Liverpool v Manchester United result

Full-time · Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United

Premier League · Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:30 GMT · Anfield

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Liverpool and Manchester United drew 0–0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday 17 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Liverpool out-shot Manchester United 34 to 6 and created the better chances, 2.38 xG to 0.75 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. Diogo Dalot (90’) was sent off.

Discipline

M. Oliver showed eight yellow cards and one red — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

It was the only goalless draw of round 17, across 10 matches. Manchester United are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Manchester United have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) 7.9, Scott McTominay (Manchester United) 6.4 and Antony (Manchester United) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Liverpool next host Villarreal on 20 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 Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United · Premier League
Venue: Anfield · Liverpool
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 6): Liverpool 4 · draws 0 · Manchester United 2 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Liverpool 4W 0D 1L · Manchester United 1W 1D 3L

Liverpool 0–0 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 6.38

Corners

against 5.75 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.38 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4 / 5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.25 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.29 home / 1.96 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 2023. 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	2.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.88 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.88 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.38 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.25 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.75 fouls over 24 matches (1.29 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 1.96

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. 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
W. Endo n 8	54.3	3.1 6/5	1.2 3/2	S. Amrabat
B. Doak n 8	36.8	3.1 6/3	1.5 4/1	—
I. Konaté n 8	61.5	2 6/4	0.5 3/0	—
D. Szoboszlai n 8	72.1	1.9 7/3	1.2 4/2	S. Amrabat
L. Díaz n 8	56.4	1.6 6/2	2 3/3	—

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Núñez n 8	55	2.5 6/4	1.2 4/1
Mohamed Salah n 8	77.3	2.2 7/5	1.2 5/3
Diogo Jota n 8	57.5	2 6/4	1.4 6/1
L. Díaz n 8	56.4	2 5/2	1.4 4/1
Harvey Elliott n 8	45.1	2 5/2	1.2 4/1

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mohamed Salah n 8	77.3	0.6 3/1	0.4 3/0
Diogo Jota n 8	57.5	0.8 4/0	0 0/0
Trent Alexander-Arnold n 8	77.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Jones n 8	52.5	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
K. Tsimikas n 8	75	0 0/0	0.5 2/1

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Gomez n 8	67.8	2.3 7/3
C. Bradley n 8	79.8	2 7/5
K. Tsimikas n 8	75	2 7/4
B. Doak n 8	36.8	1.8 5/1
Kaide Gordon n 6	53	1.7 4/2

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. 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
M. Mount n 8	45.5	2.5 6/3	1 4/0	—
H. Mejbri n 8	43.8	2.3 4/3	2.8 8/3	—
S. Amrabat n 8	55.8	2 5/3	0.6 3/0	D. Szoboszlai
H. Maguire n 8	83.8	1.9 5/4	0.1 1/0	—
F. Pellistri n 8	39.4	1.7 4/2	2 5/1	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. McTominay n 8	90	2.3 6/4	1 4/1
A. Garnacho n 8	80	2.1 6/3	0.7 5/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	90	1.4 5/5	0.5 3/1
F. Pellistri n 8	39.4	1.4 3/1	0.9 3/0
R. Højlund n 8	67.1	1.2 4/2	0.8 3/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. McTominay n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
A. Garnacho n 8	80	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Højlund n 8	67.1	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
H. Mejbri n 8	43.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Mount n 8	45.5	3.5 7/3
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	56.8	3 8/6
F. Pellistri n 8	39.4	2.9 5/3
S. Amrabat n 8	55.8	2.8 5/3
H. Mejbri n 8	43.8	2.8 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Liverpool		Manchester United
68%	Possession	32%
2.38	Expected goals (xG)	0.75
34	Shots	6
8	Shots on target	1
13	Shots off target	4
13	Blocked shots	1
19	Shots inside the box	4
12	Corners	0
4	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	6
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	8
607	Passes	293
84%	Pass accuracy	71%

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alisson Becker	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Trent Alexander-Arnold	90	3	0	6	3	0	9.2
I. Konaté	90	4	1	1	2	0	7.9
V. van Dijk	90	2	2	1	3	0	7.9
K. Tsimikas	90	0	0	3	3	0	7.6
W. Endo	90	0	0	0	4	Y	7.3
Mohamed Salah	90	4	4	5	1	0	7.9
D. Núñez	78	1	0	4	1	Y	7
L. Díaz	78	0	0	5	1	0	7
D. Szoboszlai	61	1	0	0	2	0	7
R. Gravenberch	61	1	0	2	1	0	7.2
J. Gomez sub	29	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. Gakpo sub	29	2	0	1	0	0	6.3
C. Jones sub	12	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Harvey Elliott sub	12	1	1	0	2	0	6.9

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Onana	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.9
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	1	3	RY	7.3
J. Evans	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
R. Varane	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
L. Shaw	90	0	0	0	1	Y	7.5
S. Amrabat	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
S. McTominay	90	1	0	2	3	0	7.5
R. Højlund	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.2
K. Mainoo	82	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
Antony	82	0	0	1	7	0	6.9
A. Garnacho	71	2	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Rashford sub	19	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
H. Mejbri sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Pellistri sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

LiverpoolWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Liverpool 4 · 0 draws · Manchester United 2 · 5 goals/game

2023-03-05 Liverpool 7–0 Manchester United
2022-08-22 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool
2022-04-19 Liverpool 4–0 Manchester United
2021-10-24 Manchester United 0–5 Liverpool
2021-05-13 Manchester United 2–4 Liverpool
2021-01-24 Manchester United 3–2 Liverpool

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Liverpool#3 pos82 pts38 pl+45 GD

Manchester United#8 pos60 pts38 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Liverpool scored2.26

Manchester United scored1.5

Liverpool conceded1.08

Manchester United conceded1.53

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Liverpool and Manchester United?: In their last 6 meetings, Liverpool won 4, Manchester United won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Liverpool and Manchester United?: Recent form — Liverpool 4W 0D 1L; Manchester United 1W 1D 3L.

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