Match Report
11 points and 2 places separated them: Manchester United 3rd with 71, Liverpool 5th with 60. Liverpool ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Manchester United 1.82 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Liverpool 1.66 and 1.39, with the league averaging 1.38.
The sides have met 40 times in the GioScore results database: 16 wins for Manchester United, 11 draws and 13 for Liverpool, at 2.85 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 55%.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, D. England was the man in the middle. Old Trafford, capacity 74,879, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Manchester United led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Manchester United: Matheus Cunha (6'), Benjamin Sesko (14'), Kobbie Mainoo (77') · Liverpool: Dominik Szoboszlai (47'), Cody Gakpo (56')
Key stats
Possession: Manchester United 38% · Liverpool 62% · Total shots: 18-13 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 3-2