FA Cup · 4th Round
Liverpool v Manchester United
2–1
HT 1–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday 28th January 2012 in the FA Cup. Ji-Sung Park (39') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Daniel Agger Assist: Steven Gerrard 1–0
- 39' Ji-Sung Park Assist: Rafael da Silva 1–1
- Half Time 1–1
- 66' Rafael da Silva
- 76' Javier Hernandez for Scholes
- 88' Dirk Kuyt Assist: Andrew Carroll 2–1
- 90' Dimitar Berbatov for Giggs
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
13 Ji-Sung Park 39'
Liverpool Lineup
5-4-1
Starting XI
3 José Enrique D
5 Daniel Agger D ⚽
8 Steven Gerrard M
9 Andy Carroll F
11 Maxi Rodríguez M
14 Jordan Henderson M
19 Stewart Downing M
23 Jamie Carragher D
25 Pepe Reina G
34 Martin Kelly D
37 Martin Skrtel D
Substitutes
2 Glen Johnson
16 Sebastián Coates
18 Dirk Kuyt on ⚽
26 Charlie Adam on
32 Doni
33 Jonjo Shelvey
39 Craig Bellamy on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Kenny Dalglish
Liverpool
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Liverpool
5-4-1
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 184 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 184 times: 71W 51D 62L.
9 Jan 2011 W 1–0 FAC 6 Mar 2011 L 1–3 PL 15 Oct 2011 D 1–1 PL
28 Jan 2012 L 1–2 This match
11 Feb 2012 W 2–1 PL 23 Sep 2012 W 2–1 PL 13 Jan 2013 W 2–1 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 →