Rivalry between English association football clubs
The
Liverpool F.C.?Manchester United F.C. rivalry
, sometimes referred to as the
Northwest Derby
, is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional
football
clubs
Liverpool
and
Manchester United
. It is considered one of the biggest fixtures in English football and one of the biggest and fiercest rivalries in world football.
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Players, fans and the media consider the fixture between the two clubs to be their biggest rivalry, above even their own local derbies, with
Everton
and
Manchester City
respectively.
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The rivalry has been fuelled by the
proximity of the two major cities
that they represent, their historic economic and industrial rivalry, significant periods of domestic footballing dominance and European success, and their popularity at home and abroad, as two of the biggest-earning and widely supported football clubs in the world.
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The two clubs are the most successful English teams in domestic, European and worldwide competitions; between them they have won 39
league titles
, 21
FA Cups
, 16
League Cups
, 37
FA Community Shields
, nine
European Cups/UEFA Champions Leagues
, four
UEFA Cups
, one
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
, five
UEFA Super Cups
, one
Intercontinental Cup
and two
FIFA Club World Cups
. As of 25 May 2024, they have the same record number of total trophies won ? 68, though United lead in the head-to-head record between the two teams, with 83 wins to Liverpool's 71; the remaining 60 matches have finished as draws.
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Inter-city rivals
The cities of
Liverpool
and
Manchester
are located in the
north west
of England, 35 miles (56 km) apart. Since the
Industrial Revolution
, there has been a consistent rivalry between the two cities based on economic and industrial competition. Manchester through to the 18th century was the far more populous city and was considered representative of the north. By the late 18th century, Liverpool had grown as a major seaport ? critical to the growth and success of the northern cotton mills. Over the next century, Liverpool grew to supersede Manchester and throughout the late 19th and early 20th century was often described as the British Empire's
second city
.
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The links between the two cities were strengthened with the construction of the
Bridgewater Canal
, the
Mersey and Irwell Navigation
and the world's first inter-city railway, the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
, for the transport of raw materials inland.
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The construction of the
Manchester Ship Canal
, funded by Manchester merchants, was opposed by Liverpool politicians and bred resentment between the two cities. Tensions between working-class Liverpool dockers and labourers in Manchester was heightened after its completion in 1894, just three months before the first meeting between Liverpool and Newton Heath (as United were called at the time) in a play-off match that would see Newton Heath relegated to the Second Division.
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Today, the crests of both the city of Manchester and Manchester United include stylised ships representing the Manchester Ship Canal and Manchester's trade roots. The ship is also included on the crest of many other Mancunian institutions such as the
Manchester City Council
.
Post-war shifts in economic ties, reliance on regional coal and shifts in transatlantic trade patterns caused by the growth of Asian labour markets caused the gradual decline of British manufacturing. Both Liverpool and Manchester suffered the loss of their primary sources of income. With Liverpool, the switch from North American to continental European and Asian shipping routes tended to benefit southern English ports, while Manchester suffered from the expansion of the Asian textile industry. This reversal of fortunes happened against the backdrop of shifting political backgrounds and significant events in British culture and society in the second half of the 20th century.
Both cities were part of the county of
Lancashire
until 1974, with the enactment of the
Local Government Act 1972
. Since then, Liverpool and Manchester respectively anchor the neighbouring
metropolitan counties
of
Merseyside
and
Greater Manchester
.
The two cities continue to be strong regional rivals. Their continued importance to the UK economy has been reflected with the awarding of the
2002 Commonwealth Games
to Manchester, while Liverpool was awarded the title of 2008
European Capital of Culture
as part of its regeneration.
More recent projects by
Peel Ports
have sought to re-establish the economic links between the Port of Liverpool and Port of Manchester, including re-developing trade links via the Manchester Ship Canal.
Formation to 1945
Manchester United F.C.
was formed in
Newton Heath
in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the first round of the
1886?87 FA Cup
.
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Liverpool F.C.
was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of
Everton
and club president
John Houlding
, who owned the club's ground,
Anfield
. The disagreement between the two parties over rent resulted in Everton moving to
Goodison Park
from Anfield, and Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. to play in the vacated stadium. Liverpool supporters often sing the chant ' You should have paid the rent' to Everton fans during matches between the two sides, to reflect this.
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Liverpool's first season was in the
Second Division
in 1893. The team went undefeated all season, winning the title and being put up for election to the
First Division
, which would see them play a one-off
test match
against the bottom side of the First Division for their place. The team that Liverpool were to face was Newton Heath, whom they beat 2?0 to take their place in the first tier.
Liverpool won their first
Football League Championship trophy in 1901
and followed it up in
1906
, the same season that saw the newly-renamed Manchester United promoted to the top flight after finishing as Second Division runners-up behind
Bristol City
. Two seasons later, by which time Liverpool had fallen into mid-table,
Manchester United secured their first league title
, winning the
1907?08 Football League
nine points clear of
Aston Villa
and Manchester City. They followed this up by winning the first-ever
FA Charity Shield
match when they defeated
Queens Park Rangers
over two legs in
1908
.
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The following season, they won the
1909 FA Cup Final
, and followed this up with another
league title
and
Charity Shield
in 1911.
The outbreak of the First World War disrupted domestic football, and following the resumption of competitions in 1919 Liverpool asserted themselves on domestic football with a brace of league Championships while United found themselves in steep decline that saw them relegated in 1923. Between 1923 and the outbreak of the Second World War, neither team won any more competitive trophies other than regional trophies, with Manchester United spending three separate periods in the Second Division.
