en
It is still an absolute blockbuster, far beyond the borders of England: the north west derby between Liverpool FC and Manchester United. On Sunday, January 19th at 17:30 (CET) the two heavyweights of English football meet at Anfield! While the Reds want to further expand their uncanny streak of success in the Premier League, the Red Devils’ only concern is to preserve the chance for Champions League places.
Liverpool vs Manchester United: Statistics
30 years ago, Liverpool, the English record title champion at the time, won its 18th and to date the last championship. Manchester United have now replaced the Reds as record holders, but have not played at the top for a few years. By the way: In that 1989/90 season, ManU played a similar role as today and ended up only in 13th place.
The current formcurve
The Reds have the title almost in their bag, which can be said in mid-January in view of a 13 point lead over second placed Leicester. Liverpool have been without a Premier League defeat for over a year now. Jürgen Klopp’s team won 19 of 20 games this season. Only in the first leg against Manchester United (1-1) Liverpool did not win. United can currently only dream of such a point recovery. The team of coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is already five points behind a Champions League rank and left a lot away: 0: 2 in Watford, 0: 2 at Arsenal. After all, United won 2-1 at the city rivals Manchester City in early December.
The last duels between Liverpool and Manchester United
After all, United did not lose the two league games against Liverpool in 2019 (0-0 and 1-1). However, De Gea, Rashford and Co won only two of the last ten comparisons. The last away win on Anfield was on January 17th, 2016. Striking: The duels between Liverpool and Man United have never been really rich in goals: In the last ten encounters, there have only been one more than three goals, three times the Noth west derby even ended 0: 0.
Liverpool – Manchester United: Live on German TV
Sky broadcasts the game for you in Germany and Austria. The pay-TV broadcaster also offers Liverpool against Manchester United in the brilliant 4K UHD. You could also follow the match via the Sky Go mobile app. If you don’t have a Sky and just want to treat yourself to the game, you can also buy the Sky Ticket without a subscription to the Liverpool – Manchester United game.
Liverpool v Manchester United: betting odds
In view of the lack of goals described above in duels between Reds and Red Devils in recent years, a goal spectacle cannot be assumed this time either. Liverpool has meanwhile developed defensively into a real top team, is the best defense in the league (14 goals conceded). United only conceded 1.19 goals on average. So everything speaks for an under 2.5 goals. More bets are coming soon! Stay tuned!
