Man United vs Liverpool

22 August 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jadon Sancho 16’
  • Marcus Rashford 53’
  • Mohamed Salah 81’

Match summary

Man United won 2-1 at home to Liverpool. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Jadon Sancho put Man United ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Anthony Elanga, Marcus Rashford made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute, set up by Anthony Martial, and Mohamed Salah pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.02 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Liverpool's 1.53 from 17.

Match stats

Man United Liverpool
12 Shots 17
4 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.02 xG 1.52
2.02 Non-penalty xG 1.52
8 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Man United Liverpool
Kick-off
Jadon Sancho
Assist: Anthony Elanga
1-0 (Man United)
16’
Half-time1-0
Marcus Rashford
Assist: Anthony Martial
2-0 (Man United)
53’
81’
Mohamed Salah2-1 (Liverpool)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Diogo Dalot
  • Raphael Varane
  • Bruno Fernandes
Liverpool
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold

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 2.02 1.53 16’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), 1-0 16’ 53’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 2-0 53’ 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 2-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.02 1.53 16’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), 1-0 Sancho 16’ 53’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 2-0 Rashford 53’ 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 2-1 Salah 81’
Man United 2.02 xGLiverpool 1.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Man United attacking 
55’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 53’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 61’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 10’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 20’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 77’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 41’ James Milner (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Fabinho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Christian Eriksen (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Christian Eriksen (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 53’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 61’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 10’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 20’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 77’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 41’ James Milner (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Fabinho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Christian Eriksen (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Christian Eriksen (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Diogo Dalot DEF871 0.010.492
Lisandro Martínez DEF900 0.000.000
Raphael Varane DEF900 0.000.041
Tyrell Malacia DEF900 0.000.000
Scott McTominay MID900 0.000.000
Christian Eriksen MID872 0.110.000
Jadon Sancho MID7211 0.290.161
Bruno Fernandes MID901 0.450.412
Anthony Elanga MID4711 0.290.291
Marcus Rashford FWD8715 0.840.000
Anthony Martial Sub4310 0.000.512
Fred Sub180 0.000.000
Donny van de Beek Sub30 0.000.000
Cristiano Ronaldo Sub31 0.040.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 21% Avg odds 4.59
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.37
Liverpool win 57% Avg odds 1.70

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

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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.