Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 23 September 2012
Result
Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United
Premier League · Sunday 23 September 2012, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United: match report
Liverpool lost to Manchester United 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 23 September 2012. The half-time score was 0-0.
Steven Gerrard opened the scoring in the 46th minute. Liverpool's goal came from Steven Gerrard (46'). Manchester United scored through Rafael (51') and Robin van Persie (81', penalty).
Discipline: Liverpool received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Manchester United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Liverpool were 18th on 2 points from 4 and Manchester United 5th on 9 points from 4. Liverpool went on to finish that season 6th with 63 points, and Manchester United 1st with 85.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 and Manchester United in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Liverpool wins, 1 draw and 5 for Manchester United.
Going into the match Liverpool's last five read D-L-D-L and Manchester United's W-W-W-L.
Key events
- 39'Red card · J. Shelvey
- 46'Goal · Steven Gerrard
- 51'Goal · Rafael
- 58'Yellow card · Paul Scholes
- 77'Yellow card · Pepe Reina
- 81'Penalty goal · Robin van Persie
- 84'Yellow card · Robin van Persie
Head-to-head
Team news
Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)
Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Martin Kelly, Joe Allen, Jonjo Shelvey, Luis Suárez, Fabio Borini, Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard, Martin Škrtel
Manchester United line-up (4-3-3)
Rafael, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, S. Kagawa, Nani, Robin van Persie, Ryan Giggs, Anders Lindegaard