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Liverpool are heading to Brentford without one of their most important midfielders. Ryan Gravenberch serves a one-match ban after his red card against Manchester City, and that absence hands Brentford manager Andoni Iraola a genuine opportunity to exploit a Liverpool engine room running a man short.
Shifting to Old Trafford, where Bryan Mbeumo finally broke his four-game scoring silence in Manchester United's one-all draw with ten-man Tottenham. The Cameroon forward has been finding his feet since his summer move, but that goal was a reminder of exactly why United came calling. The dropped points still sting though, and now the squad faces a brutal injury test heading into Europe.
Speaking of which, United travel to face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, and the injury list is already growing. Luke Shaw limped off against Spurs and is expected to miss the trip, while Youri Tielemans and Matheus Cunha are also out of contention. Michael Carrick is reportedly ready to hand Carlos Baleba a significant midfield role, and with Atletico at home, United will need every bit of that creativity just to survive.
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