Arbeloa confident

The Reds defender who is likely to face United's key man Cristiano Ronaldo, is confident Liverpool can take the three points at Old Trafford as they are the country's form team at the moment.

"The game is really difficult but we have confidence in ourselves because we are playing really well now. We need to win and we'll go to Manchester with this mentality," said Arbeloa.

"My teammates are happy and have a lot of confidence. Our performances over the last seven games have been really good and I think we can now go to Old Trafford and win.

"For the players these derby games are really important. These games are different than normal games, you really have to fight for every ball."