1945 to 1992
After the Second World War, Liverpool again became English champions in 1947 before the clubs' roles reversed once more, with the Merseysiders dropping into the second tier as Manchester United found stability under the management of former Liverpool captain Matt Busby, winning the
FA Cup in 1948
and then three league titles and Charity Shields apiece in the 1950s. During this time, future Liverpool manager
Bill Shankly
was approached by then Liverpool chairman Tom Williams and asked, "How would you like to manage the best club in the country?". Shankly replied, "Why? Is Matt Busby packing it in?"
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Following Liverpool's promotion under Shankly in 1962, the two clubs found themselves in direct competition with each other for the first time, sharing four league titles between 1964 and 1967, as well as the
1965 FA Charity Shield
. Following this, though, the two sides began to drift in opposite directions once more. United's title victory of 1967 would be their last for 26 years,
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while Liverpool would enjoy nearly 20 years of sustained success, winning 11 league titles, 19 domestic cups and seven European trophies from 1972 to 1992.
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United's main reprieves during this time came through cup competitions, such as their triumphs over the Merseysiders in the
1977 FA Cup Final
and the 1979 FA Cup semi-final replay at Goodison Park. It was during this period, in the late 70s and early 80s, that the modern-day rivalry between the two clubs truly began to get heated. According to football sociologist John Williams, United had developed a "glamour and media profile" but didn't have the success to match it and Liverpool fans felt the Red Devils were "media darlings who got far too much publicity". There was a perception in Liverpool that their hugely successful but "professional" and "workmanlike" teams were always somehow in the shadow of the stars at Old Trafford. This led to a derisory United nickname in Liverpool: "The Glams".
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1992?present
Manchester United's 26-year spell without a league title was replicated and exceeded by Liverpool from 1990 to 2020, during which time United dominated English football and won 13 league titles, 23 domestic cups and five European trophies.
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Liverpool's success in domestic competitions such as the
2003 League Cup
and
2006 FA Cup
as well as European competitions like the
2005
and
2019
Champions Leagues allowed them some consolation during their league title dry spell, which finally ended in
2019?20
.
Despite their contrasting fortunes, only seven times since 1972 have neither Liverpool nor United finished in the top two of the league table ? in
1980?81
,
2003?04
,
2004?05
,
2014?15
,
2015?16
,
2016?17
and
2022-23
? and in six of those seven campaigns, silverware was still taken home by one of the two clubs; Liverpool paraded the European Cup and League Cup in
1981
, while Manchester United lifted the FA Community Shield and FA Cup in the
2004 season
and Liverpool claimed the Champions League in
2005
. United brought home the FA Cup again in
2016
, won a treble of trophies consisting of the Community Shield, League Cup and UEFA Europa League in
2016?17
, and won the League Cup again in
2023
.
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Managers
Notable managers
If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.
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Bill Shankly
While Liverpool and Manchester United's successes are almost identical in number, their systems of achieving these successes vary considerably. Liverpool built their dominance on a dynasty known as the
Anfield Boot Room
. The boot room itself was where strategy for future matches was planned, however, it became a breeding ground for future Liverpool managers following the arrival of
Bill Shankly
in 1959. The original members were Shankly himself,
Bob Paisley
,
Joe Fagan
and
Reuben Bennett
, although the likes of
Kenny Dalglish
joined later on.
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Shankly laid down principles which subsequent Boot Room graduates retained and developed: the club adopted a back four sooner than most and played a game based on possession, pushing high and
pressing
.
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Following Shankly's retirement in 1974, having secured eight trophies in 15 years, Bob Paisley stepped into the vacant manager's position and amassed 20 trophies in nine seasons.
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Following his retirement, Joe Fagan took over and in the first of two seasons at the club, won a treble of trophies. Kenny Dalglish was accepted into the group as the next in line for the role of manager, and he combined it with his playing duties to win Liverpool 10 trophies. The boot room connection was finally broken in 1991, 32 years after Shankly's arrival, with the appointment of former Liverpool player
Graeme Souness
, who demolished the original boot room itself to make way for a press room.
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It did still manage to produce a final Liverpool manager in
Roy Evans
, who won the League Cup in
1995
, but upon his resignation in 1998, the era was over. Liverpool have however gone on to achieve success with managers outside of the dynasty since then, most notably under
Rafael Benitez
, who won the
UEFA Champions League
in
2005
, and
Jurgen Klopp
, who won it in
2019
before going on to win the club's first league title in 30 years in
2019?20
. Klopp's
gegenpressing
strategy has been described as a modern development of the classic Liverpool style.
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My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their fucking perch, and you can print that.
By contrast, the vast majority of Manchester United's success has come in three eras in the club's history, under three different managers. Out of the club's 67 trophies, 56 were won under the management of
Ernest Mangnall
,
Sir Matt Busby
and
Sir Alex Ferguson
. Mangnall was the club's first great manager, securing five trophies within three years in 1908?11.
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Following his departure to local rivals Manchester City a year later,
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it was not until Busby's arrival 33 years later that the club would be on the trophy trail again. Busby became United's second most decorated manager of all time (ironically as an ex-Liverpool player and captain), winning 13 trophies at the club, including the 1968 European Cup, which saw an English team secure European football's top prize for the first time.
