FM Preview: Manchester United v Liverpool 19 Sep 2010

Last updated : 18 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester United v Liverpool fixture

Man. Utd. prepare to entertain Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 84 games played, Red Devils have recorded 41 wins, and Liverpool have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was less than a year ago, in March 2010, the Red Devils carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 21 MarMan. Utd.2-1LiverpoolPREM
2009/2010Sun 25 OctLiverpool2 - 0Man. Utd.PREM
2008/2009Sat 14 MarMan. Utd.1 - 4LiverpoolPREM
2008/2009Sat 13 SepLiverpool2 - 1Man. Utd.PREM
2007/2008Sun 23 MarMan. Utd.3 - 0LiverpoolPREM
2007/2008Sun 16 DecLiverpool0 - 1Man. Utd.PREM
2006/2007Sat 03 MarLiverpool0 - 1Man. Utd.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 3.

The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Reds, and 4 goals against.

Man. Utd.'s total of 8 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Liverpool see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man. Utd.633014612
Liverpool64118513

FootyMad's prediction ...

Man. Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Liverpool, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Red Devils. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Man. Utd. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Liverpool 5 games since last defeat.