Twitter reacts as Arsenal legend picks his Liverpool and Manchester United combined XI

One of the most eagerly-anticipated matches of the Premier League season takes place at Anfield this evening, as Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool host Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United.

Klopp’s side have picked up five wins from their opening seven matches, and know a victory tonight by three goals or more will send them top of the Premier League at the expense of Manchester City.

United, however, currently sit seventh in the league and have won just one of their last four games, yet Mourinho will know that a win on Merseyside tonight will send his side level on points with this evening’s opponents.

Photo: Mark Leech / Offside.

Unsurprisingly, there has been a huge amount of build-up to tonight’s game, and a number of people have sort to pick their best Liverpool and United combined eleven from the current squads.

We have here at SHOOT, and so has Arsenal legend Ray Parlour, who picked his on the Alan Brazil Sport’s Breakfast show on talkSPORT this morning.

Parlour picked six Liverpool and five Manchester United players, and his selections have caused quite a stir on Twitter this morning, especially with regard to his decision to select teenager Marcus Rashford over the in-form Roberto Firmino…

https://twitter.com/LimaroFipama/status/787902229458063360

Rashford over Firmino 😂😂

— Ross Kemp (@rosskemp1) October 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/SeanMR18/status/787918219587780612

Some were also bemused at how both Liverpool centre-backs, Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip, made the side ahead of United’s Eric Bailly…

Shocking choice of CB @RealRomfordPele – what about @ericbailly24 – Utd player of the season so far. @SportsBreakfast

— Steve Cook 🇺🇦 (@MrCook2USon) October 17, 2016

how has @RealRomfordPele not mentioned Eric Bailly?!?! He's been better than both Liverpool centre backs

— Alex Bishop (@alexbishop23) October 17, 2016

@SportsBreakfast does @RealRomfordPele realise that Eric Bailly is the only CB at United that has been ever present

— Biggish Mouth (@biggishmouth) October 17, 2016

And some were surprised that Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson made the starting eleven…

Henderson 😂

— ⚒Boonie⚒ (@gbitj) October 17, 2016

sort it out AL, Lovren over Bailly or Smalling? Henderson wouldn't even make the bench #tinpot

— Ben (@SoalskearBen) October 17, 2016