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After Busby's retirement in 1969 though, Manchester United saw their fortunes slip and the club struggled to stay successful until Alex Ferguson's arrival 17 years later, during which time United only won three FA Cups and two Charity Shields. It was only under Ferguson that United regained their glory days, winning 38 trophies during his 26-year tenure to scale the pinnacles of both English and European football.
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Players
Players' rivalry
A mate owned a [Manchester United captain]
Bryan Robson
top. We were kicking about, and I asked if I could be Robbo for a while. My dad looked out and went ballistic. He wasn't having his kid dragging the Gerrard name through the gutter. I thought we'd have to move!
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Steven Gerrard
The rivalry has extended to the players as well:
Wayne Rooney
, a product of Liverpool's city rivals
Everton
who played for United from 2004 to 2017, described how he grew up hating the Reds (Liverpool),
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while Liverpool's
Steven Gerrard
took a film crew on tour of his home where he showed off a collection of football shirts he had swapped with opposing players as part of the after-match routine; he pointed out that there were no Manchester United shirts in there and he would never have one of them in his house. Former Liverpool goalkeeper
David James
said: "I could never say I hated any United players just for being United players... But the rivalry became a habit, I suppose; on England trips Liverpool lads would eat at one table, United boys at another. There was tension there and we avoided one other". Liverpool defender
Neil Ruddock
once broke both of United forward
Andy Cole
's legs in a reserve match, later saying that "I didn’t meant to break both legs, I only meant to break one... I absolutely destroyed him... I know it's not big and it's not clever but it was great".
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Manchester United's
Gary Neville
has been vocal about his dislike of Liverpool. He notably drew the ire of Liverpool fans during the 2006 match at Old Trafford when he celebrated
Rio Ferdinand
's last-gasp winner
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by running to the stand where the away fans were seated while kissing the crest on his jersey and appearing to shout angrily towards them; he was fined and given a two-match ban by
The Football Association
but has stated on several occasions that he has never regretted his actions.
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Neville was regularly subjected to offensive chants from Liverpool supporters afterwards. In a
Manchester derby
during the 2003?04 season, Neville was sent off after attempting to headbutt Manchester City's ex-Liverpool midfielder
Steve McManaman
; as
Paul Scholes
commented, "It's fair to say the pair of them never got on too well together".
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In a retrospective special leading up to the January 2017 match at Old Trafford, Neville and his fellow
Monday Night Football
pundit and retired Liverpool one-club man
Jamie Carragher
both acknowledged that it was not uncommon for both United and Liverpool players, particularly locally born youth academy graduates such as
Bury
-born Neville and
Merseyside
natives Gerrard and
Robbie Fowler
, to celebrate in front of rival fans and that "you just got to take it on the chin".
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Neville hinted that the rivalry is as much about shared values when criticising both clubs' involvement in the aborted European Super League in 2021: “I value the history and tradition that runs through those … clubs. … I don’t like them, they don’t like me, but you know one thing I always thought about them? They were honest, they had integrity, they would look after their people; they would look after their own.”
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I can't stand Liverpool, I can't stand the people, I can't stand anything to do with them.
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Gary Neville
In the 2011?12 season's first league meeting of the season at Anfield, United defender
Patrice Evra
accused Liverpool striker
Luis Suarez
of racially abusing him. After considering the evidence, an FA panel found that Suarez had referred to Evra using the term "negrito" seven times (Suarez himself admitted to having done so once, but denied racism); he was banned for eight games. This included the FA Cup fourth-round tie between the two clubs (again at Anfield), which Liverpool won. 24 hours after Suarez was found guilty of racial abuse, the Liverpool players and manager wore shirts to support Suarez.
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On 11 February 2012, United and Liverpool met again at Old Trafford, and Suarez played for Liverpool for the first time since his ban. Before kick-off, the two teams were expected to shake hands, but Suarez ignored Evra's offered hand and moved onto the next United player in line,
David de Gea
. The player after De Gea,
Rio Ferdinand
, then rejected Suarez's handshake.
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United went on to win 2?1 and Evra celebrated in front of the home supporters, with Suarez close by. Sir Alex Ferguson declared Suarez to be a "disgrace" and suggested that he should not be allowed to play for Liverpool again.
Kenny Dalglish
said he had not seen the missed handshake.
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The following day, Suarez, Dalglish and Liverpool all issued statements of apology for the handshake incident, which United accepted.
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Liverpool's vice-captain for the 2011?12 season,
Jamie Carragher
, later apologised to Evra in 2019 for wearing shirts in support of Suarez, saying '"There's no doubt we made a massive mistake. I'm not lying on that and saying I wasn't part of it because as the club we got it wrong and I was vice-captain. I'm not sure who was actually behind it".
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Similarly in 2020
Jordan Henderson
, a young Liverpool player at the time of the incident who went on to captain the club, stated in an interview for a
BBC
documentary on football and racism that he was "not sure the club or everybody dealt with it in the best way. From a player point of view, our mindset was on Luis and how to protect him, but really we didn't really think about Patrice. I think that's where we got it wrong from top to bottom".
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Player transfers
Since the 1964 transfer of
Phil Chisnall
from United to Liverpool, no player has been transferred directly between the two clubs.
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Some players, however, have played for both clubs but played elsewhere between each tenure, such as
Paul Ince
(playing for
Inter Milan
in between),
Peter Beardsley
(
Vancouver Whitecaps
and
Newcastle United
) and more recently
Michael Owen
(
Real Madrid
and Newcastle United). Although Beardsley only played once for United, he went on to be a key player during his four years at Liverpool.
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In 2007, there was a bid from Liverpool to sign
Gabriel Heinze
from United, but United refused to allow him to join their biggest rivals due to the ongoing feud. United claimed that it was agreed Heinze would only join a foreign club if he chose to leave.
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Heinze went public with his request to join Liverpool which was seen as the ultimate betrayal by the Manchester United fans. The Manchester United fans who once chanted "Argentina" in honour of the player then turned their backs on him. Heinze was eventually sold to
Real Madrid
instead. In 2019, after Swedish striker
Zlatan Ibrahimovi?
left
Los Angeles Galaxy
, Liverpool manager
Jurgen Klopp
said that he might have considered signing Ibrahimovi? had he not previously played for Manchester United.
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Supporters
Both Manchester United and Liverpool are among the most popular football clubs (and sporting organisations) globally. Both are in the top 10 in Europe. Manchester United states that its worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised branches of the Manchester United Supporters Club (MUSC) in at least 24 countries.
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Liverpool states that its worldwide fan base also includes more than 300 officially recognised branches of the Official LFC Supporters Clubs (OLSCs) in at least 90 countries.
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Notable groups include
Spirit of Shankly
.
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The 2005 leveraged takeover of Manchester United by
the Glazer family
created a schism amongst Manchester fans, directly causing the creation of
F.C. United of Manchester
, and the "Love United Hate Glazer" movement, and subsequently the Red Knights who attempted to buy the Glazers out the club.
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Two years later, Liverpool went through its own controversial takeover when Chairman
David Moores
sold the club to American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
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Disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and the lack of popular support from fans, resulted in the pair looking to sell the club.
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Martin Broughton
was appointed chairman of the club on 16 April 2010 to oversee its sale.
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Court action finally forced the sale of the club to Fenway Sports Group.
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Hooliganism
With the rise of
football hooliganism
across English football during the 1970s and 1980s, matches between the two clubs brought some minor and major incidents of hooliganism.
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Since then, the modern game has seen a decrease in violence between the rival supporters and incidents are fairly uncommon. This is more likely due to an increase in Police presence and CCTV with huge steps taken to keep the fans separated. To this day, both sets of fans still hold resentment toward each other. As well as physical violence, sections of the clubs' fan bases often taunt each other with unsavoury chants about the
Munich air disaster
and the
Hillsborough disaster
respectively.
At the
1996 FA Cup Final
, an unidentified Liverpool fan spat at
Eric Cantona
and threw a punch at Alex Ferguson as a victorious Manchester United team walked up the steps at
Wembley Stadium
to collect the
trophy
from the Royal Box.
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The 2006 FA Cup match at Anfield featured foreign objects thrown at United fans by Liverpool supporters, including human excrement.
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Liverpool's
FA Cup semi-final
game against
Chelsea
at
Old Trafford
later that year also resulted in damage to the stadium, including graffiti about serial killer
Harold Shipman
.
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In March 2011, an FA Youth Cup game between the two clubs was marred because of "sick chants" about
Hillsborough
and
Heysel
coming from the Manchester United fans at Anfield. Former Liverpool striker
John Aldridge
was at the game and told the
Liverpool Echo
that "the level of abuse was absolutely sickening".
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In March 2016, before Liverpool's first leg tie at Anfield against Manchester United, it was reported that a group of Liverpool fans hung a "Manc Bastards" banner on the M62, as 2,300 Manchester United supporters made the trip to Anfield.
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It was confiscated by the police, shortly after. Liverpool won the match
2?0
.
Before the second leg tie at Old Trafford, Liverpool fans were greeted with a banner on the M62 motorway in Salford that said 'murderers' and also had the
Hillsborough disaster
date on it. UEFA took no disciplinary action against Manchester United.
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During the same game, there were reported crowd disturbances, coming from the Manchester United end.
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It was later reported that a Liverpool supporter snuck a Liverpool banner into the United section, aggravating United supporters in the stands.
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Liverpool supporters ripped out seats, and supporters threw objects at each other, also fighting with United supporters. Liverpool were fined £43,577 by UEFA for setting off flares and fireworks in the crowd, as well as the singing of "illicit chants", while Manchester United were fined £44,342 for illicit chants and the throwing of objects.
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£15,290 of each club's fine was suspended for two years. The match was drawn
1?1
and Liverpool progressed to the quarter-finals against Borussia Dortmund.
In August 2022, ITV reported that some Manchester United fans attacked a bus en route to Old Trafford, in the belief it was transporting the Liverpool team or fans; it was actually carrying children who supported Manchester United.
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In May 2023, shortly after the
FA Cup final
between Manchester United and Manchester City, a photograph emerged online of a United supporter wearing a kit with the words "Not Enough" and the number 97 printed on the back, a mockery of the Hillsborough disaster. The supporter was later identified and arrested following the attention the photo received, and was fined £1000 and given a 4-year ban from attending regulated football games.
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Significant games
1894 test match
The first-ever meeting between both clubs came in a
Football League test match
in 1894, a post-season series to determine who would receive
First Division
membership for
1894?95
. As Newton Heath finished bottom of the First Division at the end of
1893?94
, they had to play off against the champions of the
Second Division
, Liverpool. Liverpool won the tie 2?0 at
Ewood Park
in
Blackburn
, earning them First Division membership and condemning Newton Heath to the Second Division.
