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Liverpool Vs. Manchester United Preview

Liverpool look to build on Wednesday's result against Arsenal . They face Unoted game in the biggest game of the British football calender. Liverpool are looking to close the gap on the top four and a result against United would boost confidence and help them to get closer to Champion's League football.Liverpool have a poor recent record against United losing 4 out of their last 5 games .Roberto Firmino will be looking to keep form after a fantastic performance against Arsenal. His form has reflected that of the whole squad to some extent with some fantasic performances this season but lacking consistency United have been poor away this season 4 of their 5 losses this season have come away, this gives liverpool hope despite their poor home form.Manchester United have some big injuries with Schweinsteiger, Carrick Shaw and Rojo all out.This game is significant for Van Gaal's future as there has been talk recently that and more poor results couod lead to the sack. Many fans

Stoke City Vs. Liverpool Preview

Liverpool face Stoke in the first leg of the Capital One cup semi-final. Both teams arrive at the Britannia on the back of disappointing defeats to West Brom and West Ham respectively. Liverpool will be looking to bounce back after a poor performance. Jurgen Klopp has managed to bring a feel good atmosphere to Anfield but despite this results have been inconsistent. Liverpool have convincingly defeated Chelsea and Manchester City under Klopp but have all had defeats to Newcastle and Crystal Palace. This makes the match a hard one to predict, on their day Liverpool can be unstoppable but at other times can be very weak. Stoke have impressed this season, gone is their reputation of route one boring football. Their recruitment had been fantastic with the signings of Shaqiri,Bojan and Affelay. These players provide attacking options wide or through the middle and have been an important factor in their success. Arnautovic is also having a good season, it's clear Stoke's strength c