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Man United/ Liverpool

In our daily search for enlightenment, About.com: Christianity informs us "The next time Easter will fall on March 23 in Western Christianity is 2160, 152 years from now. It's doubtful any Western Christians will still be around to celebrate Easter again on March 23." So, no more Christianity then. Hmm. Wonder how they know that? The top four sides in the Premier League meet this Easter Sunday to hasten this process of decline in Britain's number one religion, with their message of petulance and shirt-tugging completely at odds with the church's seasonal call to binge on chocolate and kill lambs. As for ever rising from the dead again, Liverpool's faith in this variety of miracle has been tested to the point at which they just don't know what to think anymore.

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Man United
Last six: WWLWWW
Last six at home: WLWWLW
Last six League at home: WLWWWW
Injuries: Van Der Sar (groin, 23 Mar), Silvestre (knee ligaments, 22 Mar)
Suspensions: None

Liverpool
Last six: WWWWWW
Last six away: WWDLDD
Last six League away: WDLDDW
Injuries: Agger (ankle, June), Finnan (hamstring, 23 March), Voronin (knee, unknown).
Suspensions: None

Headline Trends

» Manchester United have won five and drawn one of the last six, including victories in the last four.

» Rafael Benitez has never beaten United in the Premier League.

» The last seven games between the two sides have all seen under 2.5 goals.

» At least one of the sides has kept a clean sheet in their last seven meetings.

» chickendinner supertip: Spread bookmakers have set the booking quote for this game at 46-50 and the Chelsea / Arsenal match at 54-58. They expect the cards to be flowing more freely in London. Good value can be found on Paddy Power: who is offering 5/4 that the first booking (by time elapsed) will be presented at Stamford Bridge. To get on it and get a £10 free bet, click here 

 

Man United

» Man United have been scoring plenty of goals at home this season in the Premier League – averaging 2.3 per game.

» Manchester United have gone on to win every home game in which they have been leading at half-time.

» Manchester United have kept clean sheets in eleven of their fifteen home games this season.

» The likely scorer would be Ronaldo who has scored seven goals in his last four home league games.

Liverpool

» Liverpool have scored at least once in the first half of their last five league games.

» Liverpool are yet to lose an away game when they have been behind at half-time.

» Liverpool have been scoring plenty of goals in recent weeks – they’ve nabbed fifteen in their last five league games.

» chickendinner superfact: The last time Liverpool won away to any of the ‘Big Four’, it was April 2004 (1-0 at Old Trafford).

Any other business

» No team has conceded fewer goals on the road this season that the nine Liverpool have had scored against them. In addition to this, no team has conceded fewer goals than the impressive five Manchester United have conceded.

» chickendinner superfact: This game at Old Trafford is yet to have finished in a 0-0 scoreline in Premiership history.

20/03/08

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