Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 12 September 2015
Result
Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool
Premier League · Saturday 12 September 2015, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool: match report
Manchester United won against Liverpool 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 12 September 2015. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Daley Blind opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Daley Blind (49'), Ander Herrera (70', penalty) and Anthony Martial (86'). Liverpool scored through Christian Benteke (84').
Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Liverpool received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester United were 8th on 7 points from 4 and Liverpool 10th on 7 points from 4. Manchester United went on to finish that season 4th with 66 points, and Liverpool 8th with 58.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Daley Blind of Manchester United (8.4), ahead of Michael Carrick (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Manchester United wins, 3 draws and 3 for Liverpool.
Key events
- 48'Yellow card · N. Clyne
- 49'Goal · Daley Blind
- 70'Penalty goal · Ander Herrera
- 73'Yellow card · Matteo Darmian
- 75'Yellow card · James Milner
- 84'Goal · Christian Benteke
- 86'Goal · Anthony Martial
Head-to-head
Team news
Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
David de Gea, Matteo Darmian, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind, Luke Shaw, Michael Carrick, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Memphis Depay, Marouane Fellaini
Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)
Simon Mignolet, Nathaniel Clyne, Martin Škrtel, Dejan Lovren, Joe Gomez, James Milner, Lucas Leiva, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino, Christian Benteke, Danny Ings