Premiership · Matchday 23
Manchester United v Liverpool
1–0
Manchester United beat Liverpool 1–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 22nd January 2006 in the Premiership. Rio Ferdinand (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 18' Mohamed Sissoko
- 18' Kieran Richardson
- 45' Louis Saha for O'Shea
- Half Time
- 82' Xabi Alonso
- 88' Wayne Rooney
- 90' Rio Ferdinand 1–0
- 90' Steven Gerrard
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
5 Rio Ferdinand 90'
Substitutes
Louis Saha
45' for O'Shea
Liverpool Lineup
Starting XI
3 Steve Finnan D
4 Sami Hyypiä D
6 John Arne Riise M
7 Harry Kewell M
8 Steven Gerrard M
9 Djibril Cissé F
14 Xabi Alonso M
15 Peter Crouch F
22 Mohamed Sissoko M
23 Jamie Carragher D
25 Pepe Reina G
Substitutes
1 Jerzy Dudek
2 Jan Kromkamp on
19 Fernando Sanchez Morientes on
21 Djimi Traoré
24 Florent Sinama-Pongolle on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Rafa Benitez
Liverpool
Match Information
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 170 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 170 times: 64W 50D 56L.
20 Sep 2004 W 2–1 PL 15 Jan 2005 W 1–0 PL 18 Sep 2005 D 0–0 PL
22 Jan 2006 W 1–0 This match
18 Feb 2006 L 0–1 FAC 22 Oct 2006 W 2–0 PL 3 Mar 2007 W 1–0 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →