Premier League · Matchday 11 
Liverpool vs Manchester United: Match Preview & Stats
Our picks
Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off
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See today's ready predictions →Our record
Liverpool: 7 of 8 right
Manchester United: 4 of 8 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League, Matchday 11
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Anfield, Liverpool
- Since last match
- Liverpool: 14 days (Premier League) · Crystal Palace (1‑3) Manchester United: 14 days (Premier League) · Aston Villa (4‑4)
- Next match
- Liverpool: 3 days (Champions League) later · Club Brugge Manchester United: 3 days (Champions League) later · Sporting CP
Last starting XI
Liverpool 4-2-3-1
- 1 Becker
- 33 Araujo
- 22 Jacquet
- 4 van Dijk
- 6 Kerkez
- 8 Szoboszlai
- 10 Mac Allister
- 18 Gakpo
- 7 Wirtz
- 12 Barcola
- 9 Isak
Coach: Andoni Iraola 
at Crystal Palace, 3-1 · Premier League · 8 Nov
Manchester United 4-2-3-1
- 1 Lammens
- 3 Mazraoui
- 17 Yoro
- 5 Maguire
- 2 Dalot
- 8 Tielemans
- 37 Mainoo
- 16 Diallo
- 8 Fernandes
- 10 Cunha
- 19 Mbeumo
Coach: Michael Carrick 
vs Aston Villa, 4-4 · Premier League · 8 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Liverpool
- DF Conor BradleyInjured · Early January 2027
- DF Jeremie FrimpongInjured · Mid November 2026
- DF Virgil van DijkInjured · Doubtful
- MF Ryan GravenberchInjured · Doubtful
- FW Hugo EkitikéInjured · Early January 2027
- – Giovanni LeoniInjured · Late November 2026
Manchester United
- DF Luke ShawInjured · A few days
- MF Carlos BalebaInjured · Late November 2026
- MF Manuel UgarteInjured · Early April 2027
- FW Benjamin ŠeškoInjured · Early January 2027
- FW Marcus RashfordInjured · A few days
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Liverpool
Moderate impact - DF Virgil van Dijk 3% attack · 8% mins
- DF Jeremie Frimpong 4% attack · 1% mins
Manchester United
Moderate impact - MF Carlos Baleba 3% attack · 4% mins
- FW Marcus Rashford 3% attack · 2% mins
Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
Liverpool Manchester United Liverpool Balanced (results match underlying play) Manchester United Playing above results (positive regression candidate) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Liverpool
Manchester United
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Liverpool
- 1. FW Bradley Barcola 3G · 3ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 11.0%
- 2. FW Florian Wirtz 2G · 3ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 14.0%
- 3. FW Alexander Isak 5G · 0ATeam attack 11.0% Team shots 11.0%
Manchester United
- 1. MF Bruno Fernandes 2G · 1ATeam attack 16.0% Team shots 16.0%
- 2. FW Matheus Cunha 3G · 1ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 12.0%
- 3. FW Bryan Mbeumo 2G · 0ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 14.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 8/10 | 10/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Both teams scored | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Clean sheet | 2/10 | 0/10 |
| Failed to score | 2/10 | 3/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 2.1 / 1.6 | 1.3 / 2.3 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Liverpool
- W 3-1 at Crystal Palace (A) Premier League · 8 Nov
- L 2-3 at
Fenerbahçe (A) Champions League · 4 Nov - L 0-1 vs
Arsenal (H) Premier League · 1 Nov - D 1-1 vs
Chelsea (H) EFL Cup · 28 Oct - W 2-0 vs
Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Premier League · 25 Oct
Manchester United
- D 4-4 vs Aston Villa (H) Premier League · 8 Nov
- W 3-2 vs
Roma (H) Champions League · 3 Nov - L 0-2 at Chelsea (A) Premier League · 31 Oct
- L 0-3 vs
AFC Bournemouth (H) Premier League · 25 Oct - L 1-4 at
Como (A) Champions League · 21 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Liverpool
- 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 1 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 1 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 4 scored, 1 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 3 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 3 scored, 2 conceded
Manchester United
- 1-15 minutes: 0 scored, 2 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 3 scored, 3 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 2 scored, 5 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 3 scored, 3 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 5 scored, 4 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Premier League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Liverpool
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Isak | 7 | 0 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 2 | 0 |
| Cody Gakpo | 1 | 3 |
| Florian Wirtz | 1 | 3 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai (1 pen) | 1 | 1 |
Manchester United
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fernandes (2 pens) | 4 | 2 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 4 | 0 |
| Matheus Cunha | 1 | 2 |
| Patrick Dorgu | 1 | 2 |
| Youri Tielemans | 1 | 1 |
Goals and assists in the Premier League this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Liverpool Manchester United - 5.2 Corners won 6.3
- 4.1 Corners conceded 3.8
- 2.5 Yellow cards 2.1
- 2.2 Opponents' yellow cards 2.1
Per match in the Premier League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 2.0 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
LiverpoolManchester United0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
12Liverpool wins15Manchester United wins39 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 3 May 2026 · Premier League Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool
- 19 Oct 2025 · Premier League Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United
- 5 Jan 2025 · Premier League Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United
- 1 Sep 2024 · Premier League Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool
- 7 Apr 2024 · Premier League Manchester United 2-2 Liverpool
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15:5 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26:7 | +19 | 22 |
| 3 |  Manchester City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21:13 | +8 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14:10 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19:16 | +3 | 16 |
| 6 |  Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12:10 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16:14 | +2 | 15 |
| 8 |  Brentford | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16:11 | +5 | 14 |
| 9 |  Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10:8 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14:17 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10:11 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 |  Newcastle United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13:16 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 |  Hull City | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11:11 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 |  Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15:20 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Fulham | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10:12 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9:13 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 |  Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10:19 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14:19 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 |  Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8:17 | -9 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10:24 | -14 | 7 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Premier League: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Top 4 | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 18 | |||||
| Manchester United | 8 |
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