FA Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Liverpool
3–2
HT 1–1
Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–2 at Old Trafford on Sunday 24th January 2021 in the FA Cup. Mason Greenwood (26'), Marcus Rashford (48') and Bruno Fernandes (78') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Craig Pawson.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 18' Mohamed Salah Assist: Roberto Firmino 0–1
- 26' Mason Greenwood Assist: Marcus Rashford 1–1
- 42' Fabinho
- Half Time 1–1
- 48' Marcus Rashford Assist: Mason Greenwood 2–1
- 58' Mohamed Salah Assist: Roberto Firmino 2–2
- 66' Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues for Greenwood
- 66' Bruno Fernandes for van de Beek
- 69' Sadio Mané
- 78' Bruno Fernandes 3–2
- 86' Anthony Martial for Rashford
- 89' Victor Lindelof
- 90' Paul Pogba
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
42%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Craig Pawson
Referee
Harry Maguire
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues
66' for Greenwood
Bruno Fernandes
78' 66' for van de Beek
Anthony Martial
86' for Rashford
Liverpool Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Alisson Becker G
3 Fabinho CD-L
5 Georginio Wijnaldum RM
6 Thiago Alcantara CM
7 James Milner LM
9 Roberto Firmino F
11 Mohamed Salah RF ⚽⚽
17 Curtis Jones LF
26 Andrew Robertson LB
46 Rhys Williams CD-R
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold RB
Substitutes
10 Sadio Mané on
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
18 Takumi Minamino
21 Kostas Tsimikas
23 Xherdan Shaqiri on
27 Divock Origi on
47 Nathaniel Phillips
62 Caoimhín Kelleher
76 Neco Williams
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 206 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 206 times: 81W 58D 67L.
20 Oct 2019 D 1–1 PL 19 Jan 2020 L 0–2 PL 17 Jan 2021 D 0–0 PL
24 Jan 2021 W 3–2 This match
13 May 2021 L 2–4 PL 24 Oct 2021 L 0–5 PL 19 Apr 2022 L 0–4 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 →