Manchester United v Liverpool: Rasmus Hojlund ‘looks good’ to play in FA Cup quarter-final – Erik ten Hag

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes forward Rasmus Hojlund will be fit enough to feature against Liverpool in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final.

Defenders Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are also likely to return.

“We have, tomorrow [Saturday], one [training] session. We have to see how they recover from this, but it looks good,” said Ten Hag.

The FA Cup is United’s only hope of silverware this season. They are sixth in the Premier League, 17 points behind second-placed Liverpool.

“Some games are bigger than others, I think Manchester United against Liverpool is always a big game. I am looking forward to it,” added Ten Hag.

“In such games, we always achieve good performances. I don’t think in any really high-rated game that we had any lows. They are very consistent, we need our best to beat them.”

Salah is ‘pure quality’ – Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah will be available for the fixture having recently recovered from a muscle injury.

The Egypt winger has scored more goals for Liverpool against United – a club-record 12 in 13 appearances – than versus any other team.

“Mo is pure quality,” said Klopp. “Ask him what he likes most about Man Utd but the more we talk about it the less likely it will happen again. Exceptional guy, world-class player and how we dealt without him was unbelievable.”

Klopp added that Ibrahima Konate is a doubt while Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold, who have all not played since February, will not return until after the international break.

“I don’t know much about their season but I saw some really good games,” said Klopp. “They have some injury problems but a lot of quality. Maybe Hojlund is available again? Maybe Wan-Bissaka is close?

“That obviously makes a difference as well, we will see on Sunday. It was always a tough place to go for us, it means everything to both fan groups, we know that.”