Premiership · Matchday 31
Manchester United v Liverpool
2–1
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
- Kick Off
- 5' Fernando Torres 0–1
- 10' Javier Mascherano
- 12' Wayne Rooney 1–1
- 25' Fernando Torres
- 45' Jamie Carragher
- Half Time
- 60' Ji-Sung Park 2–1
- 61' Antonio Valencia
- 73' Nemanja Vidic
- 79' Ryan Giggs for Nani
- 87' Paul Scholes for Park
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's 33rd goal of 2009-2010, and his 130th for United.
- Ji-Sung Park's 3rd goal of 2009-2010, and his 15th for United.
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
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.
13 Sep 2008 L 1–2 PL 14 Mar 2009 L 1–4 PL 25 Oct 2009 L 0–2 PL
21 Mar 2010 W 2–1 This match
19 Sep 2010 W 3–2 PL 9 Jan 2011 W 1–0 FAC 6 Mar 2011 L 1–3 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 →