Saturday

Burnley                vs         Southampton         5pm

Chelsea                 vs         Hull City                  

Crystal Palace      vs         Stoke City                

Leicester City       vs         Man City                  

Sunderland         vs         West Ham

West Brom          vs         Aston Villa              

Arsenal                 vs         Newcastle Utd        7:30pm

Sunday

Man United         vs         Liverpool                 3:30pm

Swansea City       vs         Tottenham             6pm

Monday

Everton                vs         QPR                       10pm

LONDON – Manchester United will bid for a sixth straight Premier League victory to heap more misery on Brendan Rodgers and his beleaguered Liverpool side when the bitter rivals meet at Old Trafford on Sunday.

United, who finished seventh last season, continued to recover from their poor start to the campaign with a fortunate 2-1 win at high-flying Southampton on Monday that lifted them into third place for the first time since August 2013.

By contrast, last term’s runners-up Liverpool are ninth and suffered an early Champions League exit with a 1-1 home draw in their final group game against FC Basle on Tuesday.

The Anfield club have struggled to recapture the form that took them to the brink of the title and, after two wins in their last six league matches – including a 0-0 home draw with Sunderland on Saturday – they have 21 points.

United striker Robin van Persie scored both goals in the victory at Southampton and three strikes in as many games have helped silence the critics following his poor early form.

The Netherlands captain said he and his teammates, who are eight points adrift of leaders Chelsea with 28 after 15 games, are finding their top form.

"The next game is Liverpool, so we’re looking forward to that,” Van Persie said. "We are really happy that we are on the way up now. We have to keep the momentum going.”

Table-topping Chelsea will look to bounce back when third-bottom Hull City visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday after Jose Mourinho’s side suffered their first defeat of the season in a 2-1 loss at Newcastle United last weekend.

Chelsea had already qualified for the Champions League last-16 with a game to spare before easing past Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in their final group game on Wednesday.

Second-placed Manchester City took full advantage of Chelsea’s slip by moving within three points of the leaders with a battling 1-0 home win against Everton.

However, they will have to do without their top scorer Sergio Aguero, who could miss up to six weeks with a knee injury, for Saturday’s trip to bottom club Leicester City.

City reached the Champions League knockout stage with a gritty 2-0 victory at AS Roma on Wednesday.

West Ham United, exceeding all expectations in fourth, visit Sunderland while Southampton, who have slipped to fifth, will look to halt a run of three straight defeats when they travel to second-bottom Burnley on Saturday.