Notable statistics of Man United vs Liverpool match
Arne Slot had won two games before Liverpool faced Man United. According to statistics, none of Liverpool's last nine managers had beaten Man United in their first meeting. The last to do so was Bob Paisley, when he led his team to a 3-1 win over Man United in November 1975.
Meanwhile, George Kay is the only Liverpool manager to win his first away game against Man United, overcoming his opponents 5-2 at Old Trafford in November 1936.
Slot and United's Erik ten Hag have met four times during their time in the Dutch top flight. Slot's AZ beat Ten Hag's Ajax twice in 2019-20, before Ten Hag beat Slot's Feyenoord twice in 2021-22.
This will be the first Premier League meeting between two Dutch managers since February 2016, when Guus Hiddink's Chelsea won 2-1 against Ronald Koeman's Southampton.
Liverpool have won their first two games under their new manager, both 2-0 victories over Ipswich Town and Brentford.
The only previous two occasions Liverpool won their first three games of a season without conceding a goal were in 2013-14 and 2018-19.
In the 2013-2014 season, Liverpool beat Man United 1-0 in round 3, also on September 1. This is a good sign for Arne Slot and his team.
No team has had more shots than Liverpool in the Premier League this season (37) after two games. The Reds also have the highest expected goals for (5.3) and lowest expected goals against (1.0) after their first two games.
Meanwhile, since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, Man United have lost 13 of their 35 Premier League games in September (W19, D3). This is one of the Red Devils' worst months, second only to May (15 losses since the 2013-2014 season).
Meanwhile, when he was still leading Man United, Sir Alex only lost a total of 12 matches in September and May (45 wins, 18 draws, 12 losses).
If he plays, this will be Virgil van Dijk's 200th Premier League appearance for Liverpool. The defender has won 139 of his 199 appearances so far, the most wins by a Liverpool player in his first 200 Premier League appearances for the club.
Up front, Mohamed Salah has scored twice for Liverpool this season, and he is the top scorer at Old Trafford in Premier League history, with six goals.
The Egyptian has scored in each of his last six away games against Man United in all competitions (nine goals in total).
Marcus Rashford could be Man United's best hope. He has scored seven goals against Liverpool, a record only bettered by Leicester City.
Notably, all 7 of Rashford's goals against Liverpool have come at Old Trafford, in 10 Liverpool matches.
Head to head record Man Utd vs Liverpool
Liverpool have lost just one of their last six Premier League away games against Manchester United (W2 D3). In the history of the competition, only Man City (9) have won more at Old Trafford than Liverpool (7).
Man United have only won 1 of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Liverpool (D5 L6). The last time Bruno and his teammates defeated their opponents was when they beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford in round 3 of the 2022-2023 season.
Last season, the two teams met three times. In the Premier League, the two teams drew 0-0 and 2-2 respectively. In the FA Cup quarter-finals, Man United won a dramatic 4-3 victory after 120 minutes of play.
