Mohamed Salah has more goals (13) and goal involvements (19 – 13 goals, six assists) against United than any other player in Premier League history. Only five players have recorded 20+ goal involvements against a single opponent in the competition: Les Ferdinand (20 v Everton), Alan Shearer (21 v Everton, 21 v Leeds United), Frank Lampard (21 v Bolton Wanderers), Harry Kane (22 v Leicester City) and Wayne Rooney (23 v Newcastle United).
Cody Gakpo has three Premier League goals versus United – his joint-most against a side in the competition – with all three strikes coming at Anfield.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 20 Premier League games at Anfield (won 16, drawn four) and could win each of their first four home matches of a campaign for the sixth time (1995-96, 2004-05, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2023-24 previously).
Since losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in September 2024, Arne Slot’s men have won each of their last four league fixtures immediately following international breaks and beat Burnley 1-0 after last month’s.
Liverpool have scored at least two goals in eight of their last 11 Premier League encounters with United and average 2.4 goals per game against them in the competition since the start of 2018-19.
