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Man. Utd. face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 80 games played, Red Devils have recorded 23 wins, and Liverpool have come away with 38 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Man. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Reds in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Mar | Man. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Dec | Liverpool | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Liverpool | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 22 Jan | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Reds, with 5 goals against.
Man. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Red Devils's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Liverpool sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 3 games. Man. Utd.'s 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Reds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Man. Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. 8 games since last defeat. |