Ruben Amorim is seeking his first win at Anfield as Manchester United manager in a fixture against Liverpool that comes with lots of history.
There is a lot on the line when Manchester United travel to face Liverpool on Sunday.
Ruben Amorim’s side are looking for their fourth win in the Premier League, after a slow start to the 2025/26 season.
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Liverpool go into the game not only as Premier League champions but also after suffering three consecutive defeats across all competitions. Some might say it’s a good time to face Arne Slot’s team, but Liverpool fans will likely say the same about us.
Questions will be asked regardless of who wins, with everyone’s eye on the biggest game in English football.
United drew 2-2 against Liverpool at Anfield last season, so Amorim will be demanding an improvement from these players.
Without further ado, here are five notable facts about United playing at Anfield.
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Man Utd’s most recent win at Anfield
United have not won at Anfield in nine years, since Louis van Gaal came up against Jurgen Klopp in January 2016. Wayne Rooney scored the only goal in the 78th minute. It was Klopp’s first experience of the intense rivalry.
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s first win at Anfield
One of Sir Alex Ferguson’s biggest achievements was knocking Liverpool off their perch, but he wasted no time getting his first win at Anfield as United manager. United beat Liverpool 1-0 thanks to a Norman Whiteside goal on Boxing Day in 1986. It came as a significant early milestone for Ferguson, just a month after arriving at Old Trafford, and he went on to become the greatest manager of all time.
Man Utd’s Premier League wins at Anfield
In the Premier League era, United have won 9 times away at Anfield. Perhaps the most notable win came in 2007 when John O’Shea scored a dramatic injury-time winner to secure three points at the expense of Liverpool.
No hat-trick hero for Man Utd at Anfield
Although many United players have scored braces at Anfield, including Diego Forlan and Andy Cole, none have gone the extra mile to score a hat-trick. Dimitar Berbatov scored a hat-trick against Liverpool, but not at Anfield.
Man Utd’s biggest win at Anfield
United’s biggest win at Anfield came in 1969, with a 4-1 win over Liverpool in the First Division. Ron Yeats scored an own goal in the 20th minute before second-half goals from Ian Ure, Willie Morgan, and Sir Bobby Charlton sealed the win.