Manchester United Data
Premiership · Matchday 31

Manchester United v Liverpool

2–1
Sunday 21st March 2010 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,216

Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 21st March 2010 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (12') and Ji-Sung Park (60') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 5' Fernando Torres 0–1
  3. 10' Javier Mascherano
  4. 12' Wayne Rooney 1–1
  5. 25' Fernando Torres
  6. 45' Jamie Carragher
  7. Half Time
  8. 60' Ji-Sung Park 2–1
  9. 61' Antonio Valencia
  10. 73' Nemanja Vidic
  11. 79' Ryan Giggs for Nani
  12. 87' Paul Scholes for Park
  13. Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Liverpool Lineup

Starting XI
2 Glen Johnson RB
5 Daniel Agger CD-L
8 Steven Gerrard RCF
9 Fernando Torres F ⚽
17 Maxi Rodríguez LM
18 Dirk Kuyt RM
20 Javier Mascherano CM-L
21 Lucas Leiva CM-R
22 Emiliano Insúa LB
23 Jamie Carragher CD-R
25 Pepe Reina G
Substitutes
1 Diego Cavalieri
4 Alberto Aquilani on
15 Yossi Benayoun on
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos
19 Ryan Babel on
24 David N'Gog
34 Martin Kelly

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

Man Utd Liverpool
56%
Possession
44%
12
Shots
5
5
Shots on Target
2
1
Corners
2
11
Fouls
17
1
Offsides
3
1
Saves
3

United vs Liverpool History

Meeting 179 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 179 times: 69W 50D 60L.
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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →