Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Diaz.
Man Utd XI: Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Amad, Fernandes; Hojlund.
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Diaz.
Man Utd XI: Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Amad, Fernandes; Hojlund.
Bruno Fernandes for Man Utd in the first half vs. Liverpool:
◉ Most touches (45)
◉ Most passes in final third (12)
◉ Most duels won (6/6)
◉ Most final third entries (5)
◉ Most crosses (3)
◉= Most fouls won (2)
Cody Gakpo has found form during the Premier League’s festive fixtures:
v Leicester City
v West Ham
v Manchester United
He has scored in three consecutive PL appearances for the first time in his career!
Liverpool’s last six goals against Manchester United:
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah
He now has 15 goals and 6 assists to his name in 17 career appearances against The Red Devils.
Mohamed Salah has now scored the same amount of Premier League goals as Thierry Henry.
Thierry Henry
◎ 258 games
◎ 175 goals
◎ 74 assists
Mohamed Salah
◉ 282 games
◉ 175 goals
◉ 82 assists
Two legends of the game.
31 - Mo Salah has 18 goals and 13 assists in 19 Premier League games this season, the most goal involvements ever by a player in their first 19 appearances of a campaign in the competition, overtaking Luis Suárez’s 30 in 2013-14 (23 goals, 7 assists). Throne.
Since the start of December, Amad Diallo has scored a 90th minute winner vs. Man City at the Etihad and an 80th minute equaliser vs. Liverpool at Anfield.
He’s just the third Man Utd player to score away to both Manchester City and Liverpool in the same Premier League season, after Wayne Rooney in 2004/05 and Robin van Persie in 2012/13.
Coming in clutch in ANOTHER huge game.
There have been five occasions when a player has either scored or assisted in 12 or more consecutive Premier League games:
◎ 15 - Jamie Vardy (2015)
◉ 15 - Mo Salah (2021)
◎ 12 - Stan Collymore (1995)
◉ 12 - Mo Salah (2023)
◉ 12 - Mo Salah (2024-2025)
In a league on his own.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s game by numbers vs. Man Utd:
25x possession lost
8x possession won
4 interceptions
2 fouls conceded
1 chance created
1 shot
0/5 duels won
A game to forget.
Bruno Fernandes for Man Utd vs. Liverpool:
◉ Most touches (88)
◉ Most final third entries (12)
◉ Most duels won (11)
◉= Most possessions won (8)
◉ Most chances created (4)
◉ Most take-ons completed (3/3)
◉= Most fouls won (3)
◉ Most assists (1)
He was superb.
No look assist for the opener
Rabona cross
Bruno Fernandes was at the peak of his powers against Liverpool.
Lisandro Martinez ended Man United’s Anfield goal drought with their first Premier League goal there since 2018.
Kobbie Mainoo was just 13-years-old the last time it happened