A dozen interesting facts on United tie
Here are a dozen interesting facts and figures ahead of Liverpool's Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday...
Of the 44 Premier League ties between these teams, there has only ever been one goalless draw, which came at Anfield in September 2005.
Meanwhile, only once in their last 17 league meetings has there been a draw - at Anfield in October 2011, when the game ended 1-1.
Liverpool have won 13 of the Premier League encounters against the Red Devils, who have been victorious 23 times. There have been eight draws.
United failed to score in both league clashes last season. The last time the Reds kept three clean sheets in a row against today's opponents was December 1979.
Liverpool are looking to record back-to-back league wins at Old Trafford for the first time since January 2002. It is almost 43 years since they scored more than once in successive league visits there.
Steven Gerrard has scored five goals in his last six league visits to Old Trafford, with four coming from the penalty spot. Home and away, he has scored six in his last eight league games against United, and nine goals in 33 meetings in total.
The captain's next goal will be his 50th away from home in the Premier League and in doing so he will become only the second Reds player to achieve the feat. Michael Owen, with 55, holds the club record.
Gerrard has scored eight league goals past United, the same as Dick Forshaw, but a strike in this game would see him set a new benchmark on his own for scoring the most in the league against this opponent.
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Raheem Sterling could play his 100th game for Liverpool, at the age of 20 years and 6 days.
Adam Lallana scored at Old Trafford for Southampton last season in a 1-1 draw, while Rickie Lambert netted on his final appearance for the Saints against United at St Mary's last May.
United have been in front at half-time in 231 Premier League games at Old Trafford - and they have never lost subsequently, with 218 wins and 13 draws.
Louis van Gaal's team have won six and drawn one of their last seven fixtures at home in the league, scoring 15 times. Their defeat at Manchester City last month is their only reversal in the last 10 games, with seven of those being won.