Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United Highlights, English Premier League: Late Maguire Header Hands Red Devils Win At Anfield

A warm welcome to all the fans tuning in to the start of our live blog for Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United at Anfield. The North-West Derby remains one of the biggest fixtures in the English football calendar, even if both sides currently sit in different halves of the table.

Kick-off is scheduled for 9:00 PM IST, so stay tuned for pre-match updates and confirmed line-ups as they are released.

The English Premier League 2025-26 match between Liverpool and Man Utd will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select HD1 channels in the country.

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Irish singer Niall Horan, a member of the One Direction band, is in attendance at Anfield to watch the Liverpool vs Manchester United match.

Liverpool and Manchester United have faced each other 216 times in all competitions. Manchester United have won 83 times, while Liverpool have won 72 times. 61 matches have ended as draws.

The last time Manchester United won at Anfield was in 2022, where United won 4-0 in a club friendly. However, their last official win at the stadium was in January 2016. A goal from Wayne Rooney sealed a 1-0 win in the Premier League match.

Last Five Matches:

• Liverpool 2-2 Man United (Premier League, 2025)

• Man United 0-3 Liverpool (Premier League, 2024)

• Man United 0-3 Liverpool (Friendly, 2024)

• Man United 2-2 Liverpool (Premier League, 2024)

• Man United 4-3 Liverpool (FA Cup, 2024)

Giorgi Mamardashvili; Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk (c), Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah; Alexander Isak

Bench: Freddie Woodman (gk), Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong, Curtis Jones, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Federico Chiesa, Rio Ngumoha

Senne Lammens; Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Matthijs de Ligt; Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes (c), Casemiro, Amad Diallo; Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo; Mason Mount

Bench: Altay Bayindir (gk), Ayden Heaven, Moussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Patrick Dorgu, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte, Benjamin Sesko, Joshua Zirkzee

Liverpool: 🟢W 🟢W 🔴L 🔴L 🔴L

Man United: 🟢W 🔴L 🟢W 🔴L 🟢W

Liverpol have lost their last three matches in all competitions, including two in the Premier League. Man United, meanwhile, haven't won two matches in a row across all competitions this season.

Both teams are far from full strength ahead of this match. Liverpool's injury issues sees them miss goalkeeper Alisson to a hamstring problem, with Giorgi Mamardashvili making a start.

Konate, who has made the starting XI, also suffered a knock that saw him pull out of the France squad. Wataru Endo, who has a knock, is also not in the squad. Giovanni Leoni and Stefan Bajcetic are also out.

Meanwhile, Lisando Martinez is back in training after an ACL injury but is not fit enough to make the squad. However, Mazraoui is back in the squad, even though he only makes the bench.

The players are out on the pitch, with the Anfield crowd in full voice. A win tonight can take Liverpool to within one point of league leaders Arsenal. For Manchester United, though, it's a chance to win back-to-back games for the first time this season, giving some respite to under-fire Ruben Amorim. Which side will prevail? Stay tuned!

What just happened?! Just 62 seconds on the clock, and Mbeumo rolls the ball in between the legs of Mamardashvili to give Man United the lead. A coming together leads to Mac Allister staying down, clutching his head.

United, however, play on, with Fernadnes finding Amad on the right. The Ivorian players it through to Mbeumo, whose finish is extremely well-taken.

It has been a really physical contest, with a number of crunching tackles and fours so far. De Ligt, meanwhile, almost gave away a penalty after putting in pressure on Kerkez, with the Liverpool left-back immediately going down. However, the referee is not moved.

After Fernandes and Diallo combine well for an attack on the other end, Liverpool come rushing towards Lammens' goal. Salah did well to hold off the pressure and turn, almost finding Isak with the cutback. However, Shaw makes an important interception to cut out the danger.

So, so unlucky for Gakpo!! It would have been a stunning goal from the Dutch forward. After Dalot lost the ball, the Reds ventured ahead with intent before finding Gakpo, who cut inside before trying to curl one into the corner from just outside the box. It had Lammens beaten, but crashed against the post before ricocheting out.

