'I have to be honest' - Peter Schmeichel gives blunt verdict on Man United chances at Liverpool

Peter Schmeichel has dismissed Manchester United's chances against Liverpool ahead of the Premier League showdown between the bitter rivals. on Sunday.

The Red Devils were dumped out of the Champions League in midweek after finishing bottom of their group behind Bayern Munich, FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray.

It heaped further pressure on manager after Erik ten Hag after an indifferent start to the Premier League campaign that sees his side sit sixth and 10 points behind leaders Liverpool. But the Dutchman has not been helped by an injury crisis, which worsened on Tuesday when Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw limped out of United's 1-0 defeat to Bayern.

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Liverpool established themselves as the pacesetters after 16 matches after coming from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in last weekend's early kick-off. Later on in the afternoon AFC Bournemouth inflicted a miserable 3-0 defeat on United at Old Trafford.

And after that loss, and the one that followed to Bayern, has led Red Devils legend Schmeichel to describe his former club's prospects for this weekend's encounter at Anfield as "not very good".

He said: "Everything seems out of sync, I have to be honest. Of course, you have Harry Maguire coming off with an injury. Luke Shaw came off with an injury.

"We've got Liverpool on Sunday. I’m trying not to think about that. It’s going to be without our captain (Bruno Fernandes, who is suspended), without possibly our best player of the last month or so, Harry Maguire. It’s going to be without Luke Shaw if he is injured.

"The prospects are not very good. Based on this performance (Bayern), how can this team go to Anfield and win? I just can’t see it."