League Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Liverpool

3–1

Wednesday 31st October 1990 · Old Trafford · Att: 42,033

Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 31st October 1990 in the League Cup. Steve Bruce (36'), Mark Hughes (37') and Lee Sharpe (81') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
36' Steve Bruce pen 1–0
37' Mark Hughes 2–0
Half Time
46' Danny Wallace for Hughes
81' Lee Sharpe 3–0
83' Ray Houghton 3–1
86' Mal Donaghy for Phelan
Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

4 Steve Bruce 36'

10 Mark Hughes 37'

11 Lee Sharpe 81'

Substitutes

Danny Wallace

46' for Hughes

Mal Donaghy

86' for Phelan

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Kenny Dalglish

Liverpool

United vs Liverpool History

Meeting 135 of 218

218

Played

Won

Drawn

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 135 times: 48W 41D 46L.

18 Mar 1990 L 1–2 D1 18 Aug 1990 D 1–1 CS 16 Sep 1990 L 0–4 D1

31 Oct 1990 W 3–1 This match

3 Feb 1991 D 1–1 D1 6 Oct 1991 D 0–0 D1 26 Apr 1992 L 0–2 D1

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

All 218 meetings with Liverpool →

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 →