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Liverpool 3-3 Man United - April 04, 1988 / Division 1 1987/1988
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Liverpool 3-3 Man United - April 04, 1988 / Division 1 1987/1988

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0photo Bryan Robson 0' - Goal Bryan Robsonphoto Gordon Strachan 0' - Goal Gordon Strachanphoto Bryan Robson 0' - Goal Bryan Robson
photo Peter Beardsley 38' - Goal Peter Beardsley38
photo Gary Gillespie 41' - Goal Gary Gillespie41
HT

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photo Steve McMahon 46' - Goal Steve McMahon46
46photo Jesper Olsenphoto Mike Duxbury 46' - Substitution Mike Duxburyis substituted by Jesper Olsenphoto Norman Whitesidephoto Clayton Blackmore 46' - Substitution Clayton Blackmoreis substituted by Norman Whiteside
photo Craig Johnstonphoto John Aldridge 78' - Substitution John Aldridgeis substituted by Craig Johnston78
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Team line-ups

Liverpool

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Grobbelaar
photo Bruce Grobbelaar
Bruce Grobbelaar
Zimbabwe
B.date06/10/1957
Age30 years
H1m86  
positionGoalkeeper
Hansen
photo Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen
Scotland
B.date13/06/1955
Age32 years
H1m88  
positionSweeper
Nicol
photo Steve Nicol
Steve Nicol
Scotland
B.date11/12/1961
Age26 years
H1m78  
positionRight central defender
Ablett
photo Gary Ablett
Gary Ablett
England
B.date19/11/1965
Age22 years
H1m83  
positionCentral defender
Gillespie41
photo Gary Gillespie
Gary Gillespie
Scotland
B.date05/07/1960
Age27 years
H1m88  
positionDefender
McMahon46
photo Steve McMahon
Steve McMahon
England
B.date20/08/1961
Age26 years
H1m75  
positionDefensive Midfielder
Houghton
photo Ray Houghton
Ray Houghton
Republic of Ireland
B.date09/01/1962
Age26 years
H1m70  
positionCentre Midfield
Barnes
photo John Barnes
John Barnes
England
B.date07/11/1963
Age24 years
H1m80  
positionCentre Midfield
Spackman
photo Nigel Spackman
Nigel Spackman
England
B.date02/12/1960
Age27 years
H1m86  
positionMidfield
Aldridge78
photo John Aldridge
John Aldridge
Republic of Ireland
B.date18/09/1958
Age29 years
H1m80  
positionStriker
Beardsley38
photo Peter Beardsley
Peter Beardsley
England
B.date18/01/1961
Age27 years
H1m73  
positionSecond striker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Bruce Grobbelaar 30 398 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Alan Hansen 32 562 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Steve Nicol 26 200 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gary Ablett 22 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gary Gillespie 41 27 134 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Steve McMahon 46 26 125 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ray Houghton 26 26 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Barnes 24 41 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Nigel Spackman 27 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
John Aldridge 78 29 47 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter Beardsley 38 27 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

148

Man United

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Turner
photo Chris Turner
Chris Turner
England
B.date15/09/1958
Age29 years
positionGoalkeeper
McGrath
photo Paul McGrath
Paul McGrath
Republic of Ireland
B.date04/12/1959
Age28 years
H1m88  
positionCentral defender
Bruce
photo Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce
England
B.date31/12/1960
Age27 years
H1m83  
positionCentral defender
Duxbury46
photo Mike Duxbury
Mike Duxbury
England
B.date01/09/1959
Age28 years
positionRight full-back
Gibson
photo Colin Gibson
Colin Gibson
England
B.date06/04/1960
Age27 years
positionLeft full-back
Anderson
photo Viv Anderson
Viv Anderson
England
B.date29/07/1956
Age31 years
H1m83  
positionRight full-back
Blackmore46
photo Clayton Blackmore
Clayton Blackmore
Wales
B.date23/09/1964
Age23 years
H1m75  
positionLeft Midfielder
Robson00
photo Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
England
B.date11/01/1957
Age31 years
H1m78  
positionCentre Midfield
Strachan0
photo Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan
Scotland
B.date09/02/1957
Age31 years
H1m68  
positionCentre Midfield
McClair
photo Brian McClair
Brian McClair
Scotland
B.date08/12/1963
Age24 years
H1m75  
positionVersatile Forward
Davenport
photo Peter Davenport
Peter Davenport
England
B.date24/03/1961
Age27 years
H1m78  
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Chris Turner 29 76 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Paul McGrath 28 172 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Steve Bruce 27 19 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Mike Duxbury 46 28 328 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Colin Gibson 27 82 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Viv Anderson 31 34 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Clayton Blackmore 46 23 60 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Bryan Robson 31 276 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gordon Strachan 31 171 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Brian McClair 24 43 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter Davenport 27 91 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

