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2025/26 Premier League
Matchday 35
Manchester United vs Liverpool FC
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Kick-off is at 16:30
Manchester United will be looking to produce a statement performance and boost their Premier League top-five hopes when they host Liverpool at Old Trafford on 3 May.
Head-to-head
The most recent meeting between the two sides was in the current 2025/26 season, where Manchester United claimed a memorable 2-1 victory at Liverpool's histioric home, Anfield on 19 October
Historically in the league, United have the upper hand with 70 wins to Liverpool’s 62 from 185 meetings, while 53 matches ended in a stalemate.
United have 44 home league wins against Liverpool out of the 185 total league meetings between the two clubs.
This comes from their strong historical record at Old Trafford, where they have registered 44 wins, 29 draws and 19 losses.
Their last meeting at Old Trafford ended in a 3-0 in favour of Liverpool on 1 September.
Team News
Manchester United will be without suspended Lisandro Martínez, while Matthijs de Ligt, Patrick Dorgu, Leny Yoro and Bryan Mbeumo are all on the club's injury list.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have no suspension worries, but their current injury list includes Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Alisson Becker, Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic, Jayden Danns, and Conor Bradley.
Quotes
"Obviously our objectives this season have changed during the season due to our form and things like that, but I’ve said all along [that the] Champions League is so important to this football club and I think today we’ve made a big step," Liverpool star Andy Robertson said ahead of their clash with Manchester United.
"You’re constantly trying to finish in the top five and things like that, but then obviously we knew Villa had dropped points early doors and we knew if we won we could go above them. So, we want to chase the people above us, of course we do, and we want make sure we secure Champions League.
"That’s so important for this football club and I think we’ve made a big step today.
Premier League Matchday 35 Fixtures
Friday, 1 May
21:00 - Leeds United vs Burnley FC
Saturday, 2 May
16:00 - AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
16:00 - Brentford FC vs West Ham United
16:00 - Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:00 - Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sunderland AFC
18:30 - Arsenal FC vs Fulham FC
Sunday, 3 May
16:30 - Manchester United vs Liverpool FC
20:00 - Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
Monday, 4 May
16:00 - Chelsea FC vs Nottingham Forest
21:00 - Everton FC vs Manchester City
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