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Man United 2-0 Liverpool - September 24, 1998 / Premier League 1998/1999

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Premier League 1998/1999 - Round 7

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

September 24, 1998

55 181

2 - 0

Liverpool

(penalty) Denis Irwin

19'

Paul Scholes

79'

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19' - Goal Denis Irwin19

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69' - Substitution Ole Gunnar Solskjaeris substituted by Andy Cole69

75' - Substitution Karlheinz Riedleis substituted by Robbie Fowler

79' - Goal Paul Scholes79

88' - Substitution Paul Scholesis substituted by Nicky Butt88

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

2 - 0

Liverpool

Man United Liverpool

Team line-ups

Man United

Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel

Denmark

B.date18/11/1963

Age34 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

Stam

Jaap Stam

Netherlands

B.date17/07/1972

Age26 years

H1m88

positionRight central defender

Irwin19

Denis Irwin

Republic of Ireland

B.date31/10/1965

Age32 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

P. Neville

Phil Neville

England

B.date21/01/1977

Age21 years

H1m80

positionLeft full-back

G. Neville

Gary Neville

England

B.date18/02/1975

Age23 years

H1m79

positionRight full-back

Keane

Roy Keane

Republic of Ireland

B.date10/08/1971

Age27 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

Scholes7988

Paul Scholes

England

B.date16/11/1974

Age23 years

H1m71

positionCentre Midfield

Giggs

Ryan Giggs

Wales

B.date29/11/1973

Age24 years

H1m80

positionLeft central midfielder

Beckham

David Beckham

England

B.date02/05/1975

Age23 years

H1m82

positionRight Midfielder

Solskjaer69

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Norway

B.date26/02/1973

Age25 years

H1m80

positionStriker

Yorke

Dwight Yorke

Trinidad and Tobago

B.date03/11/1971

Age26 years

H1m80

positionCentre forward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Peter Schmeichel		34	352	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jaap Stam		26	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Denis Irwin	19	32	395	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Phil Neville		21	110	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gary Neville		23	168	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Roy Keane		27	184	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Scholes	7988	23	139	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ryan Giggs		24	324	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	David Beckham		23	160	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer	69	25	82	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dwight Yorke		26	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

175

Liverpool

Friedel

Brad Friedel

United States

B.date18/05/1971

Age27 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

Babb

Phil Babb

Republic of Ireland

B.date30/11/1970

Age27 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

McAteer

Jason McAteer

Republic of Ireland

B.date18/06/1971

Age27 years

H1m80

positionVersatile Defender

Carragher

Jamie Carragher

England

B.date28/01/1978

Age20 years

H1m82

positionCentral defender

Bjørnebye

Stig Inge Bjørnebye

Norway

B.date11/12/1969

Age28 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

Ince

Paul Ince

England

B.date21/10/1967

Age30 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

McManaman

Steve McManaman

England

B.date11/02/1972

Age26 years

H1m83

positionVersatile Midfielder

Redknapp

Jamie Redknapp

England

B.date25/06/1973

Age25 years

H1m83

positionCentre Midfield

Berger

Patrik Berger

Czech Republic

B.date10/11/1973

Age24 years

H1m85

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Riedle75

Karlheinz Riedle

Germany

B.date16/09/1965

Age33 years

H1m79

positionStriker

Owen

Michael Owen

England

B.date14/12/1979

Age18 years

H1m73

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Brad Friedel		27	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Phil Babb		27	148	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jason McAteer		27	124	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jamie Carragher		20	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Stig Inge Bjørnebye		28	154	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Ince		30	46	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve McManaman		26	341	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jamie Redknapp		25	244	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Patrik Berger		24	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Karlheinz Riedle	75	33	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Michael Owen		18	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

116

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	M		Nicky Butt	88	23	166	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	F		Andy Cole	69	26	140	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Robbie Fowler	75	23	219	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Paul Scholes

Nicky Butt

OUT

Phil Neville

Henning Berg

OUT

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Jesper Blomqvist

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Karlheinz Riedle

Robbie Fowler

OUT

Jason McAteer

Steve Staunton

OUT

Stig Inge Bjørnebye

Vegard Heggem

OUT

Paul Ince

Steven Harkness

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Alex Ferguson

634

Success rate in this team:

54 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

54 %

Ferguson vs Liverpool

12 victories

10 draws

8 losses

Latest figure on September 24, 1998

Ferguson vs Houllier

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 24, 1998

Manager

Age

Match num

Gérard Houllier

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

Houllier vs Man United

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on September 24, 1998

Houllier vs Ferguson

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on September 24, 1998

Referee

Stephen Lodge

14 victories	5 draws	2 losses	Man United21 matches	General total	Liverpool18 matches	11 victories	4 draws	3 losses
2 victories	0 draw	0 loss	Man United2 matches	Season total	Liverpool3 matches	2 victories	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on April 28, 2001					Latest figure on December 26, 2000

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Key figures

Man United keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Liverpool running (since 11/05/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 05/04/1980-26/02/1983 time period (7 matches).

Robbie Fowler played his game number 10 vs Manchester United in his professional career

Liverpool keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals conceded in Premier League running (since 12/09/1998).

