Premiership · Matchday 09
Manchester United v Liverpool
2–0
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 22nd October 2006 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (39') and Rio Ferdinand (66') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 27' Mohamed Sissoko
- 39' Paul Scholes 1–0
- Half Time
- 66' Rio Ferdinand 2–0
- 69' Nemanja Vidic
- 76' Steve Finnan
- 77' Peter Crouch
- 78' John O'Shea for G.Neville
- 90' Wesley Brown for Evra
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 75,828.
- Paul Scholes made his 500th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' 2nd goal of 2006-2007, and his 129th for United.
- Rio Ferdinand's 1st goal of 2006-2007, and his 4th for United.
Starting XI
Liverpool Lineup
Starting XI
3 Steve Finnan D
4 Sami Hyypiä D
6 John Arne Riise M
8 Steven Gerrard M
10 Luis García M
11 Mark González M
14 Xabi Alonso M
18 Dirk Kuyt F
22 Mohamed Sissoko M
23 Jamie Carragher D
25 Pepe Reina G
Substitutes
1 Jerzy Dudek
15 Peter Crouch on
16 Jermaine Pennant on
28 Stephen Warnock
29 Gabriel Paletta
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 172 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 172 times: 65W 50D 57L.
18 Sep 2005 D 0–0 PL 22 Jan 2006 W 1–0 PL 18 Feb 2006 L 0–1 FAC
22 Oct 2006 W 2–0 This match
3 Mar 2007 W 1–0 PL 16 Dec 2007 W 1–0 PL 23 Mar 2008 W 3–0 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 →