Man United vs Liverpool 2022-23 English Premier League
Manchester United beat Liverpool with goals from Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford
Manchester United picked up their first win of the Premier League season, beating Liverpool 2-1 at a raucous Old Trafford on Monday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Manchester United 1, Liverpool 0. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 24': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Liverpool 0.
- 53': Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial with a through ball following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 54': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United - Manchester United 2-0 Liverpool (Marcus Rashford).
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces James Milner.
- 74': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Diogo Dalot.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Christian Eriksen.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 LIV |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 70.5 | Possession | 29.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 540 | Accurate Passes | 180 |
| 645 | Passes | 273 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 13 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 7 | Clearances | 34 |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane  |
| 12 | Tyrell Malacia |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 36 | Anthony Elanga |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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