RECAP: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United

Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United

Liverpool: Mignolet; Gomez, Matip, Lovren, Moreno; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 78), Firmino (Solanke 87), Coutinho (Sturridge, 79).
Subs: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sturridge, Solanke.

Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Darmian; Herrera, Matic; Young (Lindelof, 90), Mkhitaryan (Lingard, 63), Martial (Rashford, 65), Lukaku.
Subs: Romero, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Blind, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.

Booked: Smalling (74), Young (87)

BLOG RECAP

FT: It comes to nothing and the final whistle goes with the spoils shared.

90+3: A late corner for Liverpool on the left in front of the Kop ....

90+2: Young replaced by Victor Lindelof for Manchester United.

90+1: A couple of late corners for Liverpool and Lovren heads the second well over the bar. Just about sums the afternoon up.

90: Joe Gomez is Gary Neville's Man of the Match. There will be three added minutes.

89: Healf-hearted flick on from Lukaku on the edge of the Liverpool box but Lingard can't reach it and Mignolet gathers.

87: Ashley Young does finally earn that yellow card for upending Moreno. Dominic Solanke on for Firmino as Klopp goes for one final roll of the dice up front.

84: Strong burst from Can into the United box but his attempt on goal is neither a shot or a cross and De Gea collects a timid attempt easily.

82: Into the final 10 minutes and a draw is now just 1/3. Liverpool to nick all three points are 4/1 with United 6/1 while new arrival Sturridge to score the first goal has been PRICE BOOSTED to 18/1 from 16/1. Get all the in-play odds here.

79: As promised, Liverpool make a couple of switches with Salah and Coutinho off for Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sturridge.

77: Clip on the back of Herrera's leg wins a free-kick for United. Activity on the Liverpool bench as they look to bring on some fresh legs.

74: The winner of the first name to go into the book is Chris Smalling after he nudges Coutinho over.

73: Another woeful set-piece from United as Herrera's deep free-kick sails harmlessy behind the Liverpool goal. They have created precisely zero in front of goal in the second half.

71: Patient build-up from Liverpool but Firmino's chip to the far post is over-hit by a fraction and the diminutive Salah can't get his head on it.

69: Let me hit you with a stat - Lukaku is currently romping away with the prize for fewest touches in the game and that stands at just 17.

67: If you fancy United to nick this game 1-0 then that outcome has been PRICE BOOSTED currently by Sky Bet to 11/2 from 5/1. Place you bets here.

65: A second Manchester United change follows quickly with Marcus Rashford replacing Martial.

63: First change of the game as Jesse Lingard comes on for the very quiet Mkhitarayan.

60: Liverpool win a corner on the right taken by Coutinho but Lukaku heads clear with ease.

57: Lovely ball into the United area but Can can't hit the target with his volley from close range. Liverpool keep pressing and pressing.

56: Liverpool without doubt looking the most threatening and Mo Salah has been PRICE BOOSTED to 8/1 from 7/1 by Sky Bet to score the first goal.

54: Error from Darmian after a foul throw. It gets a laugh as Liverpool get another chance in the United area but Wijnaldum can only scoop a tricky ball over the goal and into the Kop.

53: Lovely through ball from Coutino to Firmino but the flag goes up straight away. De Gea makes the save anyway - no surprise there.

51: All a little bit aimless currently at the other end of the pitch for United. They certainly need to start stringing a few passes together and get a foothold.

49: Firmino shot deflected behind for a corner on the left as Liverpool definitely hit their stride the quicker after the break. They are just struggling to carve out a clear-cut opportunity.

47: First goal-mouth action of the second period as Firmino causes a nuisance and Jones gets in a tangle. De Gea to the rescue once more on his own line but the flag was up anyway.

46: The visitors get things going once again at Anfield. One more infraction from Lukaku could see him going in the book and he has been PRICE BOOSTED to 3/1 from 5/2 by Sky Bet to be carded.

HALF-TIME BET UPDATE: The draw is now into 11/8 at Sky Bet with Liverpool trading at 7/4 and Manchester United 9/4.

Among the HT PRICE BOOSTS is Lukaku to score the first goal of the game at 11/2 from 5/1 following his late chance while a win for the visitors and under 2.5 total goals is 4/1 from 100/30.

Get all the latest in-play odds right here.

45+1: HT AT ANFIELD - 0-0.

45: Lukaku's left-foot seems to catch a prone Lovren on half-way in the face. No action taken though and there will be one additional minute before the break.

44: First really good move for United ends up with Lukaku unleashing a vicious left-foot shot from inside the Liverpool area but Mignolet is up to the task and produces a superb save to parry the ball to safety.

42: Herrera upends Firmino just inside the Liverpool half. Still no reason for the referee to resort to a card just yet but it can't be far away surely.

41: Sharp opportunity for Salah just inside the United area but straight at De Gea and easily caught.

