Pundit Predictions: Will Cunha start v Liverpool?

Sunday 03 May 2026 08:00Manchester United are bidding to register a Premier League double over Liverpool this season and cement a top-five finish in the process at Old Trafford this afternoon. The Reds know victory over Arne Slot’s side will confirm our anticipated return to the UEFA Champions League next term, so a massive match is in store in our penultimate home game of the campaign. Ex-United defender Wes Brown knows what it’s like to get on the scoresheet against the Merseysiders in M16, having done so in a memorable 3-0 victory back in 2008. The MUTV pundit is a regular player of our popular United Predictions game and has locked in his selections for how he thinks the contest against fellow European contenders will pan out…BROWN’S PREDICTIONS Wes believes Michael Carrick will make only one change to the XI that started the 2-1 victory over Brentford and that Matheus Cunha will return to the line-up, after the Brazilian missed Monday’s match with a sore hip flexor, with Amad the player to miss out. Brown also expects United to come out on top and Senne Lammens to keep a clean sheet. On the scoring front, he thinks Benjamin Sesko will make the breakthrough and add to the goal the Slovenian netted against Brentford – which was his 10th in the Premier League this season. As a fellow defender, our former no.6 is backing Harry Maguire – who notched that glorious winner at Anfield in October – to be our star man and help keep a Liverpool side who will be without key attackers Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike at bay. Starting XI: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes (c), Cunha; Sesko. Final score: United 2 Liverpool 0 First goalscorer: Benjamin Sesko Man of the Match: Harry MaguirePLAY UNITED PREDICTIONS Make your own picks in our United Predictions game now. You have until 14:15 BST to select your starting XI, and you can make your picks for first scorer, result and Man of the Match right up until kick-off. With amazing prizes – including signed shirts and United Store vouchers – on offer, what are you waiting for?  Get involved now!Recommended:Sunday 03 May 2026 08:00Back to Top