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Liverpool vs Manchester United: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 23Kick-off on January 19, 2020 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool

Liverpool
2-0
Manchester United

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What was the result of Liverpool vs Manchester United?

Liverpool won 2-0 on January 19, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 14′V. van DijkLiverpool
  • 90′Mohamed SalahLiverpool

Official lineup for Liverpool vs Manchester United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Liverpool

4-3-3
  1. 10S. Mané
  2. 11Mohamed Salah
  3. 9Roberto Firmino
  1. 15A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
  2. 14J. Henderson
  3. 5G. Wijnaldum
  1. 66Trent Alexander-Arnold
  2. 12J. Gomez
  3. 26A. Robertson
  4. 4V. van Dijk
  1. 1Alisson Becker

Manchester United

3-4-1-2
  1. 9A. Martial
  2. 21D. James
  1. 15Andreas Pereira
  1. 17Fred
  2. 31N. Matić
  3. 53B. Williams
  4. 29A. Wan-Bissaka
  1. 23L. Shaw
  2. 5H. Maguire
  3. 2V. Lindelöf
  1. 1David de Gea
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Manchester United have 8, 3 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 11, 2020Tottenham(away)1-0Premier League
Jan 5, 2020Everton(home)1-0FA Cup
Jan 2, 2020Sheffield Utd(home)2-0Premier League
Dec 29, 2019Wolves(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 26, 2019Leicester(away)4-0Premier League
Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 15, 2020Wolves(home)1-0FA Cup
Jan 11, 2020Norwich(home)4-0Premier League
Jan 7, 2020Manchester City(home)1-3League Cup
Jan 4, 2020Wolves(away)0-0FA Cup
Jan 1, 2020Arsenal(away)0-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Liverpool wins, 3 draws, 1 Manchester United win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 20, 2019Manchester United 1-1 LiverpoolPremier League
Feb 24, 2019Manchester United 0-0 LiverpoolPremier League
Dec 16, 2018Liverpool 3-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Jul 28, 2018Manchester United 1-4 LiverpoolInternational Champions Cup
Mar 10, 2018Manchester United 2-1 LiverpoolPremier League
Oct 14, 2017Liverpool 0-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League

Last archived meeting: Manchester United vs Liverpool on Oct 20, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Liverpool score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester United score 1.8 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Liverpool1.90.795/157/15
Manchester United1.81.067/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Liverpool sit 4th in Premier League (18 points from 10 matches) and Manchester United sit 18th (8 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Liverpool10532141018
18Manchester United1015414198

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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