1977 FA Cup final
In 1977, the two clubs met in a cup final for the first time, when they reached the
final
of the
FA Cup
. The two clubs took to the field at
Wembley
on 21 May, with Liverpool having just won the league title, knowing that winning this game would put them on course for a unique
treble
as they had the
European Cup final
to look forward to four days later. However, United ended Liverpool's treble dreams with a 2?1 win, with goals from
Stuart Pearson
and
Jimmy Greenhoff
, five minutes apart with a
Jimmy Case
goal for Liverpool in between.
Six years later, on 26 March 1983, the two sides met for the
Football League Cup final
. Goals from
Alan Kennedy
and
Ronnie Whelan
won the game 2?1 for Liverpool, after
Norman Whiteside
had given United the lead. Liverpool collected the trophy for the third year in succession. It was the last of Liverpool manager
Bob Paisley
's nine seasons in charge (during which Liverpool had dominated the English and European scene) before his retirement, and his players allowed him to climb the 39 steps to collect the trophy from the Royal Box.
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Anfield 1988
On 4 April 1988, Liverpool were 11 points ahead at the top of the league and almost certain of winning the First Division title with barely a month of the league season remaining. United, in their first full season under the management of Alex Ferguson, were their nearest rivals. The two sides took to the field for a league encounter at Anfield and with the second half just minutes old the home side had a 3?1 lead with goals from
Peter Beardsley
,
Gary Gillespie
and
Steve McMahon
, with United's only goal coming from
Bryan Robson
. Robson then pulled a goal back for United, and with 12 minutes remaining fellow midfielder
Gordon Strachan
equalised to force a 3?3 draw.
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Other notable games
On 4 January 1994, in the second season of the new
Premier League
, United took a 3?0 lead at Anfield in the opening 25 minutes with goals from
Steve Bruce
,
Ryan Giggs
and
Denis Irwin
. Liverpool managed to claw back to draw 3?3 with two goals from
Nigel Clough
and another from
Neil Ruddock
. It was one of the last games in charge of Liverpool for manager
Graeme Souness
, who had resigned by the end of the month.
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On 1 October 1995, United's
Eric Cantona
made his comeback to the side after serving an eight-month suspension for attacking a spectator in a game against
Crystal Palace
. His comeback game was against Liverpool in the Premier League at Old Trafford. United took an early lead through
Nicky Butt
, only for Liverpool's
Robbie Fowler
to score twice and give the visitors a 2?1 lead. However, United were awarded a penalty in the 71st minute and Cantona converted it successfully, forcing a 2?2 draw.
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At the end of the season, the two sides met again at Wembley for the
FA Cup final
. The game stayed goalless until the 85th minute, when Liverpool conceded a corner, which
David Beckham
swung into the box to be cleared by
David James
, only for Eric Cantona to fire home United's winner.
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In March 2003, the two clubs once again met in a cup final, this time in the
League Cup
, with Liverpool lifting the trophy after goals from
Steven Gerrard
and
Michael Owen
gave them a 2?0 win.
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On 14 March 2009, the two sides met at Old Trafford in the Premier League. United were ahead at the top of the league and Liverpool were looking to make a late run to the title which had eluded them since 1990. United went ahead in the 23rd minute with a
Cristiano Ronaldo
penalty, but
Fernando Torres
equalised five minutes later for Liverpool, and a
Steven Gerrard
penalty just before half-time put Liverpool in the lead. United had
Nemanja Vidi?
sent off in the 76th minute, and their misery was swiftly compounded by late goals from
Fabio Aurelio
and finally
Andrea Dossena
, condemning them to a 4?1 defeat, their heaviest at Old Trafford in any competition for 17 years.
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Despite the loss, Manchester United were crowned league champions for the third season in succession and equalled Liverpool's 18 league titles,
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with Liverpool finishing four points behind in second.
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The league fixture on 11 February 2012 was marked by controversy regarding Liverpool striker
Luis Suarez
refusal to shake hands with
Patrice Evra
, following an eight-match suspension for racially abusing Evra in the previous meeting between the sides.
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Following the 2?1 victory for United after a brace from
Wayne Rooney
, Evra in turn controversially celebrated right in front of Suarez, and was swept aside by opposition players finding the gesture provocative.
In the 2015?16 season the famous rivals faced each other for the first time in their long histories on the European stage, in the
round of 16
of the
UEFA Europa League
. Liverpool won the tie 3?1 on aggregate with a 2?0 victory at Anfield on 10 March 2016
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and the sides drawing 1?1 at Old Trafford on 17 March 2016.
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Liverpool would go on to reach the
final
, losing 3?1 to the tournament's perennial winners
Sevilla
.
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On 24 October 2021, Manchester United suffered their heaviest ever home defeat to Liverpool, as a
Mohamed Salah
hat-trick?the first by a Liverpool player at Old Trafford since
Fred Howe
in
November 1936
, and goals from
Naby Keita
and
Diogo Jota
gave Liverpool a 5?0 win in the
2021?22 Premier League
.
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Salah's hat-trick was the first scored by an away team at Old Trafford since
Ronaldo
's in
April 2003
and the first hat-trick scored there by an away team in the Premier League.
[95]
On 5 March 2023, Liverpool recorded their biggest ever competitive win against Manchester United with a 7?0 victory at Anfield.
Cody Gakpo
,
Darwin Nunez
and Mohamed Salah each scored a brace, with
Roberto Firmino
adding on a seventh. This surpassed their previous record set in October 1895, a 7?1 victory in the
Second Division
. This was also Manchester United's
joint-biggest ever defeat
and the heaviest since
Wolverhampton Wanderers
beat them by the same scoreline in
1931
.
[96]
[97]
Honours, head to head, and statistics
Honours
- As of 25 May 2024
-
Numbers with this background denote club holds record in the competition.
Domestic honours
|
Competition
|
Liverpool
|
Manchester United
|
Titles
|
Year
|
Titles
|
Year
|
Premier League
|
1
|
2019?20
|
13
|
1992?93
,
1993?94
,
1995?96
,
1996?97
,
1998?99
,
1999?2000
,
2000?01
,
2002?03
,
2006?07
,
2007?08
,
2008?09
,
2010?11
,
2012?13
|
First Division
|
18
|
1900?01
,
1905?06
,
1921?22
,
1922?23
,
1946?47
,
1963?64
,
1965?66
,
1972?73
,
1975?76
,
1976?77
,
1978?79
,
1979?80
,
1981?82
,
1982?83
,
1983?84
,
1985?86
,
1987?88
,
1989?90
|
7
|
1907?08
,
1910?11
,
1951?52
,
1955?56
,
1956?57
,
1964?65
,
1966?67
|
League total
|
19
|
20
|
FA Cup
|
8
|
1964?65
,
1973?74
,
1985?86
,
1988?89
,
1991?92
,
2000?01
,
2005?06
,
2021?22
|
13
|
1908?09
,
1947?48
,
1962?63
,
1976?77
,
1982?83
,
1984?85
,
1989?90
,
1993?94
,
1995?96
,
1998?99
,
2003?04
,
2015?16
,
2023?24
|
League Cup
|
10
|
1980?81
,
1981?82
,
1982?83
,
1983?84
,
1994?95
,
2000?01
,
2002?03
,
2011?12
,
2021?22
,
2023?24
|
6
|
1991?92
,
2005?06
,
2008?09
,
2009?10
,
2016?17
,
2022?23
|
FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield
(* = shared)
|
16
|
1964
*,
1965
*,
1966
,
1974
,
1976
,
1977
*,
1979
,
1980
,
1982
,
1986
*,
1988
,
1989
,
1990
*,
2001
,
2006
,
2022
|
21
|
1908
,
1911
,
1952
,
1956
,
1957
,
1965
*,
1967
*,
1977
*,
1983
,
1990
*,
1993
,
1994
,
1996
,
1997
,
2003
,
2007
,
2008
,
2010
,
2011
,
2013
,
2016
|
Football League Super Cup
|
1
|
1986
|
0
|
|
Domestic total
|
54
|
60
|
European honours
|
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
|
6
|
1976?77
,
1977?78
,
1980?81
,
1983?84
,
2004?05
,
2018?19
|
3
|
1967?68
,
1998?99
,
2007?08
|
UEFA Cup/Europa League
|
3
|
1972?73
,
1975?76
,
2000?01
|
1
|
2016?17
|
European Cup Winners' Cup
|
0
|
|
1
|
1990?91
|
European Super Cup/UEFA Super Cup
|
4
|
1977
,
2001
,
2005
,
2019
|
1
|
1991
|
European total
|
13
|
6
|
Worldwide honours
|
FIFA Club World Cup
|
1
|
2019
|
1
|
2008
|
Intercontinental Cup
|
0
|
|
1
|
1999
|
Worldwide total
|
1
|
2
|
Combined total
[12]
|
Combined total
|
68
|
68
|
Head-to-head
- As of 7 April 2024
[1]
The below table demonstrates the competitive results between the two sides (not indicative of titles won).
Competition
|
Manchester United wins
|
Draws
|
Liverpool wins
|
League
|
69
|
52
|
61
|
FA Cup
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
League Cup
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
Europa League
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Charity Shield
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Play-offs
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Total
|
83
|
60
|
71
|
All-time results
Liverpool in the league at home
Date
|
Venue
|
Score
|
Competition
|
12 October 1895
|
Anfield
|
7?1
|
Second Division
|
22 April 1905
|
Anfield
|
4?0
|
Second Division
|
1 April 1907
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
First Division
|
25 March 1908
|
Anfield
|
7?4
|
First Division
|
30 January 1909
|
Anfield
|
3?1
|
First Division
|
9 October 1909
|
Anfield
|
3?2
|
First Division
|
26 November 1910
|
Anfield
|
3?2
|
First Division
|
11 November 1911
|
Anfield
|
3?2
|
First Division
|
29 March 1913
|
Anfield
|
0?2
|
First Division
|
15 April 1914
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
First Division
|
26 December 1914
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
1 January 1920
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
9 February 1921
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
17 December 1921
|
Anfield
|
2?1
|
First Division
|
19 September 1925
|
Anfield
|
5?0
|
First Division
|
28 August 1926
|
Anfield
|
4?2
|
First Division
|
24 December 1927
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
13 February 1929
|
Anfield
|
2?3
|
First Division
|
25 January 1930
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
3 April 1931
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
27 March 1937
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
7 September 1938
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
18 November 1939
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
West Region War League
|
23 November 1940
|
Anfield
|
2?2
|
North Region War League
|
23 November 1940
|
Anfield
|
2?2
|
North Region War League
|
26 April 1941
|
Anfield
|
2?1
|
North Region War League
|
22 November 1941
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
North Region War League
|
17 October 1942
|
Anfield
|
2?1
|
North Region War League
|
23 October 1943
|
Anfield
|
3?4
|
North Region War League
|
30 October 1943
|
Anfield
|
0-1
|
North Region War League
|
4 November 1944
|
Anfield
|
3?2
|
North Region War League
|
16 February 1946
|
Anfield
|
0?5
|
North Region War League
|
3 May 1947
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
3 September 1947
|
Anfield
|
2?2
|
First Division
|
27 December 1948
|
Anfield
|
0?2
|
First Division
|
7 September 1949
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
23 August 1950
|
Anfield
|
2?1
|
First Division
|
24 November 1951
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
13 December 1952
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
First Division
|
22 August 1953
|
Anfield
|
4?4
|
First Division
|
13 April 1963
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
10 April 1964
|
Anfield
|
3?0
|
First Division
|
31 October 1964
|
Anfield
|
0?2
|
First Division
|
1 January 1966
|
Anfield
|
2?1
|
First Division
|
25 March 1967
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
11 November 1967
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
First Division
|
12 October 1968
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
13 December 1969
|
Anfield
|
1?4
|
First Division
|
5 September 1970
