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%.
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