League Division One · Matchday 20
Liverpool v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield on Saturday 13th December 1952 in the League Division One. John Aston Snr (50') and Stan Pearson (80') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' William Liddell 1–0
- Half Time
- 50' John Aston Snr 1–1
- 80' Stan Pearson 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Don Welsh
Liverpool
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 64 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 64 times: 23W 17D 24L.
30 Aug 1950 W 1–0 D1 24 Nov 1951 D 0–0 D1 12 Apr 1952 W 4–0 D1
13 Dec 1952 W 2–1 This match
20 Apr 1953 W 3–1 D1 22 Aug 1953 D 4–4 D1 19 Dec 1953 W 5–1 D1 | 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 →