Manchester United will make a trip to Anfield on Sunday to face a Liverpool side looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table

Hello and welcome along to the Manchester Evening News' live coverage of Ruben Amorim's first pre-match press conference of 2025. The United head coach will speak to the media at Carrington this lunchtime to preview Sunday's trip to Anfield to face Liverpool.

John Obi Mikel has taken aim at Ruben Amorim ’s decision to play both Christian Eriksen and Casemiro in midfield against Newcastle, branding it a ‘massive, massive mistake’ that can ‘never happen again’.