Premiership · Matchday 06
Manchester United v Liverpool
2–1
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 at Old Trafford on Monday 20th September 2004 in the Premiership. Mikael Silvestre (20', 66') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 20' Mikael Silvestre 1–0
- 45' Josemi
- Half Time
- 54' John O'Shea OG 1–1
- 66' Mikael Silvestre 2–1
- 71' Roy Keane
- 77' Xabi Alonso
- 85' Alan Smith for Scholes
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Alan Smith
85' for Scholes
Liverpool Lineup
Starting XI
1 Jerzy Dudek G
3 Steve Finnan D
4 Sami Hyypiä D
6 John Arne Riise M
7 Harry Kewell M
8 Steven Gerrard M
9 Djibril Cissé F
10 Luis García M
14 Xabi Alonso M
17 Josemi D
23 Jamie Carragher D
Substitutes
5 Milan Baros on
15 Salif Diao
16 Dietmar Hamann on
21 Djimi Traoré
22 Chris Kirkland
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Rafa Benitez
Liverpool
Match Information
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 167 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 167 times: 62W 49D 56L.
5 Apr 2003 W 4–0 PL 9 Nov 2003 W 2–1 PL 24 Apr 2004 L 0–1 PL
20 Sep 2004 W 2–1 This match
15 Jan 2005 W 1–0 PL 18 Sep 2005 D 0–0 PL 22 Jan 2006 W 1–0 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →