Manchester United will face Liverpool in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Ahead of the game, Paul Merson has made his prediction on Sportskeeda. According to Merson, the Reds will celebrate a 2-0 win.
"This is one of the biggest games in England and it has provided great entertainment in recent seasons too," wrote Merson.
"Liverpool have lost three in a row in all competitions and if Arsenal win on Saturday, this is a must-win game for them. I thought Liverpool fully deserved to get beat by Crystal Palace and Galatasaray. They must get back on track now. All the three Liverpool defeats have come away from home and now they return to Anfield. We all know Liverpool are a different beast on home turf, and Manchester United haven't been great on their travels! I said this before as well, Liverpool went too top heavy in the summer transfer window.
"People told me Alexander Isak would help Liverpool walk the league. But what it has done is, created a confusion inside Arne Slot's head! It will be at least until December when Slot knows his best team. And if you don't know your best team, you can't win the league title! I have a feeling Isak will start this game because of the transfer fee. You just can't leave him out when you pay that kind of money, can you? If you pay over £100 million for players, they have to be in the line-up for the big games and this is one of them. I also think Florian Wirtz is a decent option for this game. Manchester United are not strong in midfield and I wouldn't be surprised if Slot deploys Wirtz in that no.10 role. I believe Wirtz can cause problems to United too.
"We have to talk about Mohamed Salah as well, he has struggled so far this season. Without Trent Alexander-Arnold, he isn't the same player. When Liverpool had Trent, he was so good on the ball that opponents had to get close to him and always put pressure on him whenever he had the ball. Now that he's gone, teams are just doubling down on Salah on that flank and giving him no space.
I don't think Liverpool will lose at home, they will snap out of this run. Manchester United will be lucky if they can walk away with something from Anfield."