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    Barclays Premier League 2015/16..Last Three Meetings: Manchester United v Liverpool


    England’s most successful teams go head to head once again in the Barclays Premier League in the tea time kick-off on Saturday with Liverpool visiting Old Trafford.

    Both sides will be looking to bounce back from humbling defeats before the break for the international fixtures, with United surrendering a one goal lead to lose to Garry Monk’s Swansea City for the third successive game by a 2-1 scoreline. Liverpool suffered an even more bitter pill to swallow, losing 3-0 at Anfield to Slaven Bilic’s West Ham United, losing star man Philippe Coutinho to a red card in the process, meaning that the classy Brazilian will not be able to take to the field at Old Trafford, giving United an advantage as far as the line-ups are concerned.

    The matches at Old Trafford in recent years have rarely passed without incident, talking points and goals, so without further ado, in the latest feature of Last Three Meetings, we look back at how the games fared in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season, David Moyes’ only season and Louis Van Gaal’s first season at Old Trafford:

    Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool – 14th December 2014

    United made it six successive wins with a clinical victory in last season’s fixture. Wayne Rooney fired past Brad Jones, deputising for the dropped Simon Mignolet, from the edge of the area after great wing play from Antonio Valencia.

    The lead was doubled when Ashley Young’s cross was glanced on by Robin Van Persie before Juan Mata headed home from close range, replays suggested the Spaniard was in an offside position and United could consider themselves lucky to extend the lead in such fashion.

    The second half owed much to David De Gea’s brilliance, foiling Raheem Sterling one on one, before tipping a Mario Balotelli effort improbably onto the crossbar to keep the lead at two. Were it not for De Gea continuing his outstanding form, United arguably would not have picked up all three points despite the scoreline looking a lot more comfortable than it was.

    The result was put beyond any doubt when a United counter-attack saw Juan Mata selflessly square the ball for Van Persie to score in an unguarded net, after Mata deceived the defence and keeper by feigning to shoot. It rubber stamped an emphatic victory and heaped pressure on Brendan Rodgers.

    Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool – 16th March 2014

    This was one of, if not the most crushing defeats in David Moyes’ short reign as United manager as Liverpool emphatically dispatched the home side by outplaying them from start to finish, rubbing salt in open United wounds.

    Liverpool were rampant and deservedly took the lead when Rafael inexplicably handled in the area after falling foul to Luis Suarez’s trickery in the area. Captain Steven Gerrard confidently slotted the penalty into the corner and the visitors were in front.


    When Phil Jones barged into Joe Allen moments into the second half, the visitors had their second penalty. The same result ensued as Gerrard again converted past De Gea to give the away side breathing space. United now had an uphill task to save the game and it never looked like happening.

    Old Trafford was stunned as a third penalty was awarded and a red card for Nemanja Vidic, his fourth against Liverpool, after he lunged in on Daniel Sturridge in the area. Gerrard had the chance to make it a hat-trick of penalties but he fluffed his lines, not that it would have a huge bearing on the outcome.

    Suarez wriggled his way through to slot in left footed past De Gea to seal the win, capping off a thoroughly abject display from United.

    Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool – 13th January 2013

    Sir Alex Ferguson masterminded another important victory over Liverpool as United continued to charge towards their record twentieth title.

    Robin van Persie was the star of the show, as so often in his debut season in Manchester, sublimely tucking away from neat build-up play on the left before his second half free-kick was glanced in by a unknowing Nemanja Vidic, who diverted Patrice Evra’s header past Pepe Reina.

    Liverpool brought on new signing Daniel Sturridge in the second half and he reduced the deficit almost immediately, firing in past David De Gea, who parried Steven Gerrard long-range effort.

    The momentum had shifted and Liverpool came on strongly in the dying embers, but United saw off their large quest for an equaliser and secured all the points.


    Tensions are always high in the United versus Liverpool fixtures and, as you can see, goals are an almost certainty. United take the overall stakes of the last three meetings by two wins to one, let’s hope United will have extended that margin on Saturday evening.
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