123

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Craig Johnston 78 27 264 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Jesper Olsen 46 27 162 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Norman Whiteside 46 22 272 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Peter Beardsley

IN

change player

Craig Johnston

OUT

Ray Houghton

IN

change player

Jan Mölby

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Steve Bruce

IN

change player

Graeme Hogg

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

62 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

62 %

Dalglish vs Man United

1 victory

4 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on April 04, 1988

Dalglish vs Ferguson

0 victory

2 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on April 04, 1988

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

49 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

54 %

Ferguson vs Liverpool

2 victories

2 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on April 04, 1988

Ferguson vs Dalglish

2 victories

2 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on April 04, 1988

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Key figures

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Man United keeps its 3 matches with at least 3 goals scored running (since 26/03/1988). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 31/08/1985-14/09/1985 time period (4 matches).

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It's the first time Gordon Strachan scores a goal vs in his professional career since the 22/09/1984 (with vs )

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It's the first time Bryan Robson scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs in Premier League with

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VLiverpool 4-0 Newcastle United28/12/1987

VLiverpool 4-0 Coventry01/01/1988

VLiverpool 1-0 Stoke City12/01/1988

VLiverpool 2-0 Arsenal16/01/1988

DLiverpool 0-0 West Ham06/02/1988

VLiverpool 2-1 Wimbledon FC26/03/1988

Overall

VQueens Park Rangers 0-1 Liverpool05/03/1988

VManchester City 0-4 Liverpool13/03/1988

DDerby County 1-1 Liverpool16/03/1988

LEverton 1-0 Liverpool20/03/1988

VLiverpool 2-1 Wimbledon FC26/03/1988

LNottingham Forest 2-1 Liverpool02/04/1988

Current form

Away

VDerby County 1-2 Manchester United10/02/1988

VChelsea 1-2 Manchester United13/02/1988

LArsenal 2-1 Manchester United20/02/1988

DTottenham 1-1 Manchester United23/02/1988

LNorwich City 1-0 Manchester United05/03/1988

DNottingham Forest 0-0 Manchester United19/03/1988

Overall

DTottenham 1-1 Manchester United23/02/1988

LNorwich City 1-0 Manchester United05/03/1988

VManchester United 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday12/03/1988

DNottingham Forest 0-0 Manchester United19/03/1988

VManchester United 3-1 West Ham26/03/1988

VManchester United 4-1 Derby County02/04/1988

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 1 0
Loosing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 11 0
Winless streak 0 1
Drawless streak 1 3
Scoring streak 1 2
Conceding streak 1 4

Running streaks

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

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

32

Number of games (Competition total)

34

15

Number of games (Home / Away)

18

23

Victories (Competition total)

18

13

Victories (Home / Away)

8

7

Draws (Competition total)

11

2

Draws (Home / Away)

6

2

Losses (Competition total)

5

0

Losses (Home / Away)

4

Goals

70

Goals scored (Competition total)

55

38

Goals scored (Home / Away)

25

17

Goals conceded (Competition total)

32

4

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

18

2.19

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.62

2.53

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.39

0.53

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

0.94

0.27

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1

Betting aid

16

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

18

9

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

9

18

Clean sheets (Competition total)

9

12

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

4

3

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

7

2

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

4

13

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

22

3

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

12

4-0
(6 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

2-1
(4 times)

Bookings

0

Yellow cards (Competition total)

