Liverpool last lost a game to rivals Manchester United at Anfield on January 17 2016. The Reds haven’t been beaten in the nine games against them at Anfield since.
This fixture is one of the most anticipated of them all with both sets of fans hopeful for their side to claim bragging rights for the remainder of the season.
The last fixture between the sides was a 2-2 thriller with United scoring at Anfield in the Premier League for the first time since 2018.
This will be the 100th meeting between the two clubs in all competitions at Anfield.
After almost a decade of games at Anfield, Liverpool have a 40% win rate at home against United with the visitors only winning only 10% of the games held there.
This shows that it’s a tough place for the Red Devils to come in the Premier League and that it’s never an easy game despite each side’s form in the league.
Half of the last ten games have been draws which shows how big of a fixture this is as both sides battle it out for points in every game. Three of these draws have been goalless.
Liverpool have scored 18 of the 21 goals in this fixture since 2016. But it is evident that scoring seven goals in one game back in 2023 has skewed this statistic.
Looking back on the games where the champions have scored, it’s clear that they don’t just settle for one goal and tend to score more.
The fact that Liverpool are so dominant scoring goals in this fixture shows how much the crowd gets behind them and how much pressure is on the team when United are in town.
The visitors have a poor goalscoring record at Anfield since 2016 with a total of four goals. These have come in three of the last ten games at Anfield giving the home side seven clean sheets since.
Mohamed Salah has dominated this fixture as people often claim United is his favourite team to play against. The Egyptian has a total of six goals in his last six games at home against the Red Devils.
Cody Gakpo could also be one for United to look out for as well as Salah because he’s scored three goals in his last three games in this fixture as well.
Looking at the top scorers in recent years, there seems to be a theme that Liverpool players score more than once showing that the players as well as the fans really get into the game and fight for the win. It also shows that Liverpool have an attacking threat down the wings in recent years and have exploited United’s weakness.
The results themselves seem to have a lot of games with no goals or only one team scoring and not the other.
Considering the intensity of the fixture, the lack of goals could show that the home side put everything and everyone on the line to not concede or that the visitors just didn’t show up and weren’t creative going forward.
The last two games at Anfield have been draws one including four goals and the other with none. So, given recent form in the Premier League, and the champions on a winless streak, the next game could go anyone’s way.
Anfield itself has been known as a fortress, but looking back at recent results you can truly say it’s been hard to break down for Manchester United in almost the last decade.
