23 October,2021 08:00 AM IST | Liverpool | AFP
Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire celebrate a goal against Atalanta at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Pic/Getty Images
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp denied he was rubbing his hands together at the prospect of unleashing his in-form attackers against Manchester United's leaky defence in Sunday's blockbuster EPL clash at Old Trafford.
Liverpool's gifted front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are all scoring freely for the unbeaten Reds, who are just one point behind leaders Chelsea.
Salah netted twice in the 3-2 win at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday - a result that means Liverpool have scored at least three goals in every away game this season across all competitions. United also won by the same scoreline in midweek but had to come back from 2-0 down against Atalanta, with Cristiano Ronaldo heading a late winner.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men are struggling in the league and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 consecutive home games in all competitions, their longest such run since 1964. Former United midfielder Paul Scholes, now a TV pundit, said Klopp would be rubbing his hands together at the prospect of facing sixth-placed United, who are missing Raphael Varane from their defence. But Klopp said on Friday that playing United at Old Trafford would be a tough proposition, despite their recent wobbles.
"There was not one second when I was rubbing my hands, I can say that," the Liverpool manager said. "There was no reason for it. If you watched the game then you obviously could see that Atalanta caused United in the first half some problems. But even in that half I think United had three clear-cut chances. The second half was a pure power presentation of United," he added.
"They went for it and with the quality they have, they can cause any team problems, especially when you stop playing football and obviously Atalanta did a little bit of that."
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