Manchester United v Liverpool LIVE: Latest score from Premier League as Trent Alexander-Arnold goal ruled out by VAR

There’s a frantic energy about this first 10 minutes, and it has only been enriched by that early goal that wasn’t. There were a couple of lovely passes in the build-up to that Alexander-Arnold moment, Ryan Gravenberch taking one of them quite delightfully before producing one of his own.

A flowing move forward and Trent Alexander-Arnold scores…just!

And there’s an offside check, too…and it’s ruled out! Mohamed Salah was offside when Luis Diaz squared it, and though Alexander-Arnold fired it into Diogo Dalot just beyond the line, his goal is chalked off thanks to Salah’s small touch on the way through to the right-back.

Dalot had done well to get into blocking position but the ball clearly crossed, as goalline technology quickly confirmed – but it’s the other technological advancement that counts against Liverpool, a relatively speedy VAR check showing Salah off.

Liverpool’s first effort comes off the back of a Virgil van Dijk interception on halfway. The Dutch centre-half carries the ball forward with intent and slips in Diogo Jota, though the forward is forced wide by a slightly errant pass and scuffs his off-balance shot back beyond Andre Onana’s goal.

Bruno Fernandes can’t beat the first man from the corner.

Manchester United are soon on the attack again in a bright and busy opening for the hosts. There’s a malfunction at the junction between Fernandes and Joshua Zirkzee, though, prompting an animated conversation between the captain and his new colleague.

Marcus Rashford does get a ball in the box at the second attempt after some excellent work from Diogo Dalot, Virgil van Dijk knocking Rashford’s cross behind for a corner.

As expected with both set-ups, though Bruno Fernandes is pushing up alongside and beyond Joshua Zirkzee in the first movement of the match, awaiting a cross from Marcus Rashford that never comes as Liverpool get back in good number.

Here we go. An enduring rivalry renewed again – we are underway at Old Trafford!

Out the players come, Diogo Dalot holding his very young daughter in his arms in lieu of one of the matchday mascots. Mohamed Salah is the last player to emerge from the tunnel, zipping past his manager having been left behind by his Liverpool teammates.

Right, let’s get going. It’s usually good fun when these two meet at Old Trafford – there have been at least three goals in each of the last six encounters between them at Manchester United’s home.

Manuel Ugarte gets a healthy reception as the new recruit is unveiled pre-match. The midfielder wasn’t registered in time to feature today.

Liverpool have grown into their first two games, upping the intensity and playing their best stuff after the interval against Ipswich and Brentford. But they’ve looked relatively secure throughout, even with Arne Slot’s system still bedding in – can Manchester United’s retooled forward line cause them problems early on today?