all sorts of uproar from fans with many speculating who they were going to bring in to replace him.

Thankfully for the Red Devils, that answer has been shared with many journalists saying Mauricio Pochettino will be taking over.

And, ahead of their game against Liverpool, some fans were worried that United would get given a new manager boost ahead of their clash.

However, recent reports have suggested that Pochettino won't be going to Old Trafford until after the international break.

For Liverpool, this is spectacular news as, it means he won't have all that long to make the changes that he wants to.

And, this lack of preparation could certainly play in the Reds' favour.

The changing of a manager often gives teams a boost.

This has been shown on countless occasions with some clubs even being saved thanks to their new boss.

But, since Pochettino will only have a couple of days to prepare for Man United's game against Liverpool, it means that the Red Devils won't know what style their new manager wants them to play in.

And, while this could be seen as a negative thing for the Reds, it means that United should be eve more disorganised than they already were.

Alexander Isak, Bradley Barcola and Cody Gakpo are all in decent form at the moment too which means that they should be able to put in a good enough performance to get past their opponents defence.

Obviously, nothing is guaranteed but, on the face of things, this looks like the perfect time for Liverpool to be playing their arch-rivals, especially after their recent defeats against Manchester City and Arsenal.