League Division One · Matchday 19

Manchester United v Liverpool

3–1

Sunday 1st January 1989 · Old Trafford · Att: 44,745

Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 1st January 1989 in the League Division One. Brian McClair (71'), Mark Hughes (75') and Russell Beardsmore (77') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
33' Mark Robins for Strachan
Half Time
66' Paul McGrath for Martin
70' John Barnes 0–1
71' Brian McClair 1–1
75' Mark Hughes 2–1
77' Russell Beardsmore 3–1
Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

5 Russell Beardsmore 77'

6 Mal Donaghy

7 Bryan Robson

8 Gordon Strachan

9 Brian McClair 71'

10 Mark Hughes 75'

11 Ralph Milne

Substitutes

Mark Robins

33' for Strachan

Paul McGrath

66' for Martin

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Kenny Dalglish

Liverpool

United vs Liverpool History

Meeting 130 of 218

218

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

296

Goals For

294

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 130 times: 47W 39D 44L.

15 Nov 1987 D 1–1 D1 4 Apr 1988 D 3–3 D1 3 Sep 1988 L 0–1 D1

1 Jan 1989 W 3–1 This match

23 Dec 1989 D 0–0 D1 18 Mar 1990 L 1–2 D1 18 Aug 1990 D 1–1 CS

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	53	32	20	176	111	50.5
Away	100	27	25	48	105	168	27.0
Neutral	13	5	4	4	15	15	38.5

All 218 meetings with Liverpool →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →