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Liverpool face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 77 games played, Reds have recorded 15 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 36 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Red Devils in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Man Utd. | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 Nov | Liverpool | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Man Utd. | 4 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 02 Mar | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Man Utd. | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Dec | Liverpool | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Man Utd. | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 04 Nov | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 3 conceded.
The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Reds, and 3 goals against.
Man Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far, Liverpool's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Reds could well see them head back from Old Trafford with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Liverpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |