Is "against" optional in that sentence? Which is the most frequent or natural way to say it, with or without "against"?
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anonymous Liverpool will play (against) Manchester on Sunday? Is "against" optional in that sentence? Yes.
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anonymous Liverpool will play (against) Manchester on Sunday? Is "against" optional in that sentence?
Yes. Few natives would include it.