⚽️ Premier League Matchweek 36- Previews, Stats, Results and Live Updates- Chelsea vs Arsenal, Man Utd vs Liverpool and More

Manchester United have avoided defeat in both meetings with Liverpool in all competitions this season (W1 D1) - the last time they faced Liverpool as many as three times in a season without losing any was in 1998-99 (W2 D1), with this the eighth campaign they’ve met more than twice since then.

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Mohamed Salah scored twice in Liverpool’s 2-3 defeat at Manchester United in the FA Cup this season. The only Liverpool player to score away against Man Utd in two different games in a season was 100 years ago - Harry Chambers in 1920-21.

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Marcus Rashford has been involved in five goals in his last four games in all competitions for Man Utd against Liverpool at Old Trafford, scoring four and assisting one.

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Liverpool have won just two of their six midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games this season (D1 L3), with both of those victories coming against Tottenham. The Reds have failed to score in the four games they didn’t win.

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Last time they met in the Premier League

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Police and Old Trafford security increased ahead of expected protests

Manchester United have increased security at Old Trafford, including police from around the country, amid calls for fans to participate in another protest ahead of Thursday’s rearranged fixture with Liverpool.

An anonymous fans’ group is encouraging United supporters to congregate outside the stadium ahead of the Premier League clash, which was postponed on May 2 after protestors broke into the ground and assembled on the pitch, following the resumption of their fight against the Glazer family’s ownership.

The clash between Manchester United and Liverpool last time around on May 2nd was postponed after fan protests.

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Aston Villa 0-0 Everton FT:

Neither team could find a breakthrough at Villa Park.

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Manchester United vs Liverpool Line Up

Man Utd XI: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Bailly, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Fernandes, Pogba; Cavani.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, R.Williams, Phillips, Robertson; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Thiago; Salah, Jota, Firmino.

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Liverpool’s players are paying tribute to 9-year-old fan Jordan Banks in the warm up :pray:

He was tragically killed after being struck by lightening while playing football on Tuesday.

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Most clean sheets kept for Aston Villa in a single Premier League season:

:us: 2009/10: Brad Friedel (15)
:argentina: 2020/21: Emi Martinez (15)

The A-Team. :raised_hands:
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Bruno Fernandes breaks Frank Lampard’s record for most goals scored by a Premier League midfielder in a single season, all comps (28) :boom:

Manchester United are 1 nil up at old Trafford :fire:

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Most Premier League goals scored this season:

:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane (21)
:egypt: Mohamed Salah (20)
:portugal: Bruno Fernandes (18)

A midfielder is keeping up in the Golden Boot race.

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Bruno Fernandes has just scored his 40th goal for Manchester United - since he made his debut (1 February 2020), no other Red Devils’ player scored more than 23 goals for the club.

And before you even ask - 21 of them (52.5%) have been penalties.

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Most Premier League goals for Man Utd in a single season since Sir Alex Ferguson retired:

:portugal: Bruno Fernandes (18)
:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marcus Rashford (17)
:fr: Anthony Martial (17)
:sweden: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (17)
:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wayne Rooney (17)
:belgium: Romelu Lukaku (16)

What. A. Signing.

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44 - Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in 44 goals in 50 Premier League appearances for Man Utd (26 goals, 18 assists); only Eric Cantona (46) and Robin van Persie (45) had a hand in more in their first 50 appearances in the competition for the club. Talisman.

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Diego Jota has equalized for Liverpool!

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Only Mohamed Salah (20) has scored more Premier League goals for Liverpool this season than Diogo Jota (9).

This is just his 12th start of the season. :grimacing:

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23% - Man Utd have conceded the highest proportion of their goals from corners (9/39) of all sides in this season’s Premier League. Meanwhile, Diogo Jota’s goal was Liverpool’s first from a set-play (excl. pens) in the competition since December v Crystal Palace. Parity.

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Man Utd 1-2 Liverpool HT:

:soccer: Fernandes :a: Wan-Bissaka
:soccer: Jota :a: Phillips
:soccer: Firmino :a: Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool turn it around before half-time at Old Trafford.

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Roberto Firmino has scored a Premier League goal against Man Utd for the first time in his career.

It’s his first-ever goal at Old Trafford. :open_mouth:

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