Post Match Thread: Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United | English Premier League 24/25 (Match Day 20)
English Premier League 2024-2025 (Match Day 20)
FULLTIME': Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United
Liverpool scorers: ⚽ Cody Gakpo - 59', ⚽ Mohamed Salah - 70' Pen
Manchester United scorers: ⚽ Lisandro Martínez - 52', ⚽ Amad - 80'
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Match Information
🗺️ Location: Liverpool, England
🏟️ Stadium: Anfield
📅 Date: Sunday 5 January
⏰ Kick-off Time: 16:30 GMT / 11:30 ET / 08:30 PT
📢 Referee: 🇬🇧 Michael Oliver
🖥️ VAR: 🇬🇧 Chris Kavanagh
📺 Where to Watch
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English Premier League table
| Position | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liverpool | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 🟧✅✅✅🟧 |
| 13th | Manchester United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 23 | 🟧❌❌❌✅ |
Head To Head Record (last 5 matches)
📝 LINEUPS
Liverpool | 4-2-3-1
Starting XI: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo; Luis Diaz.
Subs: Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa, Harvey Elliott, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Caoimhin Kelleher, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley.
Coach: 🇳🇱 Arne Slot
Manchester United | 3-4-3
Starting XI: Andre Onana; Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez; Noussair Mazraoui, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte, Diogo Dalot; Amad Diallo, Rasmus Hojlund, Bruno Fernandes.
Subs: Joshua Zirkzee, Altay Bayindir, Alejandro Garnacho, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Leny Yoro, Toby Collyer, Antony.
Coach: 🇵🇹 Ruben Amorim
🗒️ Match Events
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Pre-Match | Slot makes just the one change to the team that started the 5-0 away thumping of West Ham last time out, with Konate replacing the injured Joe Gomez at centre-back. Alexander-Arnold, the subject of reported interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid, retains his place at right-back. Amorim came in for a lot of criticism over his decision to play an ageing midfield of Casemiro and Eriksen against an energetic Newcastle United side in an eventual 2-0 defeat last time out. It could have been a lot worse in truth, and Amorim opts to completely change the two starting central midfielders here with Mainoo and Ugarte coming in. The other alteration sees Zirkzee, who was hooked for Mainoo in the first half against Newcastle, drop to the bench for the returning Fernandes, who captains the side after missing the defeat against the Magpies through suspension. The two teams enter the Anfield pitch in front of a predictably red-hot atmosphere. We are moments away from another edition of one of the Premier League's fiercest rivalry matches. |
| - | First Half Begins! |
| 1' | The hosts kick us off and we are under way! |
| 5' | This is the first time under Amorim that United have named the same defence in back-to-back games. They looked porous against Newcastle, something they can't afford to be against a relentless Liverpool side. |
| 8' | Van Dijk is making his 216th appearance in the Premier League for Liverpool, the same amount as Michael Owen managed for the club during his career. |
| 10' | United have survived the opening 10 minutes, crucial against Liverpool and their vociferous home crowd. They've shown a few promising signs on the counter too without really troubling the hosts as of yet. |
| 14' | WIDE! Liverpool carve United open for the first time as Gravenberch slides in Gakpo, though the forward can only flick wide of the right post under pressure from the oncoming Onana. |
| 16' | BIG SAVE! Onana comes up huge for his team as Liverpool again threaten. Salah dinks a delightful ball into the box for Mac Allister who shoots first time, though Onana is there to make a vital stop with his feet. |
| 18' | Liverpool have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League games against United (seven wins, five draws), going down 2-1 at Old Trafford in August 2022. |
| 23' | 🟨 Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card |
| 29' | CLOSE! Space opens up for Gravenberch to fire at goal from distance, and though his effort does get Onana scrambling to his right, the ball bounces wide of the left post. United will be pretty content to let Liverpool shoot from there. |
| 38' | Following their 3-0 win at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture, Slot could become just the second Liverpool manager to do the league double over United in his first season with the club, after George Kay in 1936-37. |
| 42' | CHANCE! A huge opportunity for United to take a shock lead goes begging as Hojlund gets in down the left. He bears down on goal before firing, though Alisson does brilliantly to close the angle before making the save. |
| 45' | There will be two minutes of additional time at the end of this first half. |
| - | 1st Half Ends! |
HALFTIME': Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
| - | 2nd Half Begins! |
| 46' | The visitors get the ball rolling again for the second period. |
| 52' | ⚽ Goal! Liverpool 0, Manchester United [1]. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) |
GOOOAAALLL!!! UNITED ARE IN FRONT!!! There's absolute carnage in the away end as the visitors take a shock lead at Anfield! Martinez is the unlikely scorer, winning the ball before eventually latching onto a neat throughball from Fernandes. The Argentina international then keeps his composure, looking far from a centre-back as he smashes in off the crossbar, thundering home to put United 1-0 up!
