Manchester United vs Liverpool LIVE: FA Cup latest score and goal updates as Hojlund and Salah start quarter-final

Erik ten Hag is applauded as he walks onto the pitch and into the dugout.

There’s a lot of noise around Old Trafford as the home side get us underway.

The teams are coming out of the tunnel, and Old Trafford is in fine voice. There are around 9,000 away fans present this afternoon.

Both sets of players look focus – they know that a win in a game like this can propel you for the rest of your season.

So, Liverpool look to continue their hunt for a quadruple in Jurgen Klopp’s last season, while United look to salvage their own season with a win over their bitter rivals as they aim for some silverware in what has been an underwhelming campaign.

Almost nobody is backing the home side, and they’ve been guilty of shrinking in games of this magnitude before, but who knows what will happen?

A reminder of how the two teams are faring as we approach kick-off.

The home side come off the back of a routine 2-0 win against Everton last week, though their three games before that included poor losses to Fulham and Man City, as well as an away win against Nottingham Forest in the last round of the FA Cup.

Conversely, Liverpool have been in fine form. They strolled into the next round of the Europa League with an 11-2 aggregate win over Sparta Prague, and drew 1-1 with title rivals City last weekend.

Before that, they had beaten Forest and Southampton, and were victorious in the final of the Carabao Cup in late February.

Erik ten Hag, speaking to ITV: “It’s a big opportunity, a huge game. We are looking forward to it. There is belief, focus in the team. You can feel it.

On whether Hojlund is ready : “I think so. A lot of it comes down to belief. He has showed he can play in the Premier League. He gives energy to the rest of the team.

Jurgen Klopp, speaking to ITV: “We come through difficult weeks. Us ourselves are not sure how we did that. We have to show our quality today to reach the final.”

Unsurprisingly, Liverpool are the favourites to progress today. They’re priced at 8/11 to go through.

A United win is offered at 17/5, while a draw (in 90 minutes) is priced at 15/4.

Liverpool are second favourites to win the competition, with odds of 10/3.

Erik ten Hag challenged Manchester United to “save the season” as they host rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

“We have to save the season together,” he said. “We know we have to catch up in the Premier League.

“Now we have an opportunity to win silverware, the only opportunity is the FA Cup and we are only three wins away.

“They are big games against Liverpool and we have to play our best. Sunday is a test for us but we like the test.

“We like a challenge and we can, within a certain range, be relaxed because we believe in ourselves, but on Sunday we have to prove that.”

Mohamed Salah starts for Liverpool at Old Trafford alongside Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz. Joe Gomez is preferred to Conor Bradley at right back, while Ryan Gravenberch returns to the Liverpool bench.

Liverpool: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Endo, Szoboszlai, Salah, Nunez, Diaz

Subs: Adrian, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Danns, Bradley.

Rasmus Hojlund starts for Manchester United after recovering from injury, as Erik ten Hag’s side welcome back Aaron Wan-Bissaka after two months out. Diogo Dalot shifts to left back as Wan-Bissaka returns, while Hojlund’s reutrn to the starting line-up should see Marcus Rashford go back to left wing.

There is no Casemiro in the squad but Harry Maguire and Mason Mount return to the Manchester United bench – with Mount back after four months out.

Man Utd: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Dalot, McTominay, Mainoo, Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund

Subs: Amrabat, Maguire, Mount, Eriksen, Diallo, Antony, Heaton, Kambwala, Forson.

Manchester United XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Dalot; McTominay, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz