Liverpool v United

ManUtd.com's Adam Marshall reports live from Anfield...
12:18 Two members of the backroom staff, Chris Woods and Jimmy Lumsden, have been on the pitch and checking out the surface.
12:10 I was surprised to hear the bookmakers' odds have Liverpool as favourites to win this afternoon. It's impossible to be confident heading into a cauldron like this but people seem to be forgetting the champions won the title pretty convincingly last term, finishing 28 points clear of today's opponents, who were back in seventh place. You can place a bet here.
12:02 Jan Molby, Mark Lawrenson and Ian Rush are three former Liverpool stars who are in and around the press box area. Not spotted any United legends yet but we're still just under 90 minutes away from kick-off.
12:00 United's players have arrived here and headed to the away dressing room. It was easy to spot the likes of Nani, Javier Hernandez and Wilfried Zaha as they shuffled in - all three missed the draw with Chelsea. There have been reports that Wayne Rooney will be sidelined today with a head injury sustained in training, and admittedly I didn't see him, but we'll confirm all the team news in due course.
11:50 From a United perspective, David Moyes can get another monkey off his back with victory this afternoon. During his time at Everton, he did not win a trophy nor an away Barclays Premier League fixture against the traditional 'big four'. Moyes did mastermind victory at Manchester City, undoubtedly one of the top quartet in the country nowadays, but obviously that doesn't make for a much-quoted stat.
11:49 We've added a picture of the matchday programme cover in the gallery on this blog. The late Bill Shankly is the cover star as the home side are marking what would have been his 100th birthday