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
25 September 1971
|
Anfield
|
2?2
|
First Division
|
15 August 1972
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
22 December 1973
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
8 November 1975
|
Anfield
|
3?1
|
First Division
|
3 May 1977
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
25 February 1978
|
Anfield
|
3?1
|
First Division
|
14 April 1979
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
26 December 1979
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
14 April 1981
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
First Division
|
24 October 1981
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
First Division
|
16 October 1982
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
2 January 1984
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
31 March 1985
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
First Division
|
9 February 1986
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
26 December 1986
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
First Division
|
4 April 1988
|
Anfield
|
3?3
|
First Division
|
3 September 1988
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
23 December 1989
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
16 September 1990
|
Anfield
|
4?0
|
First Division
|
26 April 1992
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
6 March 1993
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
Premier League
|
4 January 1994
|
Anfield
|
3?3
|
Premier League
|
19 March 1995
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
17 December 1995
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
19 April 1997
|
Anfield
|
1?3
|
Premier League
|
6 December 1997
|
Anfield
|
1?3
|
Premier League
|
5 May 1999
|
Anfield
|
2?2
|
Premier League
|
11 September 1999
|
Anfield
|
2?3
|
Premier League
|
31 March 2001
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
4 November 2001
|
Anfield
|
3?1
|
Premier League
|
1 December 2002
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
Premier League
|
9 November 2003
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
Premier League
|
15 January 2005
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
Premier League
|
18 September 2005
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
Premier League
|
3 March 2007
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
Premier League
|
16 December 2007
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
Premier League
|
13 September 2008
|
Anfield
|
2?1
|
Premier League
|
25 October 2009
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
6 March 2011
|
Anfield
|
3?1
|
Premier League
|
15 October 2011
|
Anfield
|
1?1
|
Premier League
|
23 September 2012
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
Premier League
|
1 September 2013
|
Anfield
|
1?0
|
Premier League
|
22 March 2015
|
Anfield
|
1?2
|
Premier League
|
17 January 2016
|
Anfield
|
0?1
|
Premier League
|
17 October 2016
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
Premier League
|
14 October 2017
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
Premier League
|
16 December 2018
|
Anfield
|
3?1
|
Premier League
|
19 January 2020
|
Anfield
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
17 January 2021
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
Premier League
|
19 April 2022
|
Anfield
|
4?0
|
Premier League
|
5 March 2023
|
Anfield
|
7?0
|
Premier League
|
17 December 2023
|
Anfield
|
0?0
|
Premier League
|
Manchester United in the league at home
Date
|
Venue
|
Score
|
Competition
|
2 November 1895
|
Bank Street
|
5?2
|
Second Division
|
24 December 1904
|
Bank Street
|
3?1
|
Second Division
|
25 December 1906
|
Bank Street
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
7 September 1907
|
Bank Street
|
4?0
|
First Division
|
26 September 1908
|
Bank Street
|
3?2
|
First Division
|
19 February 1910
|
Old Trafford
|
3?4
|
First Division
|
1 April 1911
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
23 March 1912
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
23 November 1912
|
Old Trafford
|
3?1
|
First Division
|
1 November 1913
|
Old Trafford
|
3?0
|
First Division
|
2 April 1915
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
26 December 1919
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
5 February 1921
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
24 December 1921
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
10 March 1926
|
Old Trafford
|
3?3
|
First Division
|
15 January 1927
|
Old Trafford
|
0?1
|
First Division
|
5 May 1928
|
Old Trafford
|
6?1
|
First Division
|
15 September 1928
|
Old Trafford
|
2?2
|
First Division
|
21 September 1929
|
Old Trafford
|
1?2
|
First Division
|
6 April 1931
|
Old Trafford
|
4?1
|
First Division
|
21 November 1936
|
Old Trafford
|
2?5
|
First Division
|
6 May 1939
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
16 March 1940
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
West Region War League
|
30 Novemrber 1940
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
North Region War League
|
3 May 1941
|
Maine Road
|
1-1
|
North Region War League
|
29 Novemrber 1941
|
Maine Road
|
2?2
|
North Region War League
|
10 October 1942
|
Maine Road
|
3?4
|
North Region War League
|
30 October 1943
|
Maine Road
|
1-0
|
North Region War League
|
11 Novemrber 1944
|
Maine Road
|
2?5
|
North Region War League
|
9 February 1946
|
Maine Road
|
2?1
|
North Region War League
|
11 September 1946
|
Maine Road
|
5?0
|
First Division
|
27 August 1947
|
Maine Road
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
25 December 1948
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
15 March 1950
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
30 August 1950
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
