Manchester United's defensive midfielder might start against Liverpool, but he has lost every match he started this season! Amroli could follow the example set by the two teams.

Manchester United will face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, and English reports indicate that Uruguayan midfielder Ugart is expected to start again. The 24-year-old took part in the first-team preparations on Thursday, whereas his competitor Casemiro was absent after traveling extensively to play full matches for Brazil in Korea and Japan.

The Manchester Evening News reported that Manchester United internationals Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Cunha, and Amad Diallo did not attend the full training session on Thursday. Amroli gave extra rest to players who had longer international travel and more playing time to help them recover physically. Sources close to Carrington revealed these players still reported to training but only performed light recovery exercises without joining the full team session.

Casemiro, 33, flew back to the UK from Asia after a long journey, so he requires more rest. In contrast, Ugart was not included in Bielsa’s Uruguay squad, which played warm-up matches against the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan in Malaysia.

After the September international break, Amroli started Ugart against Manchester City, but the outcome was disappointing with a 0-3 loss. Notably, in all the matches Ugart started this season—including games against Brentford, Manchester City, and Grimsby—the team either lost or got eliminated. For example, in the League Cup match against League Two side Grimsby, Ugart was substituted at halftime as United trailed 0-2 and needed to boost their attack.

Conversely, in the next match after Ugart started, Casemiro was restored fully to the starting lineup and Manchester United won every game. This makes sense since Amroli started Ugart to strengthen the defense, indicating that the opposition was strong and the Red Devils’ defeat was understandable.

Regarding injured players, Manchester United’s Mazraoui is reportedly close to returning after missing four weeks due to injury, though he also missed Thursday’s full training. Lisandro Martinez remains unavailable; although he is close to resuming normal training, it is too early to include him in the match squad, and due to his injury history over recent years, Amroli is unwilling to take any risks.

Also absent from training was young Eden Haven, who was injured in the first minute of England’s U20 match. Although he played through the first half, he withdrew at halftime. Amroli called up several Manchester United academy prospects, including Jacob Dewani, Tyler Fletcher, Shay Lacey, Sam Mather, Bendito Mantato, Rhys Munro, Chido Obi, and Jim Swets, to ensure sufficient numbers in training.

After Amroli took charge last season, Manchester United often performed well against strong teams, including a January away match at Liverpool where they came from behind to lead 2-1 before being held to a draw. The Red Devils also beat Manchester City away and knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup. However, this season seems different, with United only able to defeat newly promoted teams or a Chelsea side reduced to ten men.

Liverpool suffered three consecutive defeats in all competitions before the "Red Derby." Could Manchester United hand Klopp a fourth straight loss? The Sun suggests Amroli should deploy Sheshko to draw Van Dijk and Konaté’s double marking, creating scoring opportunities for Mbemo, Mason Mount, and Bruno Fernandes by exploiting Liverpool’s center-backs’ tendency to defend together rather than one-on-one and their typically close positioning. Chelsea exploited this by pulling the two defenders out of position, allowing Kaysedo to score from distance.

The report also recommends Manchester United imitate Glasner’s tactics used at Crystal Palace—abandoning high pressing to lure Liverpool’s formation forward, then exploiting the space behind them on counterattacks. United have officially announced they will wear their white and purple away kit for the first time in this match.