Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Manchester United FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sun 1 Sep 2024 · 15:00 UTC Old Trafford 73,738 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Luis Diaz
0–2 42' Luis Diaz
0–3 56' Mohamed Salah
Joshua Zirkzee 23' Y
Lisandro Martinez 40' Y
Kobbie Mainoo 45' Y
Y 56' Virgil van Dijk
Matthijs de Ligt 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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

5
6
7
Manchester United FC 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-03-05 Liverpool FC 7–0 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
24 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L
16 Aug Fulham FC H 1–0 W
25 May Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
19 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W
15 May Newcastle United FC H 3–2 W
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Manchester United FC A 3–0 W
25 Aug Brentford FC H 2–0 W
17 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 2–0 W
19 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
13 May Aston Villa FC A 3–3 D
05 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 4–2 W

Season Stats

Manchester United FC Liverpool FC
#10 Position #12
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Old Trafford as Manchester United FC face off against Liverpool FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Alejandro Garnacho, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Manchester United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Liverpool FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 23' A moment of madness from Joshua Zirkzee on 23 minutes earns him a card. Manchester United FC will be frustrated.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 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.
  • 35' Luis Diaz doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' Lisandro Martinez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' Magnificent from Luis Diaz! That is 86 goals in 88 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' Manchester United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Manchester United FC — Toby Collyer on, Casemiro off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' GOAL! Mohamed Salah scores on 56. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 56' Virgil van Dijk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 56.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Matthijs de Ligt on 65 minutes earns him a card. Manchester United FC will be frustrated.
  • 66' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 66 minute. Luis Diaz leaves to be changed by Cody Gakpo.
  • 69' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Matthijs de Ligt departs to be replaced by Harry Maguire.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Diogo Jota makes way for Darwin Nunez at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 80' Matthijs de Ligt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' Kostas Tsimikas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Robertson at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Joshua Zirkzee as he leaves the pitch. Christian Eriksen steps in for Manchester United FC.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Liverpool FC take all three points.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

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

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 2023-03-05 Liverpool FC 7–0 Manchester United FC

Manchester United FC Form

2024-09-01 Manchester United FC 0–3 Liverpool FC L 2024-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester United FC L 2024-08-16 Manchester United FC 1–0 Fulham FC W 2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-15 Manchester United FC 3–2 Newcastle United FC W

Liverpool FC Form

2024-09-01 Manchester United FC 0–3 Liverpool FC W 2024-08-25 Liverpool FC 2–0 Brentford FC W 2024-08-17 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2024-05-19 Liverpool FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-05-13 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Liverpool FC D 2024-05-05 Liverpool FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.51 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC19% Draw31% Liverpool FC50%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Liverpool FC
81%
Manchester United FC or Liverpool FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester United FC9% Draw55% Liverpool FC36%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
20.1%
0 – 0
18.5%
0 – 2
13.3%
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
3.2%
2 – 1
2.6%
0 – 4
1.9%
2 – 2
1.9%
2 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 10% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 28% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 17% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓

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