Manchester United vs. Liverpool to Feature No Local Players for 1st Time
Whichever way you spin it, a lot of focus will be on who lines up at Old Trafford on Saturday evening when Manchester United host Liverpool.
While Brendan Rodgers has to find a replacement for the absent Philippe Coutinho, the likes of Anthony Martial and David De Gea could start for Louis van Gaal's side.
But it's likely the match will also be the first in the Premier League era in which neither side contains a local player, as reported by Sky Sports.
Liverpool-born Wayne Rooney will, of course, be on the field but as a member of United.
The likely absences of Jon Flanagan and Jordan Rossiter, coupled with Steven Gerrard's move to the MLS in the summer, means this will be the first meeting between the two rivals without a player representing his local club.
It's also only the third Premier League game not to feature either Gerrard or Ryan Giggs. Just.
But while there's a slight break from tradition, there'll be no shortage of rivalry, as this video by Copa90 highlights.
The sides first met in the Premier League era in 1992, playing out a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.
