Man Utd face Liverpool as Carrick plays down Salah boost
Report claims Liverpool’s Alexander Isak is out for 1-2 weeks, adding to absences with doubts over Alisson and others. United could complete a home and away league double over Liverpool with an Old Trafford win.
United are ‘attracted’ to Christian Pulisic and are tracking Danilo, while moving in the shadows for €50m-rated Donyell Malen as Roma consider a profit sale after triggering his option.
Fabrizio Romano says Carrick is the clear favourite for the United job. The club have checked on Botafogo midfielder Danilo at around £34m as summer midfield changes loom.
Man United and Chelsea eye Sporting’s Maximiliano Araújo. The versatile left-back has a €80m clause, with Sporting open to talks around €40-50m amid interest to solve United’s left-back issues.
United, third with 61 points, host Liverpool. Casemiro and Mainoo in the predicted XI, Cunha and Shaw doubts. Salah, Ekitike and Mamardashvili out, Alisson a doubt. Last meeting ended 2-1 to United.
Carrick praises Salah’s Liverpool legacy but refuses to call his absence a boost. He wants United back in Champions League nights like PSG-Bayern and notes Liverpool still have quality threats.
Sir Alex Ferguson, 84, was taken to hospital from Old Trafford an hour before Man Utd vs Liverpool after feeling unwell. It was reported as precautionary and not linked to his 2018 brain haemorrhage.
Bruno Fernandes says he rejected moves, insisting success at Man United ‘means more’. He vows to chase the Premier League and Champions League after last season’s low finish.
With Salah’s late decline cited as caution, United will not push for ‘one more season’ with Casemiro. The 34-year-old plans to leave despite a renaissance, prompting midfield succession plans.
