Man Utd vs. Liverpool: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Manchester United celebrated confirmation of their place in next season's Champions League thanks to a thrilling 3-2 victory against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko gave the Red Devils a 2-0 lead before Liverpool came back to equalise in the second half, but Kobbie Mainoo stepped up for Manchester United to restore their lead and secure all three points at Old Trafford.

After Sunday's colossal contest between Man United and Liverpool, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head history and previous meetings between the two clubs.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 245

Man Utd wins: 93

Draws: 71

Liverpool wins: 82

The two giants of English football have met on 245 occasions throughout history in competitive games, with Manchester United leading the head-to-head record with 93 wins to Liverpool's 82, while there have also been 71 draws between the two sides.

The 20-time English champions have only won three of their last 16 Premier League games with Liverpool, but that does include back-to-back wins in their most recent showdowns, with Mainoo's winner sealing a 3-2 home win in May 2026 after a late Harry Maguire goal did the damage in a 2-1 Anfield triumph in October 2025.

Nine months prior, the points were shared in January 2025, with the two sides playing out a 2-2 draw.

The pair also met on three occasions during the 2023-24 campaign, with the points being shared in a goalless draw at Anfield in the Premier League, before Man United recorded a 4-3 victory over Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup; the two teams then played out a 2-2 draw in the league at Old Trafford at the start of April.

Liverpool famously beat Man United 7-0 at Anfield during the 2022-23 campaign, but the Red Devils triumphed in the reverse game at Old Trafford, running out 2-1 winners in the early stages of Erik ten Hag's time at the helm.

These two teams have locked horns on 68 occasions in the Premier League, with Man United leading the head-to-head record 31 wins to Liverpool's 20, while the remaining 17 fixtures have finished level.

The top three goalscorers in Premier League encounters between the two sides come from Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah on 12, while Steven Gerrard and Robbie Fowler managed eight and six respectively, ahead of Man United's all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney (six).

Of the current Man United players, Marcus Rashford - currently on loan at Barcelona - is the leading Premier League goalscorer against Liverpool, having found the back of the net on five occasions in league fixtures with the Reds.

Liverpool have enjoyed the better of the recent league meetings, triumphing in six of the last 13 match-ups in England's top flight, suffering just three defeats in the process.

Man United have actually only beaten Liverpool three times in the Premier League since 2018, and there have been some heavy losses, the famous 7-0, in addition to a 5-0 defeat at Old Trafford in October 2021.

The Red Devils also suffered a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in the early stages of the 2024-25 campaign, with Luis Diaz scoring twice, while Salah also registered, as Slot's side secured all three points at Old Trafford.