Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Liverpool FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Liverpool FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Manchester United FC
Sun 17 Jan 2021 · 16:30 UTC Anfield HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Xherdan Shaqiri 33' Y
Fabinho 66' Y
Y 90' Marcus Rashford

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Lee Betts
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

7
6
5
Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals Manchester United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC 2020-01-19 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester United FC 2019-10-20 Manchester United FC 1–1 Liverpool FC 2019-02-24 Manchester United FC 0–0 Liverpool FC 2018-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Manchester United FC H 0–0 D
08 Jan Aston Villa FC A 4–1 W
04 Jan Southampton FC A 0–1 L
30 Dec Newcastle United FC A 0–0 D
27 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
19 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 7–0 W
Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Liverpool FC A 0–0 D
12 Jan Burnley FC A 1–0 W
09 Jan Watford FC H 1–0 W
01 Jan Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Leicester City FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Manchester United FC
#6 Position #12
9 Points 5
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 2
7 Scored 8
4 Conceded 8
+3 GD +0
1.80 PPG 1.00
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts). Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G
Manchester United FC
Bruno Fernandes 3 G 1 A
Bryan Mbeumo 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Anfield. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Liverpool FC and Manchester United FC.
  • 5' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Paul Pogba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Mason Greenwood, a England forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alisson Becker, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' Xherdan Shaqiri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 48' Marcus Rashford has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Milner made 412 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Edinson Cavani. He replaces Anthony Martial on 61 minute.
  • 66' Fabinho is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 71' Liverpool FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Curtis Jones on 76 minute.
  • 81' With 0 assists to his name this season, Georginio Wijnaldum is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester United FC.
  • 85' Divock Origi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roberto Firmino on 85 minute.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Georginio Wijnaldum is replaced by James Milner on 89 minute.
  • 90' Marcus Rashford was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 16
Marcus Rashford 5
Cody Gakpo 5
Roberto Firmino 4
Luis Diaz 4
Diogo Jota 3
Darwin Nunez 3
Bruno Fernandes 3

Head to Head

2021-01-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC 2020-01-19 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester United FC 2019-10-20 Manchester United FC 1–1 Liverpool FC 2019-02-24 Manchester United FC 0–0 Liverpool FC 2018-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Manchester United FC

Liverpool FC Form

2021-01-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2021-01-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Liverpool FC W 2021-01-04 Southampton FC 1–0 Liverpool FC L 2020-12-30 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Liverpool FC D 2020-12-27 Liverpool FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-12-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–7 Liverpool FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2021-01-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2021-01-12 Burnley FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-01-09 Manchester United FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2021-01-01 Manchester United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2020-12-29 Manchester United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2020-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC48% Draw31% Manchester United FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Manchester United FC
52%
Liverpool FC or Manchester United FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC32% Draw54% Manchester United FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.5%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.