Premiership · Matchday 36
Manchester United v Liverpool
2–4
HT 1–2
Manchester United lost 2–4 to Liverpool at Old Trafford on Thursday 13th May 2021 in the Premiership. Bruno Fernandes (10') and Marcus Rashford (68') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Anthony Taylor.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Bruno Fernandes Assist: Aaron Wan-Bissaka 1–0
- 34' Diogo Jota Assist: Nathaniel Phillips 1–1
- 45+3' Roberto Firmino Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold 1–2
- Half Time 1–2
- 47' Roberto Firmino 1–3
- 48' Eric Bailly
- 63' Mason Greenwood for Fred
- 68' Marcus Rashford Assist: Édinson Cavani 2–3
- 79' Scott McTominay
- 85' Edinson Cavani
- 86' Nemanja Matic for Bailly
- 90' Mohamed Salah Assist: Curtis Jones 2–4
- Full Time 2–4
Match Facts
53%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Anthony Taylor
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Liverpool Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Alisson Becker G
3 Fabinho CM
5 Georginio Wijnaldum LM
6 Thiago Alcantara RM
9 Roberto Firmino F ⚽⚽
11 Mohamed Salah RF ⚽
20 Diogo Jota LF ⚽
26 Andrew Robertson LB
46 Rhys Williams CD-L
47 Nathaniel Phillips CD-R
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold RB
Substitutes
10 Sadio Mané on
13 Adrián
17 Curtis Jones on
21 Kostas Tsimikas
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
27 Divock Origi
58 Ben Woodburn
62 Caoimhín Kelleher
76 Neco Williams on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Liverpool
4-3-3
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 207 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 207 times: 81W 58D 68L.
19 Jan 2020 L 0–2 PL 17 Jan 2021 D 0–0 PL 24 Jan 2021 W 3–2 FAC
13 May 2021 L 2–4 This match
24 Oct 2021 L 0–5 PL 19 Apr 2022 L 0–4 PL 22 Aug 2022 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 53 | 32 | 20 | 176 | 111 | 50.5 |
| Away | 100 | 27 | 25 | 48 | 105 | 168 | 27.0 |
| Neutral | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 38.5 |
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 →