Liverpool vs Man United

19 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Virgil van Dijk 14’
  • Mohamed Salah 90+3’

Match summary

Liverpool saw off Man United 2-0. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Virgil van Dijk put Liverpool ahead with a header in the 14th minute, set up by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Alisson.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Man United's 1.42 from 9.

Match stats

Liverpool Man United
16 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 4
11 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.01 xG 1.42
2.01 Non-penalty xG 1.42
12 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Liverpool Man United
Kick-off
Virgil van Dijk
Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold1-0 (Liverpool)
14’
Half-time1-0
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Alisson2-0 (Liverpool)
90+3’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Liverpool
  • Mohamed Salah
Man United
  • David de Gea
  • Luke Shaw
  • Nemanja Matic

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 1.42 14’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), 1-0 14’ 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 2-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 1.42 14’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), 1-0 van Dijk 14’ 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 2-0 Salah 90+3’
Liverpool 2.01 xGMan United 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Liverpool attacking 
41’ Andreas Pereira (Man United), open play, 0.79 xG, off target 47’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 45’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 59’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 63’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 27’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+2’ Juan Mata (Man United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 55’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 77’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 8’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Andreas Pereira (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Andreas Pereira (Man United), open play, 0.79 xG, off target 47’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 45’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 59’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 27’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 63’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+2’ Juan Mata (Man United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 77’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 8’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Andreas Pereira (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK9010 0.000.261
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF9010 0.000.102
Virgil van Dijk DEF9011 0.060.000
Joseph Gomez DEF900 0.000.000
Andrew Robertson DEF900 0.000.401
Georginio Wijnaldum MID900 0.000.151
Jordan Henderson MID902 0.110.091
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain MID682 0.070.000
Mohamed Salah FWD9014 0.800.493
Roberto Firmino FWD853 0.330.263
Sadio Mané FWD854 0.630.212
Adam Lallana Sub220 0.000.000
Divock Origi Sub50 0.000.000
Fabinho Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 66% Avg odds 1.45
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.64
Man United win 13% Avg odds 7.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool WWWWW
Man United LWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man United 1-1 Liverpool, 20 Oct 19 Next meeting: Liverpool 0-0 Man United, 17 Jan 21  All Liverpool vs Man United meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.