Tasked with trying to stop Mohamed Salah from rubbing more salt into gaping Manchester United wounds, Tyrell Malacia could not have asked for a more difficult challenge on his first Premier League start.
Salah has become something of a nightmare for United to deal with in recent seasons, scoring eight goals in his last four appearances against the Reds ahead of Monday night's latest coming together at Old Trafford. He scored a hat-trick on his last visit to the Theatre of Dreams and netted a further two goals when the two sides collided at Anfield back in April.
Although Liverpool arrived in M16 without a victory to their name, they were still the much fancied favourites to scoop all three points, particularly when you consider just how poor United were during their 4-0 drubbing at Brentford just over a week ago. But in an attempt to spark a reaction, Erik ten Hag made four changes to his starting line-up, naming a team that raised plenty of eyebrows an hour before kick-off.
