On Sunday at 18:30, the penultimate and highly anticipated match of the 9th round of the English Premier League will take place at "Old Trafford" stadium.
Manchester United will face their biggest rivals, Liverpool, in front of their own fans. The visitors from Liverpool are clear favorites for the match, but Man Utd is not an easy opponent at their home ground.
Liverpool has been displaying perfect form this season in the Premier League, with eight wins out of as many possible. Meanwhile, Man Utd is in a huge hole with only two wins and sitting in 14th position on the league table.
Here are some of the most interesting facts about the match:
Manchester United has not lost at home to Liverpool in the last four matches, including three wins in the Premier League and two draws.
The last time Liverpool failed to win at Old Trafford stadium was only once – during the period from 1991 to 2000 they went 10 matches without a win away.
The only defeat against Liverpool in the last ten league matches for Man Utd was last season, with a 1-3 loss at Anfield stadium. This match cost Jose Mourinho his job.
Four out of the last six matches between the two clubs in the Premier League ended in draws (three of them goalless).
Manchester United is two goals away from becoming the first team in the Premier League to score over 2000 goals. However, their recent scoring record is poor – they have only scored more than one goal in a single match once in their last ten games in all competitions (worst offensive statistic since 2007).
In their last 13 Premier League matches, Man Utd has only managed two wins, along with five draws and six losses.
Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer became the permanent manager, Man Utd has only earned 17 points in 16 league matches.
If Manchester United fails to win in the upcoming match, it will be their worst start to a league season since the 1986-87 season, when Ron Atkinson was replaced by the later club legend Sir Alex Ferguson.
Marcus Rashford scores a goal against the first team of the Premier League every 208 minutes, while against the rest of the teams he scores every 266 minutes.
Liverpool has the opportunity to equal Manchester City's record of 18 consecutive wins in the Premier League from August to December in 2017.
Liverpool could also become the fourth team to win their first nine league matches in the Premier League.
The only team that did not win the league title after nine consecutive wins is Manchester United. In the 1985-86 season, they finished fourth, despite being unbeaten in the first 10 matches.
Liverpool has only won twice in the last 13 away matches against the top team at the start of the season. However, this season they have already passed the test against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge fortress.
