Manchester United Data
FA Cup · Final

Manchester United v Liverpool

1–0
Saturday 11th May 1996 · Wembley · Att: 79,007

Manchester United beat Liverpool 1–0 at Wembley (N) on Saturday 11th May 1996 in the FA Cup. Eric Cantona (86') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. Half Time
  3. 64' Paul Scholes for Cole
  4. 86' Eric Cantona 1–0
  5. 89' Gary Neville for Beckham
  6. Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Roy Evans
Liverpool

United vs Liverpool History

Meeting 147 of 218
218
Played
85
Won
61
Drawn
72
Lost
296
Goals For
294
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 147 times: 52W 46D 49L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 105533220 17611150.5
Away 100272548 10516827.0
Neutral 13544 151538.5
All 218 meetings with Liverpool →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →