Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 5 January 2025

Result

Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United

Premier League · Sunday 5 January 2025, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United: match report

Liverpool drew with Manchester United 2-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 5 January 2025. The half-time score was 0-0.

Lisandro Martínez opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Liverpool's goals came from Cody Gakpo (59') and Mohamed Salah (70', penalty). Manchester United scored through Lisandro Martínez (52') and Amad Diallo (80').

Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Manchester United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 1st on 45 points from 18 and Manchester United 14th on 22 points from 19. Liverpool went on to finish that season 1st with 84 points, and Manchester United 15th with 42.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester United in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United (8.3), ahead of Lisandro Martínez (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Liverpool wins, 3 draws and 1 for Manchester United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · Diogo DalotManchester United
  • 52'Goal · Lisandro MartínezManchester United · 0-1
  • 54'Yellow card · Amad DialloManchester United
  • 59'Goal · Cody GakpoLiverpool · 1-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Matthijs de LigtManchester United
  • 70'Penalty goal · Mohamed SalahLiverpool · 2-1
  • 73'Yellow card · Harry MaguireManchester United
  • 77'Yellow card · Darwin NúñezLiverpool
  • 80'Goal · Amad DialloManchester United · 2-2
  • 83'Yellow card · Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 6, draws 3, Manchester United 1.

Team news

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Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Luis Díaz

Manchester United line-up (3-4-2-1)

André Onana, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Diogo Dalot, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Højlund