Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool: result and report
Premier League · Monday 22 August 2022
Result
Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
Premier League · Monday 22 August 2022, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool: match report
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on Monday 22 August 2022. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Jadon Sancho opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Jadon Sancho (16') and Marcus Rashford (53'). Liverpool scored through Mohamed Salah (81').
Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Liverpool received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Manchester United were 19th on 0 points from 2 and Liverpool 15th on 2 points from 2. Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 75 points, and Liverpool 5th with 67.
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 Jadon Sancho of Manchester United (7.6), ahead of Marcus Rashford (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Manchester United win, 4 draws and 5 for Liverpool.
Key events
- 16'Goal · Jadon Sancho
- 24'Yellow card · Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 27'Yellow card · Raphaël Varane
- 45'Yellow card · Diogo Dalot
- 53'Goal · Marcus Rashford
- 74'Yellow card · Bruno Fernandes
- 81'Goal · Mohamed Salah
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Thiago Alcântara
- Naby Keïta
- Diogo Jota
- Jack Butland
- Axel Tuanzebe
- Brandon Williams
Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Raphaël Varane, Lisandro Martínez, Tyrell Malacia, Scott McTominay, Christian Eriksen, Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Elanga, Marcus Rashford
Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)
Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Harvey Elliott, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Luis Díaz