| 54' | 🟨 Amad Diallo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card |
| 59' | ⚽ Goal! Liverpool [1], Manchester United 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) |
GOOOAAALLL!!! GAKPO FIRES LIVERPOOL LEVEL!!! United's lead didn't last long as Gakpo makes it 1-1! After United fail to clear, the Netherlands international receives the ball off Mac Allister before taking De Ligt out the game, cutting back onto his right foot. He has options in the middle but Gakpo opts to go for goal himself, which proves to be the right decision as he fires into the top right corner!
| 60' | 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz. |
| 61' | 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Curtis Jones. |
| 63' | Gakpo has now scored in three successive Premier League games for the first time in his Liverpool career. This one has led to a huge change in mood and atmosphere at Anfield! |
| 64' | 🟨 Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card |
| 67' | PENALTY!?!? Liverpool players and fans scream for a spot-kick as Mac Allister's header from Alexander-Arnold's cross comes off De Ligt's arm. The United defender's arm is very high, and Oliver is going to the screen to take a look... |
| 68' | LIVERPOOL HAVE A PENALTY!!! This could be a huge moment as after looking at the screen, Oliver decides to award a penalty! It's naive from De Ligt to have his arm that high, and it could be a really costly act for his team with the hosts having a massive chance to complete the turnaround... |
| 70' | ⚽ Goal! Liverpool [2], Manchester United 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) |
- GOOOAAALLL!!! SALAH SCORES FROM THE SPOT!!! Against his favourite opponent, Salah may just have landed another hammer blow to United! Liverpool's talisman steps up, and though Onana guesses correctly, Salah's penalty has too much power on it and finds its way into the bottom right corner! 2-1 to Liverpool!
- Highlight
| 72' | 🔄 Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Kobbie Mainoo. |
| 73' | 🟨 Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card |
| 77' | 🟨 Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card |
| 80' | ⚽ Goal! Liverpool 2, Manchester United [2]. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) |
GOOOAAALLL!!! AMAD MAKES IT 2-2!!! Having netted a late winner at Manchester City in December, Amad has come up with another huge moment for United here against another rival team. Garnacho gets down the left before cutting the ball back into the middle, where Amad is waiting to turn home first time with his left foot to level things up again at Anfield!
| 83' | 🔄 Substitution, Manchester United. Leny Yoro replaces Matthijs de Ligt. |
| 83' | 🟨 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card |
| 86' | 🔄 Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Rasmus Højlund. |
| 86' | 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold. |
| 86' | 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Cody Gakpo. |
| 90' | Ref adds 7mins injury time |
FULLTIME': Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United
Liverpool scorers: ⚽ Cody Gakpo - 59', ⚽ Mohamed Salah - 70' Pen
Manchester United scorers: ⚽ Lisandro Martínez - 52', ⚽ Amad - 80'
Here are next Premier League fixtures for Liverpool and Manchester United
| Date | Home Team | vs | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2025 | Nottingham Forest | vs | Liverpool | City Ground |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Manchester United | vs | Southampton | Old Trafford |
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