Liverpool FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Liverpool FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Manchester United FC

Sun 5 Jan 2025 · 16:30 UTC Anfield 60,275 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 52' Lisandro Martinez

Cody Gakpo 59' 1–1

Mohamed Salah pen 70' 2–1

2–2 80' Amad Diallo

Y 23' Diogo Dalot

Y 54' Amad Diallo

Y 64' Matthijs de Ligt

Y 73' Harry Maguire

Darwin Nunez 77' Y

Trent Alexander-Arnold 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Liverpool FC 10 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 10 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver
Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
Assistant 2 Lee Betts

23 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals Manchester United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-05 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester United FC 2024-09-01 Manchester United FC 0–3 Liverpool FC 2024-04-07 Manchester United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC 2024-03-17 Manchester United FC 4–3 Liverpool FC 2023-12-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	Manchester United FC	H	2–2	D
29 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	5–0	W
26 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	3–1	W
22 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	6–3	W
14 Dec	Fulham FC	H	2–2	D
10 Dec	Girona FC	A	1–0	W

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	Liverpool FC	A	2–2	D
30 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
22 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–3	L
15 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	2–1	W
12 Dec	FC Viktoria Plzeň	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Liverpool FC		Manchester United FC
#4	Position	#18
18	Points	8
10	Played	10
5 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 5 / 4
14	Scored	14
10	Conceded	19
+4	GD	-5
1.80	PPG	0.80
50%	Win %	10%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Liverpool FC are 4th (18 pts). Manchester United FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

2/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC

Alexander Isak	7 G
Victor Munoz	2 G
Cody Gakpo	1 G	3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai	1 G

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

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' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Trent Alexander-Arnold has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 38 cards already picked up this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Manchester United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Liverpool FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Diogo Dalot on 23 minutes.
28' Scotland international Andrew Robertson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
33' 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.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ruben Amorim will be considering his options from the bench.
43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leny Yoro, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
48' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' What a strike from Lisandro Martinez! The score is 0-1.
54' It’s gonna be a card for Amad Diallo.
59' GOAL! Cody Gakpo scores on 59. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister
60' Darwin Nunez is replacing Luis Diaz for the Liverpool FC side.
61' Curtis Jones makes way for Diogo Jota at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
64' Manchester United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
69' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Conor Bradley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
70' Liverpool FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mohamed Salah on 70.
72' The crowd applauds Kobbie Mainoo as he leaves the pitch. Alejandro Garnacho steps in for Manchester United FC.
73' That looks like a foul for a card for Harry Maguire.
77' Controversy at the stadium! Darwin Nunez argues furiously but the card stands.
80' Brilliant from the ! Amad Diallo makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 80.
83' Liverpool FC player sees a card in front of him.
83' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Leny Yoro comes on to replace Matthijs de Ligt.
86' Cody Gakpo makes way for Harvey Elliott at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
87' The crowd applauds Rasmus Hojlund as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Zirkzee steps in for Manchester United FC.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

18
Cody Gakpo ↓ Harvey Elliott 86'
1
Alisson Becker
11
Mohamed Salah
66
Trent Alexander-Arnold ↓ Conor Bradley 86'
26
Andrew Robertson
4
Virgil van Dijk
17
Curtis Jones ↓ Diogo Jota 61'
38
Ryan Gravenberch
5
Ibrahima Konate
7
Luis Diaz ↓ Darwin Nunez 60'
10
Alexis Mac Allister

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Manchester United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Harry Maguire
20
Diogo Dalot
24
Andre Onana
4
Matthijs de Ligt ↓ Leny Yoro 83'
3
Noussair Mazraoui
8
Bruno Fernandes
6
Lisandro Martinez
16
Amad Diallo
9
Rasmus Hojlund ↓ Joshua Zirkzee 87'
25
Manuel Ugarte
37
Kobbie Mainoo ↓ Alejandro Garnacho 72'

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Liverpool FC Form

2025-01-05 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2024-12-29 West Ham United FC 0–5 Liverpool FC W 2024-12-26 Liverpool FC 3–1 Leicester City FC W 2024-12-22 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–6 Liverpool FC W 2024-12-14 Liverpool FC 2–2 Fulham FC D 2024-12-10 Girona FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2025-01-05 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2024-12-30 Manchester United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC L 2024-12-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Manchester United FC L 2024-12-22 Manchester United FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-12-12 FC Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 Manchester United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.16 Liverpool FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.31 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Liverpool FC55% Draw23% Manchester United FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Manchester United FC

45%

Liverpool FC or Manchester United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Liverpool FC41% Draw40% Manchester United FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap	Liverpool FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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