What a chance for United!! A brilliant long ball from Cunha found Amad on the right. The Ivorian lifted his head up before setting it perfectly for the onrushing Fernandes. Completely unmarked, Fernandes somehow manages to blast his shot wide of the post. He had to hit the target!

Man United's pressure is taking a toll on the Liverpool defence, with two terrific chances in quick succession. A ball into the box from Mbeumo is spilled by Mamardashvili, with Cunha almost poking it home.

Another nervy moment for the Liverpool goalkeeper as he almost let Mbeumo get free and poke it home. The loose ball falls to Mount, who has an ambitious effort which goes just over the bar.

With half-an-hour gone, Liverpool are pushing hard for an equaliser. An initial ball into the box by Gakpo came off Fernandes and hit the inside of the right post, and Salah's resulting header is caught by Lemmens. Nervy moments, these.

A big, big save from Lemmens, making a one-on-one stop against Isak – although the flag did go up moments later. A really solid performance from the young goalkeeper, who is making his first appearance at Anfield.

Meanwhile, with less than 10 minutes to go in the first half, Liverpool – despite having two-thirds of the ball – are not being able to break down the Manchester United backline.

After Van Dijk forced a routine stop from Lammens with his headed effort, it's Man United's turn to threaten from set-piece. A free-kick is floated into the box by Fernandes, and it bounced in front of Gakpo before the Dutch player attempt to hook it behind. For a moment, his heart was in his mouth as he saw the ball fly over the post.

Cunha has another scuffed effort, but he failed to get the required curl on the ball and it went wide of the post. It's end-to-end stuff, really, but nothing that has seriously troubled either goalkeeper in the last 15 minutes or so.

Meanwhile, the fourth official holds up the board to indicate a minimum of four minutes o be played at the end of the regulation 45 minutes.

Referee Michael Oliver blows the half-time whistle, and Manchester United go into break with a one-goal lead. Amorim will be extremely happy with his side's performance, with all three of his forwards – Cunha, Mount, and Mbeumo – having at least one shot on target. Slot, however, will have a lot to do with his half-time team-talk.

Both players are out of the tunnel and on to the pitch. Liverpool, trailing by a goal, get the second half underway. No half-time changes for either side as far as I can see.

What more does Gakpo need to do to score?! A long ball from the left by Salah manages to break down the dogged United defence. It finds Gakpo inside the box, and he lets go with a powerful shot that rattles the right post and comes back into the crowd. A big let-off for Lemmens, who was completely beaten.

A poor pass from Kerkez almost put Gravenberch in trouble, but Amad came sliding in, catching the shin of the Dutchman. Michael Oliver blows his whistle and brings out the yellow card for the first time tonight, and VAR agrees with the decision.

After Isak's show is blocked by Shaw, Liverpool come forward again. Salah takes the ball and runs with it, but Casemiro comes sliding in, hacking the Egyptian down to the group. Yellow card number two for the Man United midfielder.

Time for a double change for United, with Manuel Ugarte and Patrick Dorgu coming on, replacing the two players booked so far – Casemiro and Amad.

A decent chance for Mac Allister, whose shot from 20 yards out flies not far away from the top corner. Meanwhile, further changes for both sides. United finally bring on Benjamin Sesko, who replaces Mount. Three changes for Liverpool, with Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, and Curtis Jones coming on. Off go Mac Allister, Bradley, and Gravenberch.

More wasted opportunities for Salah. Kerkez does well to check his run and then float in a terrific ball into the box. It falls to Salah, who is completely unmarked near the right post. With just the goalkeeper to beat, Salah volleys the ball high over the bar. The Kop can't believe it!

Liverpool have found the equaliser. Cody Gakpo fires the ball into the net to give the Reds the leveller they were so desperately looking for. Gakpo finds the ball after melee inside the box and slots it inside the United goal to make it 1-1

Manchester United take lead again with just six minute left in the regulation time. It's a goal from Harry Maguire whose brilliant close-range bullet header sneaks into the bottom left corner. United lead 1-2 and look set to take all three points home. Liverpool have their task cut out.

There will be no more action in this match as referee Michael Oliver blows the final whistle and Liverpool suffer their third consecutive defeat in the Premier League. Man United, meanwhile, have won their first match at Anfield since January 2016.