Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool

Match facts

• Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Manchester United plays the majority of its home matches.
• Round: Regular Season - 16

Record last updated 22 Oct 2026.

Goals

Goalscorers with match minute.

• 12' W. Rooney for Manchester United (assist A. Valencia)
• 40' Mata for Manchester United (assist R. van Persie)
• 71' Robin van Persie for Manchester United (assist Mata)

Lineups

Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.

Manchester United

Starting XI

• 1 · David de Gea
• 4 · P. Jones
• 6 · Jonny Evans
• 8 · Mata
• 10 · W. Rooney
• 16 · M. Carrick
• 18 · A. Young
• 20 · Robin van Persie
• 25 · A. Valencia
• 31 · M. Fellaini
• 49 · J. Wilson

Substitutes

• 9 · R. Falcao
• 11 · A. Januzaj
• 13 · A. Lindegaard
• 21 · Ander Herrera
• 24 · Darren Fletcher
• 33 · P. McNair
• 42 · T. Blackett

Liverpool

Starting XI

• 1 · B. Jones
• 2 · G. Johnson
• 6 · D. Lovren
• 8 · Steven Gerrard
• 10 · Coutinho
• 14 · J. Henderson
• 18 · Alberto Moreno
• 20 · Adam Lallana
• 24 · Joe Allen
• 31 · R. Sterling
• 37 · Martin Škrtel

Substitutes

• 4 · Kolo Habib Touré
• 9 · Rickie Lambert
• 21 · Lucas Leiva
• 22 · S. Mignolet
• 23 · E. Can
• 45 · M. Balotelli
• 50 · L. Marković

Recent form (last 5)

Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.

• Manchester United: WWWWW · 15 pts from 5 · 10-3
• Liverpool: DWWLL · 7 pts from 5 · 6-6

Head-to-head

Most recent meetings between Manchester United and Liverpool.

• Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool · May 3, 2026
• Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United · Oct 19, 2025
• Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United · Jan 5, 2025
• Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool · Sep 1, 2024
• Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool · Aug 3, 2024

Other matches in Regular Season - 16

Premier League, Regular Season - 16.

• Chelsea 2-0 Hull City — 13 Dec 2014