Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 3 May 2026
Result
Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool
Premier League · Sunday 3 May 2026, 14:30 UTC · half-time 2-0
Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool: match report
Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 3 May 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Matheus Cunha opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Matheus Cunha (6'), Benjamin Sesko (14') and Kobbie Mainoo (77'). Liverpool scored through Dominik Szoboszlai (47') and Cody Gakpo (56').
Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Liverpool received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester United were 3rd on 61 points from 34 and Liverpool 4th on 58 points from 34. Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Liverpool 5th with 60.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool (8.4), ahead of Bruno Fernandes (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Manchester United wins, 3 draws and 5 for Liverpool.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Matheus Cunha
- 14'Goal · Benjamin Sesko
- 47'Goal · Dominik Szoboszlai
- 49'Yellow card · Luke Shaw
- 56'Goal · Cody Gakpo
- 75'Yellow card · Curtis Jones
- 77'Goal · Kobbie Mainoo
- 81'Yellow card · Bruno Fernandes
- 85'Yellow card · Cody Gakpo
Head-to-head
Team news
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Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Ayden Heaven, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko
Liverpool line-up (4-2-2-2)
Freddie Woodman, Curtis Jones, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Jeremie Frimpong, Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz