Manchester United vs Liverpool: result 2-4 and analysis
Premier LeagueMatchday 34Kick-off on May 13, 2021 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester
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What was the result of Manchester United vs Liverpool?
Liverpool won 2-4 on May 13, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 10′Bruno FernandesManchester United
- 34′Diogo JotaLiverpool
- 45′Roberto FirminoLiverpool
- 47′Roberto FirminoLiverpool
- 68′M. RashfordManchester United
- 90′Mohamed SalahLiverpool
Official lineup for Manchester United vs Liverpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester United
4-2-3-1- 10M. Rashford
- 7E. Cavani
- 39S. McTominay
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 17Fred
- 6P. Pogba
- 29A. Wan-Bissaka
- 3E. Bailly
- 23L. Shaw
- 2V. Lindelöf
- 26D. Henderson
Liverpool
4-3-3- 20Diogo Jota
- 11Mohamed Salah
- 9Roberto Firmino
- 3Fabinho
- 6Thiago Alcântara
- 5G. Wijnaldum
- 46R. Williams
- 47N. Phillips
- 66T. Alexander-Arnold
- 26A. Robertson
- 1Alisson Becker
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Liverpool have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2021 | Leicester(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| May 9, 2021 | Aston Villa(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| May 6, 2021 | AS Roma(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Apr 29, 2021 | AS Roma(home) | 6-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Leeds(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2021 | Southampton(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Newcastle(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Leeds(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Real Madrid(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Aston Villa(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Manchester United win, 3 draws, 2 Liverpool wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2021 | Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool | FA Cup |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United | Premier League |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United | Premier League |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool | Premier League |
| Feb 24, 2019 | Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool | Premier League |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Manchester United vs Liverpool on Jan 24, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester United score 2.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 1.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Liverpool | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Manchester United sit 18th in Premier League (8 points from 10 matches) and Liverpool sit 4th (18 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 |
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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