Manchester United vs Liverpool: League Head-to-Head Record
Manchester United vs Liverpool: 186 recorded league meetings, 71 Manchester United wins, 53 draws and 62 Liverpool wins.
Manchester United and Liverpool have 186 recorded league meetings in this database, from to .
Scope: recorded English league matches only. Domestic cups, European competitions, friendlies and separate end-of-season test matches are not included. Club names follow the database's historical naming conventions.
Generated from the results CSV on . The database contains results through . These records refresh with the site's automatic updates; they are not live scores.
Overall league head-to-head record
Across 186 recorded league meetings, Manchester United have 71 wins, Liverpool have 62 wins, and 53 matches have been drawn.
| Measure | Manchester United | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 71 | 62 |
| Goals scored | 251 | 255 |
The first recorded league meeting in this dataset was Liverpool 7–1 Manchester United on 12 October 1895 (Football League Second Division). The latest included meeting was Manchester United 3–2 Liverpool on 3 May 2026.
Wins over time
Cumulative league wins. Hover or tap to see a match; click a team's name to hide or show its line. Swipe vertically to scroll the page.
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Home and away records
| Home team | Played | Manchester United wins | Draws | Liverpool wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 93 | 45 | 29 | 19 |
| Liverpool | 93 | 26 | 24 | 43 |
A home/away split is descriptive, not a forecast. Read about how home advantage has changed in English football before treating a long-run record as a measure of today's teams.
Premier League era
Restricting the record to top-tier league meetings from August 1992 gives 68 matches: 31 Manchester United wins, 17 draws and 20 Liverpool wins. This is a subset of the all-history total, not an additional set of matches.
Biggest league wins
Manchester United: 5-goal margin
- Manchester United 6–1 Liverpool, 5 May 1928 (Football League First Division).
- Manchester United 5–0 Liverpool, 11 September 1946 (Football League First Division).
Liverpool: 7-goal margin
- Liverpool 7–0 Manchester United, 5 March 2023 (Premier League).
“Biggest” means the largest winning margin; every tied record in the dataset is listed.
Recent league results
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 3–2 | Liverpool | |
| Liverpool | 1–2 | Manchester United | |
| Liverpool | 2–2 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester United | 0–3 | Liverpool | |
| Manchester United | 2–2 | Liverpool | |
| Liverpool | 0–0 | Manchester United | |
| Liverpool | 7–0 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Liverpool | |
| Liverpool | 4–0 | Manchester United | |
| Manchester United | 0–5 | Liverpool |
Explore the full match history
Compare Manchester United and Liverpool in the interactive head-to-head tool to see the current database, all recorded meetings, season/date filters and charts. You can also reconstruct the league table for a season or compare team-strength ratings over time.