Premiership · Matchday 31
Manchester United v Liverpool
3–0
Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 23rd March 2008 in the Premiership. Wesley Brown (34'), Cristiano Ronaldo (79') and Nani (81') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 11' Javier Mascherano
- 34' Wesley Brown 1–0
- 44' Javier Mascherano
- 44' Fernando Torres
- Half Time
- 53' Álvaro Arbeloa
- 60' Rio Ferdinand
- 73' Luis Nani for Giggs
- 73' Carlos Tevez for Anderson
- 79' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- 81' Nani 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
6 Wesley Brown 34'
Liverpool Lineup
Starting XI
8 Steven Gerrard M
9 Fernando Torres F
12 Fabio Aurelio D
14 Xabi Alonso M
17 Álvaro Arbeloa D
18 Dirk Kuyt F
19 Ryan Babel F
20 Javier Mascherano M
23 Jamie Carragher D
25 Pepe Reina G
37 Martin Skrtel D
Substitutes
4 Sami Hyypiä
6 John Arne Riise on
11 Yossi Benayoun on
15 Peter Crouch
30 Charles Itandje
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 175 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 175 times: 68W 50D 57L.
22 Oct 2006 W 2–0 PL 3 Mar 2007 W 1–0 PL 16 Dec 2007 W 1–0 PL
23 Mar 2008 W 3–0 This match
13 Sep 2008 L 1–2 PL 14 Mar 2009 L 1–4 PL 25 Oct 2009 L 0–2 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 →