Liverpool v Manchester United result

Full-time · Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United

Premier League · Sun, 19 Jan 2020 16:30 GMT · Anfield

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Liverpool · Manchester United · Head-to-head

Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United — Liverpool won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Liverpool beat Manchester United 2–0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday 19 January. Liverpool have won their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Liverpool led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk (14’, assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold) and Mohamed Salah (90’, assisted by Alisson Becker).

Discipline

Craig Pawson, England showed four yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (90’); Manchester United: Nemanja Matić (8’), David de Gea (25’) and Luke Shaw (72’).

What it changes

Liverpool’s two-goal margin was the biggest of round 23, across 10 matches. Liverpool have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions. Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 8.2, Alisson Becker (Liverpool) 7.5 and Fred (Manchester United) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Liverpool next host Brighton on 25 October 2026.

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Liverpool: Liverpool v Brighton, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United · Premier League
Venue: Anfield · Liverpool
Referee: Craig Pawson, England
Head-to-head (last 5): Liverpool 1 · draws 3 · Manchester United 1 · 1.8 goals/game
Recent form: Liverpool 5W 0D 0L · Manchester United 2W 1D 2L

Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.75 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.17 / 4.43

Corners

against 3.83 / 3.14 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 3 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

0.83 / 1.43

Cards

against 0.33 / 2.29 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 January 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 January 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Liverpool for / against	Line	Manchester United for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.17 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.43 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.71 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	6.67 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	0.83 for · 0.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.43 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Craig Pawson, England.

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Kane n 8	74.9	1.5 5/4	1.8 4/3	—
S. Mané n 8	87.4	1.3 5/3	1.3 5/2	—
Pedro Chirivella n 4	54	1.3 2/1	0.8 2/0	—
A. Lallana n 8	46.6	1.2 3/2	1.7 5/2	—
J. Henderson n 8	80	1 5/1	0.1 1/0	Fred

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mohamed Salah n 8	84.6	4.7 8/7	2 5/4
Roberto Firmino n 8	78.3	3.3 7/6	1.3 5/3
D. Origi n 8	28	3.2 4/2	2 3/2
S. Mané n 8	87.4	3.1 8/8	1.5 8/3
H. Kane n 8	74.9	2.7 6/5	1.1 3/3

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Origi n 8	28	0.8 1/1	0.8 2/0
S. Mané n 8	87.4	0.4 3/0	0.6 4/1
Mohamed Salah n 8	84.6	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
N. Keïta n 8	62.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Trent Alexander-Arnold n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Lallana n 8	46.6	4.1 5/5
N. Keïta n 8	62.8	3.2 7/6
S. van den Berg n 4	48.5	3.2 3/3
J. Henderson n 8	80	2.3 7/5
Trent Alexander-Arnold n 8	84.1	1.9 6/3

Liverpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alisson Becker n 8	88.3	2.4 6/2
Adrián n 8	80.3	2.1 6/2

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jesse Lingard n 8	39.3	4 7/5	1.1 4/0	—
Fred n 8	81.3	2.8 8/6	2.6 7/4	J. Henderson
S. McTominay n 8	80.1	1.8 8/4	2.8 6/6	—
P. Pogba n 8	77.1	1.8 7/4	1.3 4/3	—
A. Gomes n 8	39.6	1.7 4/2	1.7 3/2	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	64.8	3.6 7/6	2.1 6/5
A. Martial n 8	75.6	3 6/6	1.3 6/2
P. Pogba n 8	77.1	2.8 7/6	0.7 3/2
M. Greenwood n 8	62.3	2.7 7/5	0.7 3/1
A. Gomes n 8	39.6	2.3 5/2	0.6 2/0

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	64.8	0.9 4/1	0 0/0
A. Martial n 8	75.6	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
Juan Mata n 8	49.9	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
M. Greenwood n 8	62.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
P. Pogba n 8	77.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/1

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	90	3.1 8/6
H. Maguire n 8	90	3 8/7
Fred n 8	81.3	2.9 7/6
S. McTominay n 8	80.1	2.9 8/6
L. Shaw n 8	64.9	2.1 5/2

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	2.3 5/4
Sergio Romero n 8	90.8	1.7 5/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Liverpool		Manchester United
53%	Possession	47%
16	Shots	9
5	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	4
11	Corners	5
2	Offsides	3
7	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
509	Passes	455
79%	Pass accuracy	79%

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alisson Becker	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8.1
Trent Alexander-Arnold	90	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	7.5
J. Gomez	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
V. van Dijk	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	8
A. Robertson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.1
J. Henderson	90	0	0	2	1	1	6	0	7.8
G. Wijnaldum	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.8
Mohamed Salah	90	1	0	4	1	3	2	Y	7.6
Roberto Firmino	83	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	7.5
S. Mané	83	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	6.4
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain	66	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	7.4
A. Lallana sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Fabinho sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Origi sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	1	0	2	1	0	7.1
Fred	90	2	1	2	3	0	7.4
N. Matić	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.5
D. James	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
A. Martial	90	3	1	0	0	0	6.3
L. Shaw	87	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
B. Williams	74	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Andreas Pereira	74	2	1	1	1	0	6.5
Juan Mata	16	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Greenwood	16	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Diogo Dalot	3	0	0	0	1	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Liverpool v Manchester United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LiverpoolWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedLDLWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Liverpool 1 · 3 draws · Manchester United 1 · 1.8 goals/game

2019-10-20 Manchester United 1–1 Liverpool
2019-02-24 Manchester United 0–0 Liverpool
2018-12-16 Liverpool 3–1 Manchester United
2018-03-10 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool
2017-10-14 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Liverpool#1 pos99 pts38 pl+52 GD

Manchester United#3 pos66 pts38 pl+30 GD

Goals per game

Liverpool scored2.24

Manchester United scored1.74

Liverpool conceded0.87

Manchester United conceded0.95

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What is the head-to-head record between Liverpool and Manchester United?: In their last 5 meetings, Liverpool won 1, Manchester United won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.8 goals per game.
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