Sunday , 16 August 2026

Liverpool FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Liverpool FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Manchester United FC
Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 16:30 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Darwin Nunez 21' Y
Y 27' Kobbie Mainoo
Y 35' Sofyan Amrabat
Wataru Endo 45' Y
Y 88' Luke Shaw
Y 90' Marcus Rashford
YR 90' Diogo Dalot
Y 90' Diogo Dalot

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 Dan Cook
20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 10.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

7
6
5
Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals Manchester United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC 2023-03-05 Liverpool FC 7–0 Manchester United FC 2022-08-22 Manchester United FC 2–1 Liverpool FC 2022-04-19 Liverpool FC 4–0 Manchester United FC 2021-10-24 Manchester United FC 0–5 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Manchester United FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
09 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 2–1 W
06 Dec Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W
03 Dec Fulham FC H 4–3 W
30 Nov LASK Linz H 4–0 W
Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–0 D
12 Dec FC Bayern München H 0–1 L
09 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–3 L
06 Dec Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
02 Dec Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L
29 Nov Galatasaray SK A 3–3 D

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Manchester United FC
#12 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts). Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Liverpool FC and Manchester United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Manchester United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Jonny Evans, a Northern Ireland , has 25 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' Liverpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kobbie Mainoo.
  • 32' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Sofyan Amrabat has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Wataru Endo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Manchester United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Liverpool FC make a change. Ryan Gravenberch trudges off to be replaced by Cody Gakpo on 61 minutes.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 71' Manchester United FC ring the changes. Alejandro Garnacho has done his job and it is now time for Marcus Rashford to step up.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Luis Diaz is replaced by Harvey Elliott on 78 minute.
  • 82' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Kobbie Mainoo departs to be replaced by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Virgil van Dijk suffering a number of foals already.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luke Shaw.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Marcus Rashford argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-12-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC 2023-03-05 Liverpool FC 7–0 Manchester United FC 2022-08-22 Manchester United FC 2–1 Liverpool FC 2022-04-19 Liverpool FC 4–0 Manchester United FC 2021-10-24 Manchester United FC 0–5 Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC Form

2023-12-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2023-12-14 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2023-12-06 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2023-12-03 Liverpool FC 4–3 Fulham FC W 2023-11-30 Liverpool FC 4–0 LASK Linz W

Manchester United FC Form

2023-12-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2023-12-12 Manchester United FC 0–1 FC Bayern München L 2023-12-09 Manchester United FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-12-06 Manchester United FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2023-12-02 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Manchester United FC L 2023-11-29 Galatasaray SK 3–3 Manchester United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.32 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC56% Draw31% Manchester United FC13%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Manchester United FC
44%
Liverpool FC or Manchester United FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC34% Draw60% Manchester United FC6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.3%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
2.2%
4 – 0
1.6%
1 – 2
1.3%
0 – 2
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 17% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 31% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
72% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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