Man Utd and Liverpool suspension threat looms ahead of this weekend's Premier League games

Liverpool and Manchester United are connected tenterhooks arsenic respective of their prima players are conscionable 1 yellowish paper distant from suspension up of this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

The Reds' Alexis Mac Allister and United's Lisandro Martinez and Kobbie Mainoo are each walking a disciplinary tightrope, with league rules stating that 1 much booking volition spot them miss the adjacent match. Liverpool are acceptable to instrumentality connected Aston Villa astatine Anfield successful the 8pm slot connected Saturday, portion United invited Leicester to Old Trafford connected Sunday.

Liverpool brag Arne Slot volition beryllium peculiarly disquieted astir the imaginable of losing Mac Allister for the upcoming clash with Southampton, which is scheduled for Sunday pursuing the planetary break. The Argentinian has been instrumental successful Liverpool's midfield this season, featuring successful each 10 Premier League games and playing a cardinal relation successful the Reds' presently occupying apical spot successful the league.

Meanwhile, United's caretaker manager Ruud van Nistelrooy volition beryllium overseeing his last crippled against the Foxes earlier caller caput manager Ruben Amorim takes implicit connected Monday, November 11. Amorim volition undoubtedly beryllium keeping a adjacent oculus connected the Leicester match, arsenic immoderate misstep from Mainoo oregon Martinez could effect successful either oregon some being sidelined for his archetypal crippled successful complaint - an distant fixture against Ipswich Town connected Sunday, November 24.

Martinez has been a stalwart successful United's defence this season, making 9 appearances truthful far. The Argentinian defender has been cautioned successful matches against Chelsea, Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Liverpool. Meanwhile, Mainoo has seen yellowish cards successful games against Aston Villa, Southampton, and Brighton, and, similar Martinez, successful the 3-0 decision by Liverpool.

Mac Allister has accumulated 4 yellowish cards successful consecutive fixtures. The World Cup victor was booked successful games against Brighton, Arsenal, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

Players who accumulate 5 yellowish cards successful their archetypal 19 games look a one-match suspension. Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson joined the precarious radical of 23 players aft receiving his 4th paper against United past weekend.

The database of players connected the brink of suspension includes Newcastle's Fabian Schar, Joelinton and Dan Burn, arsenic good arsenic Spurs' Micky van de Ven. Bournemouth's Ryan Christie, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo are besides treading connected bladed ice.

If a subordinate receives 10 bookings crossed their archetypal 32 Premier League matches, they volition beryllium suspended for 2 games. However, these yellowish cards bash not transportation implicit to the EFL Cup oregon FA Cup. Liverpool volition beryllium aiming to widen their pb astatine the apical of the Premier League erstwhile they big Villa astatine Anfield connected Saturday.

However, Unai Emery's broadside volition beryllium looking to disrupt Liverpool's plans and bounce backmost from a tally of conscionable 1 triumph successful their past 5 league games, hoping to bring their Champions League signifier into the challenging Merseyside contest.

Meanwhile, United's 2pm kick-off against Steve Cooper's Leicester presents an accidental for the Red Devils to proceed stabilising nether interim manager Van Nistelrooy pursuing a 1-1 gully with Chelsea past weekend. However, some United and Liverpool volition request to support a adjacent oculus connected Mainoo, Martinez, and Mac Allister.