Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool
Key numbers
- Possession 37% – 63%
- Shots 18 (6 on target) – 13 (5)
- Decisive moment: 77' Kobbie Mainoo, FN xPts +1.3
Matheus Cunha 6'
Benjamin Šeško 14'
Kobbie Mainoo 77'
Benjamin Šeško 14'
Kobbie Mainoo 77'
HT 2:0
Dominik Szoboszlai 47'
Cody Gakpo 56'
Cody Gakpo 56'
Manchester United 3rd · 64 pts|Liverpool 4th · 58 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.34–0.89).
Player of the matchDominik SzoboszlaiDecisive moment77' Kobbie Mainoo+1.3
Player of the match
Dominik Szoboszlai Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 63 min · level 27 min · Liverpool ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
6'
Matheus Cunha
Goal
+0.7
14'
Benjamin Šeško
Goal
+0.6
47'
Dominik Szoboszlai
Goal
+0.4
56'
Cody Gakpo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Dominik Szoboszlai +0.3
+0.9
77'
Kobbie Mainoo
Goal
+1.3
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +2.6Opponent moments −1.6Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −2.2Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Manchester UnitedLiverpool
37%Possession63%
2.34Expected goals (xG)0.89
0.13xG per shot0.07
18Shots13
6Shots on target5
33%Shots on target %38%
14Shots in box7
362Passes613
79%Pass accuracy88%
3Corners2
3Saves3
12Fouls11
2Yellow cards2
3Offsides3
Compared with usual
Manchester United
36 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 2.34 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.89 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 18 | 15.9 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 11.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 37% | 53.3% | |
| Passes | 362 | 472.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 9.7 |
Liverpool
52 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.89 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 2.34 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 13 | 16.2 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 63% | 58% | |
| Passes | 613 | 527.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 85.4% | |
| Corners | 2 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.2 |
Timeline
- 6' Goal Matheus Cunha league goal #9
- 14' Goal Benjamin Šeško league goal #11
- 46' Sub Benjamin Šeško → Amad Diallo
- 47' Goal Dominik Szoboszlai league goal #6
- 49' Yellow Luke Shaw
- 56' Goal Cody Gakpo league goal #7 assist Dominik Szoboszlai
- 59' Sub Andy Robertson → Miloš Kerkez
- 75' Yellow Curtis Jones
- 75' Sub Bryan Mbeumo → Patrick Dorgu
- 75' Sub Jeremie Frimpong → Rio Ngumoha
- 77' Goal Kobbie Mainoo league goal #1
- 81' Yellow Bruno Fernandes
- 85' Yellow Cody Gakpo
- 87' Sub Matheus Cunha → Joshua Zirkzee
- 87' Sub Ibrahima Konaté → Federico Chiesa
- 90+6' Sub Bruno Fernandes → Leny Yoro
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes6
- Duels wonCasemiro9/17
- DribblesCody Gakpo3/9
- Defensive actionsLuke Shaw10
- ShotsCody Gakpo4 (on target 2)
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.