40: Corner on the right for Man United taken by Ashley Young is headed clear by Alberto Moreno.

36: Lukaku involved there as he clatters into and flips Joe Gomez up in the air on the right flank. A few words from the referee is all that follows and no card. Lucky boy.

35: Best chance of the game as De Gea stretches to get a foot to Matip's close-range attempt to keep the ball out. Good work in the build-up from Roberto Firmino as Phil Jones can only scramble the ball straight to Salah, who shoots just wide of the upright.

34: Nice play between Salah and Coutinho on the edge of the United area and a corner is the result.

33: The sparky Ashley Young is the subject of a PRICE BOOST after a few choice words towards the ref. He is 9/4 from 2/1 to be carded.

31: I put the boot in a bit on Lukaku but if you fancy his chances of breaking the deadlock then he has been PRICE BOOSTED by Sky Bet to 5/1 from 9/2. Place your bets here.

30: Nemanja Matic on the volley from the edge of the area just swerves wide and over the Liverpool goal.

28: Lukaku has never been great at Anfield and Lovren easily dispossesses the big Belgian as attempts to shield the ball on the halfway line. The striker needs to impose himself a bit more on proceedings.

26: Ashley Young certainly very vocal towards the referee after he feels he was tripped by Dejan Lovren.

24: First contribution from Romelu Lukaku as he fashions a crossing opportunity on the right but his delivery is way too strong and goes out on the opposite touchline.

22: Matip clumsily upends Martial in a good spot on the left. Free-kick for the visitors but the delivery is poor and easily cleared by Liverpool's defence.

20: The hosts are certainly turning the screw at the moment and Liverpool to score the first goal has been PRICE BOOSTED to 6/5 from 11/10.

19: Mo Salah tries his luck from 25 yards but his shot has little venom and De Gea drops on it with some comfort.

17: The temperature is being turned up a little and a little clash on the right flank between Ashley Young and Emre Can.

14: Liverpool certainly winning the possession battle - but it is all in their own half. They manage to nudge the ball forward and Wijnaldum finds some space on the edge of the United area but a weak left-foot shot is easily saved by De Gea.

10: Joel Matip shot from miles out ends up in Row Z behind the United goal.

9: Summer wantaway Coutinho has been lively in the early exchanges - Sky Bet have PRICE BOOSTED him currently to 8/1 from 7/1 to score first. Get all the in-play odds here.

7: First threat on either goal as a strong run from Wijnaldum through the middle leads to a ball to Coutinho in the United box. The former gets on the end of the return pass but his shot lacks any power and is gathered by De Gea.

5: First foul of the game as Coutinho wriggles around Herrera but the Spaniard brings him down.

2: First corner of the game goes to Man United on the right. Taken by Mkhitaryan, he gets an immediate chance to deliver once more after it goes behind again. Whistle goes and Liverpool can clear their ranks.

1: We are off and running and Liverpool get us under way.

1225: Rousing reception for Kenny Dalglish on the pitch while the teams wait in the tunnel - a few nerves without doubt despite the vast experience in both ranks.

1220: Jurgen Klopp his usual excited self in a few pre-match words with Geoff Shreeves. The German just loves football.

1210: Romelu Lukaku is looking to make it eight league games on the bounce with a goal - Sky Bet have PRICE BOOSTED the Belgian to score a header from 11/2 to 13/2. Get all the latest odds here.

1200: Everyone wants a piece of this game and to be at Anfield this afternoon - Xabi Alonso and Louis van Gaal among those getting ready to take their seats.

1145: Rashford starts on the bench so I will flag up another Sky Bet PRICE BOOST for you - how about Coutinho to score from outside the penalty area? Did it last time against Newcastle. Also against Leicester - the Brazilian to achieve that is currently 13/2 from 9/2. Place your bets here.

1145: Liverpool subs: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sturridge, Solanke.

Manchester United subs: Romero, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Blind, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.

1140: I have taken a look at all of today's Premier League fixtures and my selection for this one is an away win - preview is here.

1135: Here are the starting XIs:

Liverpool: Mignolet; Gomez, Matip, Lovren, Moreno; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Coutinho.

Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Darmian; Herrera, Matic; Young, Mkhitaryan, Martial; Lukaku.

I will add in some news on the respective benches shortly.

1130: Sky Bet have all the angles covered with more markets than you can shake a stick at. Liverpool can be backed at 17/10 with the visitors on offer at 7/4 and a draw 23/10. There are plenty of pre-match PRICE BOOSTS and include Marcus Rashford to score first at 15/2 from 13/2. You can check it all out right here.

1125: Good morning. It is a little over an hour until all the talking stops as one of the premier fixtures of the Premier League campaign gets under way at Anfield as Liverpool host arch-rivals Manchester United. I'm David John and will be bringing you all the build-up, betting news and a updates once we are get started on the hallowed turf of this part of Merseyside. Welcome along!