If they can win at Old Trafford, a top four challenge could be on the cards - defeat and back to being an also-ran beckons. Rooneys form hardly deserves a starting role, especially with the likes of Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata having strong cases to be involved. The 17-year-old was likened to Barcelona star Lionel Messi earlier in the week by boss Mauricio Pochettino. He fumed: It put us in a really difficult situation. Goalkeeper Loris Karius, a summer signing from Mainz, made his Liverpool debut against Derby. Reuters5Jurgen Klopp made seven changes and saw his side dominate Championship strugglersGetty Image. FURIOUS fans have taken to Twitter to slam Manchester United legend Phil Neville for jumping to the defence of his pal Wayne Rooney. Carrick will sit back and provide the start of the attack – something Paul Scholes advocated – while Pogba now can be the fuse that starts the fireworks. Klavan – who joined from FC Augsburg in the summer – made the most of some dodgy Derby defending to fire in Coutinho’s corner for his first Liverpool goal. He went on to become the assist-king, delivering 22 passes that lead to goals in his first two seasons.