Manchester United FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Manchester United FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 36 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 36 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Akil Howson
24 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 36 79 2 Manchester City FC 36 77 3 Manchester United FC 36 65 4 Liverpool FC 36 59 5 Aston Villa FC 36 59 6 AFC Bournemouth 36 55 7 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 36 53 8 Brentford FC 36 51 9 Chelsea FC 36 49 10 Everton FC 36 49 11 Fulham FC 36 48 12 Sunderland AFC 36 48 13 Newcastle United FC 36 46 14 Leeds United FC 36 44 15 Crystal Palace FC 36 44 16 Nottingham Forest FC 36 43 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 36 38 18 West Ham United FC 36 36 19 Burnley FC 36 21 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 36 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Liverpool FC H 3–2 W 27 Apr Brentford FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr Chelsea FC A 1–0 W 13 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–2 L 20 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D 15 Mar Aston Villa FC H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Manchester United FC A 2–3 L 25 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 3–1 W 19 Apr Everton FC A 2–1 W 14 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–2 L 11 Apr Fulham FC H 2–0 W 08 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–2 L Season Stats
Manchester United FC Liverpool FC #3 Position #4 65 Points 59 36 Played 36 18 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 17 / 8 / 11 63 Scored 60 48 Conceded 48 +15 GD +12 1.81 PPG 1.64 50% Win % 47% Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonManchester United FC are 3rd (65 pts). Liverpool FC are 4th (59 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Manchester United FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/–46-60–/261-751/–76+1/1■ Scored ■ ConcededLiverpool FC0-151/216-301/–31-454/146-602/161-75–/176+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Liverpool FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 6' Goal! Matheus Cunha scores his 50 goal in 503 matches.
- 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
- 14' What a strike from Benjamin Sesko! The score is 2-0.
- 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diogo Dalot, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Manchester United FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 396 games and scored 672 goals.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 47' GOAL! Dominik Szoboszlai scores on 47.
- 49' Luke Shaw was booked on 49.
- 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Shaw made 397 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' What a strike from Cody Gakpo! The score is 2-2.
- 61' 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.
- 66' Curtis Jones has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 51 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 71' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Curtis Jones.
- 77' Sensational shot from Kobbie Mainoo. Manchester United FC is back in the lead.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Bruno Fernandes.
- 85' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a card on 85.
- 90' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Bryan Mbeumo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Liverpool FC.
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Manchester United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 23
- 2
- 19
- 10
- 18
- 8
- 31
- 30
- 37
- 26
Bench
- 7
- 3
- 12
- 1
- 11
- 16
- 25
- 15
- 13
Coach Michael CarrickLiverpool FC Lineups
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 18
- 26
- 4
- 17
- 38
- 5
- 8
- 10
- 28
- 30
- 7
Bench
- 2
- 14
- 6
- 42
- 73
- 79
- 41
- 68
- 75
Coach Arne Slot -
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
Manchester United FC Form
2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-04-27 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2026-04-18 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2026-04-13 Manchester United FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2026-03-20 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2026-03-15 Manchester United FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC WLiverpool FC Form
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2.02 Manchester United FC xGExpected Goals1.63 Liverpool FC xG
Match Result
Both Teams to Score
Avg goals/match: 3.65Over / Under Goals
Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 30% 70% Double Chance
Manchester United FC or Draw 68%Draw or Liverpool FC 53%Manchester United FC or Liverpool FC 78%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
2 – 1 8.6%1 – 1 8.6%2 – 2 7%1 – 2 7%3 – 1 5.8%2 – 0 5.3%1 – 0 5.2%3 – 2 4.7%0 – 1 4.2%2 – 3 3.8%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 0 3.6%Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC
Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 14% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 20% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 16% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 20%Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 13%Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.