Classic rivalry in the North West

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Sun 19.January
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Liverpool - Manchester United!

This is a classic rivalry match also known as the North West Derby. It is one of the biggest rivalries in the football world, the neighbouring teams also being two of the most successful English teams in both domestic and European competitions.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a FA Cup game only four days ago.

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Liverpool form and stats

11-0-0 is the performance here at Anfield so far in the Premier League, giving Liverpool a total of 33 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results! The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Liverpool has won twelve games in a row. The Manchester United match was the last time out without a victory.

The Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Ramses Becker is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 585 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.

A good away victory last time out for Liverpool, who won 1-0 against Tottenham Hotspur (placed 8th). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Everton.

The manager J. Klopp will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wolverhampton Wanderers in only four days.

Goals are plentiful at Anfield in the league this season as Liverpool has scored 29 goals here in 11 home games. Liverpool have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Manchester United form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Manchester United playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

Manchester United are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the FA Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers (placed 6th). A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Norwich City.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Burnley in just three days.

Manchester United have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Manchester United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Liverpool and Manchester United have met before this season: Manchester United - Liverpool 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Liverpool won 3, Manchester United won 1 and 6 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
14 goals
LiverpoolS. Mané
S. Mané
11 goals
LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
10 goals

Liverpool missing players

Manchester United missing players

Liverpool Manchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 2 11 22
20 11 3 Won W 1 3 9
1 0 0 Drew D 1 3 7
0 0 0 Lost L 0 5 6
50 29 6 Scored S 3 12 36
14 9 2 Conceded C 2 15 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 91% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 86%
71% 73% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 45%
29% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 32%
10% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
62% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 45% 59%
38% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 18%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 45% 23%
 
6 6.5 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 5.5 5.4
4.6 4.8 8.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 10 4.5 4.2
1 0.8 0.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.9
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
324 180 40 Total Shots T S 20 144 317
129 73 16 Shots on Target S O 9 56 120
39% 40% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 21% 30%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals (14)
  • Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals (9) at home
  • Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
  • Liverpool has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Liverpool has the most points (33) at home
  • Liverpool has the the best goal difference (+20) at home
  • Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Manchester United have scored away.
  • Liverpool have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Liverpool have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Liverpool is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 21 20 1 0 50 14 11 11 0 0 29 9 10 9 1 0 21 5 36 61
2 Manchester City 23 15 3 5 64 27 12 8 2 2 31 12 11 7 1 3 33 15 37 48
3 Leicester City 22 14 3 5 47 21 11 7 2 2 20 11 11 7 1 3 27 10 26 45
4 Chelsea 23 12 3 8 39 30 11 5 2 4 14 10 12 7 1 4 25 20 9 39
5 Manchester United 22 9 7 6 36 25 11 6 4 1 24 10 11 3 3 5 12 15 11 34
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 8 10 5 34 30 11 4 5 2 17 15 12 4 5 3 17 15 4 34
7 Sheffield United 23 8 9 6 25 22 11 5 2 4 13 10 12 3 7 2 12 12 3 33
8 Tottenham Hotspur 23 8 7 8 36 31 11 6 2 3 21 11 12 2 5 5 15 20 5 31
9 Crystal Palace 23 7 9 7 22 26 11 4 4 3 10 10 12 3 5 4 12 16 -4 30
10 Arsenal 23 6 11 6 30 32 12 4 5 3 18 18 11 2 6 3 12 14 -2 29
11 Everton 23 8 5 10 26 33 11 6 2 3 13 11 12 2 3 7 13 22 -7 29
12 Newcastle United 23 8 5 10 22 34 12 5 4 3 12 12 11 3 1 7 10 22 -12 29
13 Southampton 23 8 4 11 29 42 12 3 2 7 13 28 11 5 2 4 16 14 -13 28
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 6 7 10 26 31 12 4 5 3 16 13 11 2 2 7 10 18 -5 25
15 Burnley 22 7 3 12 24 37 11 5 0 6 14 17 11 2 3 6 10 20 -13 24
16 West Ham United 22 6 5 11 26 34 11 3 2 6 17 20 11 3 3 5 9 14 -8 23
17 Watford 23 5 8 10 20 34 12 3 5 4 11 14 11 2 3 6 9 20 -14 23
18 Aston Villa 23 6 4 13 29 44 11 4 2 5 14 20 12 2 2 8 15 24 -15 22
19 AFC Bournemouth 23 5 5 13 20 36 11 2 4 5 10 17 12 3 1 8 10 19 -16 20
20 Norwich City 23 4 5 14 23 45 12 3 3 6 18 25 11 1 2 8 5 20 -22 17

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.