Shackle the United Midfield
While United have been excelling in all areas of the pitch in recent weeks, one of the most important reasons for their revival has been the brilliance of the midfield trio of Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba.
Carrick’s presence in the midfield allows Pogba to romp forward regularly and wreak havoc while Herrera performs the role of the enforcer hounding opponents relentlessly for the ball. However, if Liverpool manages to close down Carrick, restricting him to playing sideways more often than not, they can put a stranglehold on the home team. If that is achieved, Pogba will be forced to drop deeper a lot, which would reduce his threat to quite an extent.
Press the United midfield hard, cut down the angles, close down spaces and Liverpool will cut one of the Red Devils’ main supply line, which would serve a long way in their attempt to come up trumps at the Theatre of Dreams.