Use Opta’s collection of pre-match facts and data to get a statistical preview of Liverpool vs. Manchester United in the Premier League.
On Sunday afternoon, the Reds will play their first game of 2025 at Anfield against their bitter rivals (4.30pm GMT kickoff).
Here are twelve fascinating statistics before to the match.
In their last 13 Premier League encounters with Manchester United, Liverpool has only lost once (winning seven, drawing five), losing 2-1 at Old Trafford in August 2022.
The Reds have scored three goals or more in each of their last three Premier League victories, for a total of 14 goals. The last time they scored three goals or more in a single victory, they enjoyed a lengthier winning streak in February/March 2014 (six straight).
Observing
The Reds have gone 23 games without losing in all competitions (20 wins, 3 draws). This is the fifth-longest winning streak in the club’s history; their last longer winning streak lasted 25 games, from April to November 2021.
In their last 11 Premier League games, Liverpool has scored two goals or more. The Reds have only scored more goals in a row in their league history during the 15-game stretch from March to September 2019.
In the past ten years, the Reds have only won their first league game of the year three times (three draws and four losses). They have, however, won six of their last eight Premier League games (and drawn two) since the start of the calendar year at Anfield.
No other player in Premier League history has more goals (12) and assists (six) against United than Mohamed Salah.
In eight different games this season, Salah has contributed to 30 Premier League goals (17 goals, 13 assists), which is already the highest ever by a player in a single campaign.
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