The defending champions Real Madrid will travel to Anfield to take on six-time winners Liverpool and will host seven-time champions AC Milan among eight league phase matches in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25.
The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 will have a completely new format with 36 teams playing eight matches against eight different teams in the first round. The top eight teams will qualify for the knockout round while the next 16 teams will play playoffs.
Playing their first official game since Jurgen Klopp's exit, Liverpool registered an easy win over newly-promoted Ipswich Town in their first English Premier League match with star forward Mohamed Salah scoring his ninth opening-day goal in tournament history.
“I said many times I think our squad is strong and it's not easy to find players who can help us or can even strengthen the squad. Zubimendi was one of them, to be fair, but he decided not to come," Liverpool manager Arne Slot said.
The 20-time champions Manchester United will clash against Fulham in the opening fixture of the English Premier League 2024-25 at Old Trafford on Friday while the defending champions and title favourites Manchester City will face London giants Chelsea in their first game on Sunday.
In-form Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City defeated West Ham in the final match week to claim the English Premier League 2023-24 title for the fourth consecutive time. Liverpool and Arsenal also recorded victories in their last matches to finish in the top four.
Liverpool recorded an impressive 3-1 win against Sheffield United to reclaim the lead in the English Premier League on Thursday night at Anfield. Both Arsenal and Manchester City also recorded easy wins in gameweek 31 to keep pressure on the Reds in the title race.
Manchester United boasts an impressive record against the Reds in FA Cup history with 10 wins in 15 matches but have not recorded a goal against their arch rivals in six of their last nine encounters across competitions.
Liverpool and Manchester City are engaged in a three-way battle for the English Premier League title with London giants Arsenal this season. The Reds lead the points table by just one point over the second-placed Citizens going into the Sunday clash at Anfield.
Liverpool famously defeated Chelsea in the EFL Cup final in 2022 on penalties but are struggling with injury issues going into the upcoming final at Wembley Stadium. Star forwards Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez also remain doubtful having missed the latest EPL clash against Luton.
English Premier League leaders enter this game after thrashing Norwich City in their last FA Cup clash and are clear favourites to continue their red-hot form across competitions while the West London giants are struggling for consistency with two wins in the last five games.
“I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it – or at least try to explain it," Jurgen Klopp said in his statement to Liverpool football club on Friday.
Liverpool kept their unbeaten run with a 2-0 away win against Burnley to regain the top spot in the English Premier League table while Arsenal were stunned by London rivals West Ham United at home in the gameweek 19 on Thursday evening.
Second-placed Premier League giants Liverpool are set to host the leaders Arsenal in their 18th EPL game of the season at Anfield on Saturday (December 23) and fans from India can find out all the live streaming details here.
The defending champions Manchester City are placed at the top of the English Premier League table with 28 points while the 19-time winners Liverpool are in the second position with 27 points in 12 games so far.
Both Chelsea and Liverpool will open their English Premier League 2023-24 campaign in a top-six clash at Stamford Bridge, London.
Kylian Mbappe has only a year left on his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and he is not looking forward to extending his stay with Ligue 1 champions.
Manchester United thrashed Chelsea 4-1 to secure the fourth spot in the English Premier League table and to shatter Liverpool's hopes for a UCL spot.
FA Cup 4th Round: Holders Liverpool have been knocked out of the FA Cup after Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma scored in the second half stoppage time to compile the Reds to yet another misery at the Amex Stadium
FA Cup 3rd Round Replay: Defending champion Liverpool have set up a fourth round tie against Brighton after they oversaw the challenge of Wolves in the third round replay where Harvey Elliott scored a screamer
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