
Manchester United geared up for their bout with old foes Liverpool in a car park as the whole of the footballing world focuses on the titanic clash at Anfield on Monday night.

The Red Devils prepared for their match against Jurgen Klopp's men with a stretching session close to the Titanic Hotel and sought peace of mind before the much-hyped bout with a stroll around the city centre.

Wayne Rooney has been heavily scrutinised for his performances this season but looked happy to be back in Liverpool as he stretched with his United team-mates.

Wayne Rooney (centre) smiles as he takes part in a warm-up with his Manchester United team-mates

Defender Eric Bailly (centre) was not in the mood to joke around ahead of his side's titanic clash with Liverpool

Veteran Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic has only scored once in his last six matches and will want to rectify that at Anfield

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho watched his side limber up for the game against their arch-rivals

United have won five of the last eight meetings against Liverpool and emerged victorious in their last league visit to Anfield

United's players and backroom staff also enjoyed a brisk walk around the city of Liverpool

Eric Bailly has been a commanding figure in the heart of the Red Devils' defence since joining from Villarreal in the summer but did not share Rooney's jubilant mood.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic also looked focused as he limbered up with his team-mates. The Swede hit the ground running as the focal point of Manchester United's attack but has only scored once in his last six appearances in all competitions.

The indomitable 35-year-old did score a wonderful effort against Manchester City in September and will need to rouse himself once again if Jose Mourinho's men are to get anything out of their clash with Jurgen Klopp's side.

Paul Pogba spoke with new signing Bailly as they took in the autumn sunshine in Liverpool city centre

The Red Devils have previous of training next to vehicles. Mourinho put his side through their paces in the car park of the Daventry Court hotel before their third round EFL Cup clash with Northampton Town in September.

A lot of the attention will surround Paul Pogba once again. The £89m midfielder has not truly sparked into life since returning from Juventus as Mourinho bids to strike the right balance in midfield, but he could really make a statement if he manages to replicate the long-range effort he scored against Netherlands during the international break.

Mourinho oversaw the warm up session near his side's temporary headquarters in Liverpool and will hope to oversee a victory at Anfield also. The Portuguese has only tasted defeat twice against the Reds during his career, but one of those losses did come last season, against Klopp.

The former Porto boss did put an end to Liverpool's title hopes in 2014 when his depleted Chelsea outfit capitalised on a Steven Gerrard slip and a terrible Iago Aspas corner to win 2-0. Another victory at the newly-renovated stadium could go a long way to quashing lingering hopes of a first title since 1990 for Liverpool.

United left back Luke Shaw will have the tough task of attempting to pocket Sadio Mane if selected by Mourinho

Sam Johnstone, (left) Michael Carrick (centre) and Ashley Young (right) were all present during the warm up

Bailly (left) Timothy Fosu-Mensah (centre) and Marouane Fellaini (right) limbered up with their fellow Red Devils

Johnstone (left), wonderkid Marcus Rashford (centre) and new boy Jesse Lingard (right) were in discussions as they strolled

Rashford was seemingly unfazed by the furore surrounding his side while Lingard wore a look of steely determination

United have won four of the last five league meetings between the two sides but were bested by Klopp's men in the Europa League in March. The Reds stormed to a 2-0 victory at Anfield before a piece of Philippe Coutinho brilliance earned them a 1-1 draw in the second leg at Old Trafford.

Rooney was the difference between the two sets of reds in the last league clash at Anfield, but his chances of starting the clash against Liverpool are slim.

Juan Mata has been preferred to United captain by Mourinho recently, and the Spaniard also has previous of guiding United to three points at Anfield. Mata scored twice in March last year - including a stunning acrobatic volley - as Louis van Gaal's men put Brendan Rodgers' side to the sword.

Rooney has been left on the United bench in recent weeks and has only scored once in his last 10 games against Liverpool

Mourinho will be hoping for more of the same on Monday and does not want to see any histrionics from his German counterpart. The former Real Madrid and Inter boss spoke of his disdain for Klopp's exuberance in the dugout.

'I'm on the touchline to try to coach,' said the manager.