Premiership · Matchday 22
Liverpool v Manchester United
0–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Liverpool 1–0 at Anfield on Sunday 17th January 2016 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 42' Cameron Borthwick-Jackson for Young
- Half Time 0–0
- 65' Chris Smalling
- 66' Juan Mata for Lingard
- 72' Memphis Depay for Herrera
- 75' Marouane Fellaini
- 78' Wayne Rooney 0–1
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 78'
Substitutes
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson
42' for Young
Juan Mata
66' for Lingard
Memphis Depay
72' for Herrera
Liverpool Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
2 Nathaniel Clyne RB
4 Kolo Touré CD-R
7 James Milner RF
11 Roberto Firmino F
14 Jordan Henderson RM
17 Mamadou Sakho CD-L
18 Alberto Moreno LB
20 Adam Lallana LF
21 Lucas Leiva CM
22 Simon Mignolet G
23 Emre Can LM
Substitutes
9 Christian Benteke on
19 Steven Caulker on
24 Joe Allen
33 Jordon Ibe on
44 Brad Smith
52 Danny Ward
53 João Carlos Teixeira
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Louis van Gaal
Manchester United
OPP
Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Liverpool
4-3-3
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 194 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 194 times: 79W 51D 64L.
14 Dec 2014 W 3–0 PL 22 Mar 2015 W 2–1 PL 12 Sep 2015 W 3–1 PL
17 Jan 2016 W 1–0 This match
10 Mar 2016 L 0–2 EL 17 Mar 2016 D 1–1 EL 17 Oct 2016 D 0–0 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 →