{"id":3254,"date":"2026-05-02T15:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:24:30","slug":"jamie-carragher-makes-man-utd-vs-liverpool-prediction-for-premier-league-clash-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3254","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher makes Man Utd vs Liverpool prediction for Premier League clash | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2267079041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28207983\" alt=\"Liverpool FC v Galatasaray SK - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 Second Leg\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jamie Carragher has made his prediction for Sunday\u2019s crunch Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>United have the opportunity to complete the league double over Liverpool for the first time in a decade, having beaten the Reds 2-1 at Anfield under Ruben Amorim in October.<\/p>\n<p>And the Red Devils should go into Sunday\u2019s game full of confidence given they have already reeled off victories against Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea under interim head coach Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, meanwhile, will look to make it three league wins in a row and leapfrog their rivals into third.<\/p>\n<p>But with both teams already poised to qualify for next season\u2019s Champions League, Carragher insists that Sunday\u2019s result could actually prove more important when it comes to building positivity ahead of next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s probably not much riding on it in terms of what the result means in terms of league position and qualifying for the Champions League,\u2019 Carragher told <strong>Metro.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I think it\u2019s probably a big game for both managers. I think both sets of supporters want to feel like they\u2019ve got the right guy going into next season. I think a win in a big derby game against a big rival always helps to feel a good factor around the club. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273090470.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28208701\" alt=\"Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arne Slot\u2019s side can overtake Manchester United with a win on Sunday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s probably what\u2019s a little bit at stake because there are a lot of Liverpool supporters who probably aren\u2019t fully 100 per cent behind the Liverpool manager right now. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018And with Michael Carrick, probably some Manchester United fans are not quite sure if he the right man to take them forward and win the biggest trophies? <\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s only one game, but you can\u2019t help it. It does have a lasting impact and sort of feel-good factor around these games if you can get the right results.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2272872277.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28208689\" alt=\"Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mohamed Salah is set to miss out due to injury (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carragher\u2019s former side will have to travel to Old Trafford without Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian forward picked up an injury last weekend against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>And Carragher believes Arne Slot may have a trick up his sleeve when it comes to replacing Salah on the right wing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Well, he could play Frimpong there, but he actually hasn\u2019t played wingers really a lot in his last few months; he\u2019s always played a very narrow system, so he may go back to that,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019ll be interesting. He\u2019s always got something up his sleeve, Arne Slot. He doesn\u2019t do the same thing every week like some teams do.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And asked for a prediction, a slightly unconvincing Carragher said: \u2018Liverpool 2-1. 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