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17th Mar 2016

Makeshift Liverpool backline but bad news for Manchester United fans, Marouane Fellaini starts

Conan Doherty

Manchester United only need to win 2-0.

And no more.

Two of England’s oldest and fiercest rivals lock horns in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 and, whilst Liverpool look like they’re operating with a makeshift defence, it could be worse. They could be playing with Fellaini in their team.

Instead, Jurgen Klopp will take heart in the fact that the expressive elbower starts for United at Old Trafford in this do-or-die clash for Louis van Gaal.

It looks like James Milner is deputising at full back for Liverpool, Roy Hodgson’s wet dream coming alive. Which would mean that Clyne will swap wings to cover at left back.

Here’s how we make it out.

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