FA Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Liverpool
2–1
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 24th January 1999 in the FA Cup. Dwight Yorke (88') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (90'+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Michael Owen 0–1
- Half Time
- 68' Paul Scholes for Butt
- 81' Ronny Johnsen for Berg
- 81' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Irwin
- 88' Dwight Yorke 1–1
- 90+2' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
19 Dwight Yorke 88'
Substitutes
Paul Scholes
68' for Butt
Ronny Johnsen
81' for Berg
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
90'+2 81' for Irwin
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gerard Houllier
Liverpool
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 153 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 153 times: 57W 47D 49L.
6 Dec 1997 W 3–1 PL 10 Apr 1998 D 1–1 PL 24 Sep 1998 W 2–0 PL
24 Jan 1999 W 2–1 This match
5 May 1999 D 2–2 PL 11 Sep 1999 W 3–2 PL 4 Mar 2000 D 1–1 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 →