Premiership · Matchday 05
Manchester United v Liverpool
3–2
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–2 at Old Trafford on Sunday 19th September 2010 in the Premiership. Dimitar Berbatov (42', 59', 84') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 42' Dimitar Berbatov Assist: Ryan Giggs 1–0
- Half Time 1–0
- 57' Wayne Rooney
- 59' Dimitar Berbatov Assist: Nani 2–0
- 63' Jonny Evans
- 64' Steven Gerrard pen 2–1
- 66' David N'Gog
- 66' David Ngog
- 68' Paul Scholes
- 69' John O'Shea
- 70' Steven Gerrard 2–2
- 82' Federico Macheda for Giggs
- 84' Dimitar Berbatov Assist: John O'Shea 3–2
- 88' Oliveira Anderson for Berbatov
- 88' Darron Gibson for Nani
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
- Dimitar Berbatov scored a hat-trick.
- United extended an unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions.
- Oliveira Anderson made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Dimitar Berbatov's 3 goals took him to 7 in 2010-2011 and 33 for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Dimitar Berbatov 42', 59', 84'
Substitutes
Federico Macheda
82' for Giggs
Oliveira Anderson
88' for Berbatov
Darron Gibson
88' for Nani
Liverpool Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
2 Glen Johnson RB
3 Paul Konchesky LB
4 Raul Meireles RCF
8 Steven Gerrard RM ⚽⚽
9 Fernando Torres F
10 Joe Cole AM-L
17 Maxi Rodríguez AM-R
23 Jamie Carragher CD-R
25 Pepe Reina G
28 Christian Poulsen LM
37 Martin Skrtel CD-L
Substitutes
1 Brad Jones
5 Daniel Agger on
14 Milan Jovanovic on
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos
19 Ryan Babel
21 Lucas Leiva
24 David N'Gog on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Roy Hodgson
Liverpool
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 180 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 180 times: 70W 50D 60L.
14 Mar 2009 L 1–4 PL 25 Oct 2009 L 0–2 PL 21 Mar 2010 W 2–1 PL
19 Sep 2010 W 3–2 This match
9 Jan 2011 W 1–0 FAC 6 Mar 2011 L 1–3 PL 15 Oct 2011 D 1–1 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 →