The Egyptian star Mohamed Salah will be absent as Brazilian Alison Baker and Cameroon's Joel Matip play in the Liverpool match against Manchester United shortly.

Salah was injured in the final moments of the game that beat Leicester City in the last round, while Matip missed that game and the match of Salzburg in the Champions League because of a bruise .

Allison returned to training after a period of absence due to a calf injury in front of Norwich City in the opening game of the season.

Lever leads the table with 24 points from eight games, five points ahead of second-placed Man City, while the Red Devils are 14 points from 14 games.