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United get things underway, moving from right to left on my screen.
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Here’s how they’re looking …
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🔴 #LIVMUN TEAM NEWS 🔴
Here's how we line up this afternoon against Manchester United 👊 pic.twitter.com/60YSWFeh9w
— Liverpool FC Women (@LiverpoolFCW) May 5, 2024
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📋 Presenting your penultimate United XI of the #BarclaysWSL campaign 👊#MUWomen pic.twitter.com/tBwk4y106G
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Liverpool: Micah, Clark, Bonner, Fisk, Koivisto, Nagano, Holland, Höbinger, Hinds, Enderby, Haug
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Subs: Leath, Kiernan, Lawley, Daniels, Parry, Spencer
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Manchester United: Earps, Blundell, Le Tissier, Turner, Evans, Zelem, Naalsund, García, Toone, Galton, Parris
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Subs: Mannion, Guerrero, Malard, Ladd, Riviere, Miyazawa, Geyse, Williams, Tullis-Joyce
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Hello, hello, hello and welcome to coverage of Manchester United’s visit to Prenton Park, a venue which has already hosted one thriller this week.
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Yes, it was some night on Wednesday, with Chelsea’s title hopes going up in flames in a thrilling 4-3 victory for Liverpool. The hosts were clinical with their set-pieces, and Gemma Bonner was on hand for the injury-time winner against her old club.
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And now we find ourselves with the nerviest of battles for fourth place. Both United and Liverpool are on 35 points after 20 matches, with today’s visitors sat ahead on a superior goal difference. For Liverpool, victory would be the perfect farewell to this ground; they’re off to St Helens Stadium next season after signing a 10-year lease. United are here to try ruin the goodbye. Kick-off’s at 2pm BST.
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| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City Women | 20 | 46 | 52 |
| 2 | Chelsea Women | 19 | 38 | 46 |
| 3 | Arsenal Women | 20 | 27 | 44 |
| 4 | Man Utd Women | 20 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC Women | 20 | 3 | 35 |
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Key events
9 min: Earps collects easily from the free-kick. This game is lacking in rhythm at the moment.
8 min: Liverpool win a free-kick out on the left and are going to try and pump it long into the box.
7 min: Evans pushes forward to disrupt Koivisto but Liverpool survive United’s high press and win a free-kick in the centre circle.
4 min: Koivisto crunches into Evans on the right-hand side for Liverpool before United work it back to Earps. And then, suddenly, Galton finds herself slipped in, one on one, with Micah to beat inside the box. The United No 11 fires straight at the keeper, her effort lacking in power and accuracy. United really should be one up.
2 min: A scrappy opening minute is followed by United winning a free-kick in the centre circle. Long punts and little on the floor to begin with.
Peep!
United get things underway, moving from right to left on my screen.
The players bump fists, You’ll Never Walk Alone rings around Prenton Park. We’re a couple minutes away from kick-off.
Sarah Rendell’s got an eye on the title fight. Can Arsenal do Emma Hayes a massive favour (even if that means the Gunners briefly move ahead of Chelsea)?
I’ve crunched the numbers: Liverpool are unchanged from their midweek win over Chelsea, while Manchester United have three from the starting XI in their 1-0 win over Leicester last weekend. Ella Toone, Nikita Parris and Lucía García start; Hinata Miyazawa, Geyse and Melvine Malard make way.
Just in case you don’t want my company (your loss):
The teams
Here’s how they’re looking …
🔴 #LIVMUN TEAM NEWS 🔴
Here's how we line up this afternoon against Manchester United 👊 pic.twitter.com/60YSWFeh9w
— Liverpool FC Women (@LiverpoolFCW) May 5, 2024
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📋 Presenting your penultimate United XI of the #BarclaysWSL campaign 👊#MUWomen pic.twitter.com/tBwk4y106G
— Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) May 5, 2024
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Liverpool: Micah, Clark, Bonner, Fisk, Koivisto, Nagano, Holland, Höbinger, Hinds, Enderby, Haug
Subs: Leath, Kiernan, Lawley, Daniels, Parry, Spencer
Manchester United: Earps, Blundell, Le Tissier, Turner, Evans, Zelem, Naalsund, García, Toone, Galton, Parris
Subs: Mannion, Guerrero, Malard, Ladd, Riviere, Miyazawa, Geyse, Williams, Tullis-Joyce
Preamble
Hello, hello, hello and welcome to coverage of Manchester United’s visit to Prenton Park, a venue which has already hosted one thriller this week.
Yes, it was some night on Wednesday, with Chelsea’s title hopes going up in flames in a thrilling 4-3 victory for Liverpool. The hosts were clinical with their set-pieces, and Gemma Bonner was on hand for the injury-time winner against her old club.
And now we find ourselves with the nerviest of battles for fourth place. Both United and Liverpool are on 35 points after 20 matches, with today’s visitors sat ahead on a superior goal difference. For Liverpool, victory would be the perfect farewell to this ground; they’re off to St Helens Stadium next season after signing a 10-year lease. United are here to try ruin the goodbye. Kick-off’s at 2pm BST.