Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 21 March 2010

Result

Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool

Premier League · Sunday 21 March 2010, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool: match report

Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 21 March 2010. The half-time score was 1-1.

Fernando Torres opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Wayne Rooney (12') and Park Ji-Sung (60'). Liverpool scored through Fernando Torres (5').

Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Liverpool received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 2nd on 66 points from 30 and Liverpool 5th on 51 points from 30. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Liverpool 7th with 63.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 1 draw and 3 for Liverpool.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read W-W-W-L-D and Liverpool's W-L-W-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 0-1
  • 11'Yellow card · J. MascheranoLiverpool
  • 12'Missed penalty · Wayne RooneyManchester United
  • 12'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 1-1
  • 25'Yellow card · Fernando TorresLiverpool
  • 44'Yellow card · Jamie CarragherLiverpool
  • 60'Goal · Park Ji-SungManchester United · 2-1
  • 61'Yellow card · Antonio ValenciaManchester United
  • 73'Yellow card · Nemanja VidicManchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 1, Liverpool 3.

Team news

Manchester United expected line-up (4-3-3)

Edwin van der Sar, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Vidic, Michael Carrick, Dimitar Berbatov, Nani, Ryan Giggs, John O'Shea

Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Javier Mascherano, Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher, Lucas Leiva, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Maxi Rodríguez