0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

0

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo John AldridgeJohn Aldridge22 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)19 goalsBrian McClairphoto Brian McClair
photo John AldridgeJohn Aldridge14 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)8 goalsBrian McClairphoto Brian McClair
photo John AldridgeJohn Aldridge10 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Competition total)3 penaltiesBrian McClairphoto Brian McClair
photo John AldridgeJohn Aldridge7 penaltiesTeam's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)-
photo John AldridgeJohn Aldridge2 goals during the last 2 matchesThe fittest player6 goals during the last 6 matchesBrian McClairphoto Brian McClair

Historical head to head

Home

59 matches
30 v
14 d
15 l

102 gf

65 ga

Away

64 matches
12 v
23 d
29 l

63 gf

109 ga

Neutral ground

4 matches
1 v
1 d
2 l

3 gf

5 ga

Total

127 matches
43 v
38 d
46 l

168 gf

179 ga

Historical head to head

Home

64 matches
29 v
23 d
12 l

109 gf

63 ga

Away

59 matches
15 v
14 d
30 l

65 gf

102 ga

Neutral ground

4 matches
2 v
1 d
1 l

5 gf

3 ga

Total

127 matches
46 v
38 d
43 l

179 gf

168 ga

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 1
October 12, 1895
Home
7 - 1
October 12, 1895

Largest victory

Overall
5 - 0
September 11, 1946
Away
4 - 1
December 13, 1969

Latest head to head

November 15, 1987 - Division 1 1987/1988

April 20, 1987 - Division 1 1986/1987

December 26, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987

February 09, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986

November 26, 1985 - League Cup 1985/1986

Best historical scorers against Man United

photo Ian St-John Ian St-John 5 goals 1962 - 1968
photo Kenny Dalglish Kenny Dalglish 4 goals 1979 - 1983
photo Steve Heighway Steve Heighway 4 goals 1971 - 1975
photo Kevin Keegan Kevin Keegan 3 goals 1973 - 1977
photo John Toshack John Toshack 3 goals 1972 - 1975
photo Ron Yeats Ron Yeats 3 goals 1963 - 1968
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 Liverpool

photo George Best George Best 7 goals 1965 - 1968
photo Denis Law Denis Law 6 goals 1965 - 1971
photo Bryan Robson Bryan Robson 4 goals 1983 - 1985
photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 4 goals 1960 - 1971
photo Norman Whiteside Norman Whiteside 4 goals 1983 - 1987
photo David Herd David Herd 3 goals 1962 - 1965
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

photo Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan 30 matches 1962 - 1977
photo Phil Neal Phil Neal 28 matches 1975 - 1985
photo Alan Hansen Alan Hansen 25 matches 1977 - 1987
photo Emelyn Hughes Emelyn Hughes 24 matches 1967 - 1979
photo Ray Clemence Ray Clemence 24 matches 1970 - 1981
photo Kenny Dalglish Kenny Dalglish 24 matches 1977 - 1986
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

photo Arthur Albiston Arthur Albiston 26 matches 1977 - 1987
photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 24 matches 1960 - 1972
photo Gary Bailey Gary Bailey 22 matches 1978 - 1985
photo Alex Stepney Alex Stepney 21 matches 1966 - 1977
photo Steve Coppell Steve Coppell 21 matches 1975 - 1983
photo Martin Buchan Martin Buchan 20 matches 1972 - 1982
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/01/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

39 matches

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1 match

1982 - 1988

9 matches

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46 matches

1961 - 1966
Total : 2 players
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They played in both sides

9 matches

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46 matches

1961 - 1966

39 matches

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1 match

1982 - 1988
Total : 2 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 02/12/1961. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

April 04, 1988

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logo Queens Park Rangers
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logo Portsmouth
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Line-ups available
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logo Oxford United
logo Southampton
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logo Arsenal
logo Norwich City
Line-ups available
details
logo Charlton
logo Watford
Line-ups available
details
logo Derby County
logo Newcastle United
Line-ups available
details

April 05, 1988

logo Luton Town
logo Sheffield Wednesday
Line-ups available
details
logo Wimbledon FC
logo Coventry
Line-ups available
details
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