Football / Bunker Nuggets

Liverpool v Man Utd, 14:00

• United top the table and are seven points clear of the Anfield side
• Liverpool have outscored United 22 goals to 21 but United have a better defensive record
• Liverpool have scored five times in the last 10 minutes of matches which is the most in the PL this season and one more than United 
• 15 of United’s 21 goals have come in the second half of matches the most in the PL
• United have only conceded two goals on their travels this season
• United are unbeaten in seven with six wins and a draw since losing at Burnley
• On the road United have scored 10 goals and conceded just two 
• The five times United have taken the lead this season they have won, Liverpool have also won the four matches where they have scored first but in four of the five matches where they have fallen behind they have gone on to lose       
• Last season United took the lead against Liverpool in both PL matches but went on to lose
• After a four match winning run Liverpool have slipped to successive PL defeats and failed to score in either of those matches
• Liverpool have won three out of four at home and scored 15 goals and conceded four, and three of those came in the 3-1 loss to Aston Villa
• Yossi Benayoun has scored three times in the PL this season and they have all come at Anfield
• Last season Liverpool did the double over United as they ended a five match losing run and an eight match run without a win against their biggest rivals 
• At Anfield prior to last season United had won on five of their last six trips to Anfield
• United lead the series overall in the PL with 18 wins, Liverpool have nine and seven have ended all square

United have won nine times at Anfield and lost just five times in the PL