Premiership · Matchday 25
Manchester United v Liverpool
2–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 11th February 2012 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (47', 50') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 44' Stewart Downing
- Half Time 0–0
- 47' Wayne Rooney Assist: Ryan Giggs 1–0
- 50' Wayne Rooney Assist: Luis Antonio Valencia 2–0
- 80' Luis Suarez Assist: Charlie Adam 2–1
- 80' Michael Carrick
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 47', 50'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Liverpool Lineup
4-5-1
Starting XI
2 Glen Johnson RB
3 José Enrique LB
5 Daniel Agger CD-L
7 Luis Suárez F
8 Steven Gerrard CM-L
14 Jordan Henderson CM-R
18 Dirk Kuyt RM
19 Stewart Downing LM
20 Jay Spearing RCM
25 Pepe Reina G
37 Martin Skrtel CD-R
Substitutes
9 Andy Carroll on
23 Jamie Carragher
26 Charlie Adam on
32 Doni
33 Jonjo Shelvey
34 Martin Kelly
39 Craig Bellamy on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Kenny Dalglish
Liverpool
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Liverpool
4-5-1
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 185 of 218
218
Played
85
Won
61
Drawn
72
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 185 times: 72W 51D 62L.
6 Mar 2011 L 1–3 PL 15 Oct 2011 D 1–1 PL 28 Jan 2012 L 1–2 FAC
11 Feb 2012 W 2–1 This match
23 Sep 2012 W 2–1 PL 13 Jan 2013 W 2–1 PL 1 Sep 2013 L 0–1 PL | 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 |
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 →