Liverpool visits Manchester United at Old Trafford this weekend with the aim of defending the leadership of the Premier League and with the pressure of what their two pursuers, Arsenal and Manchester City, have done the day before, who face each other. away to Brighton and Crystal Palace, respectively, before facing Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the ‘Champions’. The ‘Theatre of Dreams’ welcomes Jürgen Klopp’s men this Sunday, who have added 19 of the last 21 points at stake in the English league – they only tied with City – and who lead the table with 70 points, two more than the Gunners (68), the last ones who managed to beat them in the Premier, and three more than the Citizens (67). Now, before facing Atalanta at Anfield at the start of the Europa League quarter-finals, the ‘red’ team will face a Manchester United team affected by their dramatic last defeat against Chelsea, in which the ‘ Blues’ came back in the duel with two goals in the 100th and 101st minutes. The ‘red devils’, who have only won one of their last five league games, are sixth in the standings with 48 points, nine away from the last place. continental access, currently held by Tottenham (57). When Klopp’s men take the field, they will already know the results of their main rivals for the title, who play on Saturday to have time to prepare for their Champions League commitments. The closest in the table, Mikel Arteta’s team, visit a Brighton (43) that has lost speed in its objective of joining the European train. A victory at the Amex Stadium would give the Gunners, who have not yet fallen in the Premier League in 2024 – nine wins and a draw against City last week – and who host Bayern Munich on Tuesday, the momentary lead , which they would keep in the event of a draw or defeat for Liverpool. If Arteta’s men stumble, the lead could go to Pep Guardiola’s men, as long as they beat Crystal Palace – who have gone four games without a win – at Selhurst Park. After draws against Liverpool (1-1) and Arsenal (0-0), the ‘sky blue’ took flight by beating fourth-placed Aston Villa (4-1), precisely the last team in all competitions who managed to beat him -on December 6th-. In the 24 matches after that defeat they have achieved 20 wins and four draws, a streak that they will try to extend this Saturday and, above all, on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabéu, where Real Madrid awaits them in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The Catalan coach, who will not be able to count on Kyle Walker or Nathan Aké, has not revealed whether he will have Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne, who were rested against the ‘villains’. Precisely, Unai Emery’s team, fourth with 59 points, will try to forget the defeat against Guardiola’s team against Brentford, in need after eight games without winning. Tottenham, fifth, two points behind the ‘villains’, will seek to assault the ‘Champions zone’ at home against the needy Nottingham Forest. –PROGRAM FOR DAY 32 IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. -Saturday. Crystal Palace – Manchester City. Aston Villa – Brentford. Everton – Burnley. Fulham – Newcastle. Luton – Bournemouth. Wolverhampton – West Ham. Brighton – Arsenal. -Sunday. Manchester United – Liverpool. Sheffield United – Chelsea. Tottenham – Nottingham Forest.
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