12 April 1952
|
Old Trafford
|
4?0
|
First Division
|
20 April 1953
|
Old Trafford
|
3?1
|
First Division
|
19 December 1953
|
Old Trafford
|
5?1
|
First Division
|
10 November 1962
|
Old Trafford
|
3?3
|
First Division
|
23 November 1963
|
Old Trafford
|
0?1
|
First Division
|
24 April 1965
|
Old Trafford
|
3?0
|
First Division
|
9 October 1965
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
10 December 1966
|
Old Trafford
|
2?2
|
First Division
|
6 April 1968
|
Old Trafford
|
1?2
|
First Division
|
14 December 1968
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
13 September 1969
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
19 April 1971
|
Old Trafford
|
0?2
|
First Division
|
3 April 1972
|
Old Trafford
|
0?3
|
First Division
|
11 November 1972
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
29 September 1973
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
18 February 1976
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
16 February 1977
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
1 October 1977
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
First Division
|
26 December 1978
|
Old Trafford
|
0?3
|
First Division
|
5 April 1980
|
Old Trafford
|
2?1
|
First Division
|
26 December 1980
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
7 April 1982
|
Old Trafford
|
0?1
|
First Division
|
26 February 1983
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
24 September 1983
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
22 September 1984
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
19 October 1985
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
20 April 1987
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
First Division
|
15 November 1987
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
1 January 1989
|
Old Trafford
|
3?1
|
First Division
|
18 March 1990
|
Old Trafford
|
1?2
|
First Division
|
3 February 1991
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
First Division
|
6 October 1991
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
First Division
|
18 October 1992
|
Old Trafford
|
2?2
|
Premier League
|
30 March 1994
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
Premier League
|
17 September 1994
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
1 October 1995
|
Old Trafford
|
2?2
|
Premier League
|
12 October 1996
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
Premier League
|
10 April 1998
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
Premier League
|
24 September 1998
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
4 March 2000
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
Premier League
|
17 December 2000
|
Old Trafford
|
0?1
|
Premier League
|
22 January 2002
|
Old Trafford
|
0?1
|
Premier League
|
5 April 2003
|
Old Trafford
|
4?0
|
Premier League
|
24 April 2004
|
Old Trafford
|
0?1
|
Premier League
|
20 September 2004
|
Old Trafford
|
2?1
|
Premier League
|
22 January 2006
|
Old Trafford
|
1?0
|
Premier League
|
22 October 2006
|
Old Trafford
|
2?0
|
Premier League
|
23 March 2008
|
Old Trafford
|
3?0
|
Premier League
|
14 March 2009
|
Old Trafford
|
1?4
|
Premier League
|
21 March 2010
|
Old Trafford
|
2?1
|
Premier League
|
19 September 2010
|
Old Trafford
|
3?2
|
Premier League
|
11 February 2012
|
Old Trafford
|
2?1
|
Premier League
|
13 January 2013
|
Old Trafford
|
2?1
|
Premier League
|
16 March 2014
|
Old Trafford
|
0?3
|
Premier League
|
14 December 2014
|
Old Trafford
|
3?0
|
Premier League
|
12 September 2015
|
Old Trafford
|
3?1
|
Premier League
|
15 January 2017
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
Premier League
|
10 March 2018
|
Old Trafford
|
2?1
|
Premier League
|
24 February 2019
|
Old Trafford
|
0?0
|
Premier League
|
20 October 2019
|
Old Trafford
|
1?1
|
Premier League
|
13 May 2021
|
Old Trafford
|
2?4
|
Premier League
|
24 October 2021
|
Old Trafford
|
0?5
|
Premier League
|
22 August 2022
|
Old Trafford
|
2?1
|
Premier League
|
7 April 2024
|
Old Trafford
|
2?2
|
Premier League
|
|
Total league head-to-head
League home record
|
Home team
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Draws
|
Liverpool
|
43
|
25
|
22
|
Manchester United
|
44
|
18
|
29
|
Overall league head-to-head record
|
Manchester United wins
|
Liverpool wins
|
Draws
|
69
|
61
|
51
|
Results in domestic cup matches
Overall domestic cups head-to-head record
|
Manchester United wins
|
Liverpool wins
|
Draws
|
14
|
8
|
7
|
Results in European competitions
Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Competition
|
Team 1
|
Score
|
Team 2
|
10 March 2016
|
Anfield
|
Liverpool
|
2?0
|
Manchester United
|
Europa League round of 16
|
17 March 2016
|
Old Trafford
|
Manchester United
|
1?1
|
Liverpool
|
Overall European competitions head-to-head record
|
Manchester United wins
|
Liverpool wins
|
Draws
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Results in play-offs
Overall play-off head-to-head record
|
Manchester United wins
|
Liverpool wins
|
Draws
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Results in friendly matches
Overall friendly matches head-to-head record
|
Manchester United wins
|
Liverpool wins
|
Draws
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
Following the creation of
Manchester United W.F.C.
in 2018, the rivalry has now appeared in women's football as matches between the sides are now possible.
Liverpool F.C. Women
was created in 1989.
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See also
Notes
- ^
Due to war damage, Old Trafford was closed at the time, and Manchester United were playing their home matches at
Maine Road
. However, on the same day,
Manchester City
were at home to
Chelsea
in another FA Cup tie and as a result this tie was switched to
Goodison Park
.
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