Manchester United FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Manchester United FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Liverpool FC

Sun 3 May 2026 · 14:30 UTC Old Trafford 74,027 HT 45' · FT 45'

Matheus Cunha 6' 1–0

Benjamin Sesko 14' 2–0

2–1 47' Dominik Szoboszlai

2–2 56' Cody Gakpo

Kobbie Mainoo 77' 3–2

Luke Shaw 49' Y

Y 75' Curtis Jones

Bruno Fernandes 81' Y

Y 85' Cody Gakpo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Liverpool FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Tim Wood
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

Manchester United FC 18 games · Avg 3.6 goals Liverpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC 2025-10-19 Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

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

Liverpool FC

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Liverpool FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

Liverpool FC

Alexander Isak	4 G
Cody Gakpo	1 G	3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai	1 G
Victor Munoz	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Manchester United FC vs Liverpool FC — let the football do the talking.
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' Matheus Cunha puts Manchester United FC on the lead.
11' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ayden Heaven is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Liverpool FC.
14' Benjamin Sesko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
19' 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.
24' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester United FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Liverpool FC's compact 4-2-2-2.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' Manchester United FC currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' Ryan Gravenberch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Liverpool FC so far.
47' Goal! Dominik Szoboszlai scores his 42 goal in 223 matches.
49' It’s gonna be a card for Luke Shaw.
54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester United FC and Liverpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' The deadlock is broken! Cody Gakpo gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
61' Virgil van Dijk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' Liverpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
75' Curtis Jones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
77' Kobbie Mainoo adds to his 0 season tally! Manchester United FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Bruno Fernandes.
85' It’s gonna be a card for Cody Gakpo.
90' 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.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

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

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 W

Liverpool FC Form

2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC L 2026-04-25 Liverpool FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-04-19 Everton FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-04-14 Liverpool FC 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2026-04-11 Liverpool FC 2–0 Fulham FC W 2026-04-08 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Liverpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Liverpool FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Liverpool FC 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC42% Draw24% Liverpool FC34%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Liverpool FC

58%

Manchester United FC or Liverpool FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC28% Draw43% Liverpool FC29%

Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Liverpool FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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