Manchester United v Liverpool result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool

Premier League · Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:00 BST · Old Trafford

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Monday 22 August. It is Manchester United’s first win over Liverpool since 24 January 2021, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Manchester United led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester United: J. Sancho (16’, assisted by Anthony Elanga) and Marcus Rashford (53’, assisted by A. Martial); Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (81’).

Discipline

M. Oliver showed four yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester United: R. Varane (27’), Diogo Dalot (45’) and Bruno Fernandes (74’); Liverpool: Trent Alexander-Arnold (24’).

What it changes

Liverpool are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 7.5, Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) 6.6 and J. Sancho (Manchester United) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Liverpool next host Villarreal on 20 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester United 1 · draws 1 · Liverpool 4 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 1W 0D 4L · Liverpool 2W 2D 1L

Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.63

Goals

against 2.38 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 5.5

Corners

against 5.88 / 2.83 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 5.33

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 2.83 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.63 / 0.83

Cards

against 1 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.3 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.35 home / 1.96 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 August 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 August 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Liverpool for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	21.5 for · 6.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.33 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 9.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.83 for · 7.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.83 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.3 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.78 fouls over 23 matches (1.35 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.35Away 1.96

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. 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. Mejbri n 5	26.2	4.1 4/2	0.7 1/0	—
S. McTominay n 8	78.5	2.7 7/5	1.3 4/4	—
L. Shaw n 8	66.5	2.2 7/5	0.8 4/1	—
T. Malacia n 8	73.1	2 8/4	0.9 4/2	—
N. Matić n 8	58.9	1.9 8/2	0 0/0	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Cristiano Ronaldo n 8	75.6	3.4 6/6	1.6 5/3
C. Eriksen n 8	80.1	2 7/6	1.3 6/3
Lisandro Martínez n 8	81	1.7 5/3	0.3 1/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	83.9	1.5 7/3	0.7 4/1
E. Cavani n 8	36.9	1.2 4/0	0.9 3/0

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Cristiano Ronaldo n 8	75.6	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
C. Eriksen n 8	80.1	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
N. Matić n 8	58.9	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
A. Elanga n 8	48.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Alex Telles n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	81	3.1 5/4
T. Malacia n 8	73.1	2.8 7/6
Diogo Dalot n 8	88.6	2.7 7/6
H. Mejbri n 5	26.2	2.7 3/1
Juan Mata n 8	31	2.2 4/2

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	2.8 6/4

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. 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
Fabinho n 8	69	2.3 6/4	1 5/1	—
N. Keïta n 8	54.4	2.1 6/3	1 4/1	—
D. Origi n 8	24.9	1.8 3/1	1.4 3/0	—
Diogo Jota n 8	58.8	1.5 6/2	1 4/1	—
C. Jones n 8	37.5	1.5 4/1	2.1 4/3	—

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. 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	73.3	3.4 7/6	1.8 6/4
Mohamed Salah n 8	66.6	2.9 6/4	1.9 4/2
L. Díaz n 8	78.5	2.1 6/4	0.9 4/2
Diogo Jota n 8	58.8	2.1 6/5	0.6 3/0
C. Jones n 8	37.5	2.1 4/3	0.6 2/0

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Núñez n 8	73.3	1.2 6/1	0.2 1/0
D. Origi n 8	24.9	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
T. Minamino n 8	51.5	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
Roberto Firmino n 8	37.5	0.6 1/1	0.3 1/0
S. Mané n 8	92.5	0.5 4/0	0 0/0

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Fabinho n 8	69	2.8 7/6
K. Tsimikas n 8	64	2.8 7/6
N. Keïta n 8	54.4	2.7 6/4
J. Matip n 8	82.5	2.6 7/5
J. Gomez n 8	56.3	2.4 5/4

Liverpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alisson Becker n 8	93.8	1.8 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Liverpool
30%	Possession	70%
13	Shots	17
5	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	7
4	Blocked shots	5
8	Shots inside the box	15
6	Corners	8
2	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	7
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	3
273	Passes	645
66%	Pass accuracy	84%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
R. Varane	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	Y	7.2
Lisandro Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
T. Malacia	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
S. McTominay	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Bruno Fernandes	90	0	0	1	1	2	3	Y	7.3
Diogo Dalot	86	0	0	0	0	2	3	Y	7.2
C. Eriksen	86	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.6
M. Rashford	86	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.3
J. Sancho	71	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.7
A. Elanga	45	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Martial sub	45	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
Fred sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
A. Wan-Bissaka sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. van de Beek sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Cristiano Ronaldo sub	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alisson Becker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Trent Alexander-Arnold	90	0	1	0	2	3	Y	7.2
J. Gomez	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
V. van Dijk	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Harvey Elliott	90	0	2	0	2	0	0	6.3
Mohamed Salah	90	1	2	1	4	1	0	7.5
Roberto Firmino	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	7
L. Díaz	90	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.3
A. Robertson	85	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
J. Milner	73	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Henderson	59	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
Fabinho sub	31	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Fábio Carvalho sub	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
K. Tsimikas sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWLLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

LiverpoolWLWDD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester United 1 · 1 draw · Liverpool 4 · 3.67 goals/game

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
2021-01-17 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United
2020-01-19 Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#3 pos75 pts38 pl+15 GD

Liverpool#5 pos67 pts38 pl+28 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.53

Liverpool scored1.97

Manchester United conceded1.13

Liverpool conceded1.24

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Liverpool?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester United won 1, Liverpool won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Liverpool?: Recent form — Manchester United 1W 0D 4L; Liverpool 2W 2D 1L.

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