Liverpool take on Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday, in what is always one of the biggest fixtures of the Premier League calendar.
We crunch the numbers and pick out the juicy facts ahead of the big game…
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 14 Premier League meetings with Manchester United (W7 D6), a 1-2 defeat at Old Trafford in August 2022. Since the start of 2018-19, this is the fewest defeats any side to face the Red Devils 3+ times in the competition has had against them.
Manchester United are winless in their last nine Premier League games at Anfield since a 1-0 win in January 2016 under Louis van Gaal (D5 L4). Liverpool could become just the second side to avoid defeat in 10+ successive Premier League home games against the Red Devils, after Chelsea (10 from Aug 2002 to Feb 2012).
Liverpool have lost both of their last two Premier League games, after winning their first five of the season beforehand; it wasn’t until their 31st league match of last season that they suffered their second defeat. The Reds could lose three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February 2021 (4).
Liverpool’s seven Premier League games this season have already seen four 90th-minute (or later) winning goals (2 for, 2 against). Only in 2008-09 have the Reds ever been involved in more games with 90th-minute winners in a season in the competition (5 – 4 for, 1 against).
Florian Wirtz is yet to register a goal or assist in the Premier League despite having nine shots and creating 11 chances – his 20 combined shots and chances created are the most of any player yet to score or assist in the competition this term.
Mo Salah has more goals (13) and goal involvements (19 – 13 goals, 6 assists) against Man Utd than any other player in Premier League history. Only five players have recorded 20+ goal involvements against a single opponent in the competition: Les Ferdinand (20 v Everton), Alan Shearer (21 v Everton, 21 v Leeds), Frank Lampard (21 v Bolton), Harry Kane (22 v Leicester), and Wayne Rooney (23 v Newcastle).