Read the next 15 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 3-0 Leeds United04/05/1998

VManchester United 2-0 LKS Lodz12/08/1998

DManchester United 2-2 Leicester15/08/1998

VManchester United 4-1 Charlton08/09/1998

VManchester United 2-0 Coventry12/09/1998

DManchester United 3-3 FC Barcelona16/09/1998

Overall

DWest Ham 0-0 Manchester United22/08/1998

DLKS Lodz 0-0 Manchester United26/08/1998

VManchester United 4-1 Charlton08/09/1998

VManchester United 2-0 Coventry12/09/1998

DManchester United 3-3 FC Barcelona16/09/1998

LArsenal 3-0 Manchester United20/09/1998

Current form

Away

LChelsea 4-1 Liverpool25/04/1998

LDerby County 1-0 Liverpool10/05/1998

VSouthampton 1-2 Liverpool16/08/1998

VNewcastle United 1-4 Liverpool30/08/1998

LWest Ham 2-1 Liverpool12/09/1998

VVSS Kosice 0-3 Liverpool15/09/1998

Overall

DLiverpool 0-0 Arsenal22/08/1998

VNewcastle United 1-4 Liverpool30/08/1998

VLiverpool 2-0 Coventry09/09/1998

LWest Ham 2-1 Liverpool12/09/1998

VVSS Kosice 0-3 Liverpool15/09/1998

DLiverpool 3-3 Charlton19/09/1998

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	1	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	10	0
Winless streak	1	2
Drawless streak	0	1
Scoring streak	10	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	1	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Drawing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	6	0
Scoring streak	4	5
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	1	0

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

5	Number of games (Competition total)	6
3	Number of games (Home / Away)	3
2	Victories (Competition total)	3
2	Victories (Home / Away)	2
2	Draws (Competition total)	2
1	Draws (Home / Away)	0
1	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

8	Goals scored (Competition total)	12
8	Goals scored (Home / Away)	7
6	Goals conceded (Competition total)	7
3	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	4
1.6	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2
2.67	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2.33
1.2	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.17
1	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.33

Betting aid

3	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	4
2	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	3
2	Clean sheets (Competition total)	2
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
2	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
2	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	4
2	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	3
2-2 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-1 (1 times)

Bookings

4	Yellow cards (Competition total)	9
2	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	8
1	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Dwight Yorke	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	4 goals	Michael Owen
Dwight Yorke	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	4 goals	Michael Owen
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Robbie Fowler
Dwight Yorke	3 goals during the last 3 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last match	Robbie Fowler

Historical head to head

Home

75 matches

34 v

28 d

13 l

126 gf

73 ga

Away

70 matches

18 v

17 d

35 l

79 gf

122 ga

Neutral ground

6 matches

3 v

2 d

1 l

7 gf

4 ga

Total

151 matches

55 v

47 d

49 l

212 gf

199 ga

Historical head to head

Home

70 matches

35 v

17 d

18 l

122 gf

79 ga

Away

75 matches

13 v

28 d

34 l

73 gf

126 ga

Neutral ground

6 matches

1 v

2 d

3 l

4 gf

7 ga

Total

151 matches

49 v

47 d

55 l

199 gf

212 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	September 11, 1946
Home	5 - 0	September 11, 1946

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 1	October 12, 1895
Away	3 - 0	December 26, 1978

Latest head to head

April 10, 1998 - Premier League 1997/1998

Man United

1 - 1

Liverpool

December 06, 1997 - Premier League 1997/1998

Liverpool

1 - 3

Man United

April 19, 1997 - Premier League 1996/1997

Liverpool

1 - 3

Man United

October 12, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997

Man United

1 - 0

Liverpool

May 11, 1996 - FA Cup 1995/1996

Man United

1 - 0

Liverpool

Best historical scorers against Liverpool

George Best	7 goals	1965 - 1968
Bryan Robson	6 goals	1983 - 1988
Mark Hughes	6 goals	1985 - 1993
Denis Law	6 goals	1965 - 1971
Norman Whiteside	4 goals	1983 - 1987
Bobby Charlton	4 goals	1960 - 1971

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/01/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

John Barnes	6 goals	1989 - 1997
Robbie Fowler	5 goals	1995 - 1997
Ian St-John	5 goals	1962 - 1968
Peter Beardsley	4 goals	1988 - 1990
Kenny Dalglish	4 goals	1979 - 1983
Steve Heighway	4 goals	1971 - 1975

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/01/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Liverpool

Arthur Albiston	26 matches	1977 - 1987
Bobby Charlton	24 matches	1960 - 1972
Gary Bailey	22 matches	1978 - 1985
Alex Stepney	21 matches	1966 - 1977
Steve Coppell	21 matches	1975 - 1983
Mark Hughes	21 matches	1984 - 1995

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/01/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Ian Rush	32 matches	1981 - 1996
Ian Callaghan	30 matches	1962 - 1977
Alan Hansen	28 matches	1977 - 1990
Bruce Grobbelaar	28 matches	1981 - 1994
Phil Neal	28 matches	1975 - 1985
Emelyn Hughes	24 matches	1967 - 1979