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The Match

Match Report

The Reds goalkeeper twice denied midfielder Bruno Fernandes.

Team News

Anthony Martial is a doubt for the visitors after he picked up an apparent hamstring complaint.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how leaders Manchester United could line up for Sunday's Premier League showdown with champions Liverpool at Anfield.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester United's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 44.99%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 32.06% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.89%) and 2-0 (6.13%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 1-2 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.

Result
LiverpoolDrawManchester United
44.99%22.95%32.06%
Both teams to score 64.03%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.04%36.96%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.86%59.14%
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.1%16.9%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.05%46.94%
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.05%22.94%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.28%56.72%
Score Analysis
    Liverpool 44.99%
    Manchester United 32.06%
    Draw 22.94%
LiverpoolDrawManchester United
2-1 @ 9.02%
1-0 @ 6.89%
2-0 @ 6.13%
3-1 @ 5.35%
3-2 @ 3.94%
3-0 @ 3.63%
4-1 @ 2.38%
4-2 @ 1.75%
4-0 @ 1.61%
Other @ 4.29%
Total : 44.99%
1-1 @ 10.14%
2-2 @ 6.64%
0-0 @ 3.88%
3-3 @ 1.93%
Other @ 0.35%
Total : 22.94%
1-2 @ 7.47%
0-1 @ 5.71%
0-2 @ 4.2%
1-3 @ 3.67%
2-3 @ 3.26%
0-3 @ 2.06%
1-4 @ 1.35%
2-4 @ 1.2%
Other @ 3.15%
Total : 32.06%

How you voted: Liverpool vs Man Utd

Liverpool
44.7%
Draw
17.0%
Manchester United
38.3%
470
Head to Head
Jan 19, 2020 4.30pm
Oct 20, 2019 4.30pm
Feb 24, 2019 2.05pm
Dec 16, 2018 4pm
Jul 28, 2018 10.05pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Man Utd
1-4
Liverpool
Pereira (31')
Mane (28' pen.), Sturridge (66'), Ojo (74' pen.), Shaqiri (82')
Fabinho (48')
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Paul Pogba celebrates scoring for Manchester United against Burnley in the Premier League on January 12, 2021
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pictured on January 9, 2021
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Jan 15, 14:00
Liverpool defender Joel Matip receives treatment for an injury on December 27, 2020
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Manchester United forward Anthony Martial pictured in November 2020
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Manchester United forward Anthony Martial pictured in November 2020
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Liverpool forward Diogo Jota completes his hat-trick against Atalanta BC on November 3, 2020
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Aston Villa178452626028
7Manchester CityMan City178362925427
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton163761421-716
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256


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