The 40 million Manchester United stand to lose when they lose at Anfield on Sunday

No one expected Manchester United to miss Harry Maguire at this stage, but the English centre-back, voted MVP last November, is set to miss a significant part of the squad for Sunday's game against Liverpool. Maguire, who went off with a knee injury in the Champions League game against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, which led to him leaving Europe. "He won't be available for us for the next few games, but I don't think it's a long-term absence," Ten Hag said.

A serious problem of absentees for United for this new test for Ten Hag, who is more out than in. In addition to the absence of the injured Martial, Bruno Fernandes has to serve a suspension against the Reds.  The memory of the 7-0 defeat the last time the two sides met looms large. "I think everyone knows that and is very motivated when you go to play at Anfield. It's a place where you know it's going to be difficult," explained Ten Hag, who announced that "we have last year's result in the back of our minds but we have to take advantage of it, learn from it and on Sunday we can prove it".

Manchester United are failing to sustain a competitive pace in the Premier League and UEFA competitions, prompting Netherlands midfielder Donny Van de Beek to ask to leave for Germany for a new adventure. Van de Beek was one of the most prominent members of the Ajax side that wowed European football in 2018, when they reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, but his time at Manchester United did not work out as he had hoped.

<strong>Man U&#39;s 40 million to let go at Anfield</strong>

With a defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, Manchester United would be virtually out of the race for the Premier League title, as the gap in the standings would be 13 points at the halfway point of the season. With that, they would be saying goodbye to the $40 million prize for being league champions.