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Manchester United v Liverpool

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Liverpool head to Old Trafford in the FA Cup on Sunday looking to bounce back from Thursday night's 1-0 defeat against Burnley at Anfield - a result Reds manager Jurgen Klopp branded "a massive punch in the face".

The Reds – unbeaten in 68 home Premier League games spanning 1,370 days prior – were undone by a late Ashley Barnes penalty and now sit six points behind league leaders Manchester United, and without a victory in five league fixtures.

The champions romped to their first top-flight title in 30 years last term but have fallen off significantly this season with Klopp finding the recent downturn difficult to explain. Since smashing Crystal Palace for seven before Christmas, the Reds have failed to score in four Premier League encounters despite firing in 87 shots at goal, including 27 against Burnley.

Those in the analytics industry would describe the slump as simple variance and this is highlighted by breaking down Liverpool’s attacking numbers.

Since scoring early on against West Brom at Anfield on 27 December, Klopp’s charges have created eight big chances, attempted 87 efforts at goal - 51 of which were from inside the penalty box - and generated an Expected Goals (xG) output of 7.10.


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Opta facts

  • After winning seven consecutive FA Cup ties against Liverpool between 1948 and 1999, Manchester United have lost two of their past three against the Reds in the competition.
  • Liverpool have been eliminated from the FA Cup by Manchester United more than they have by any other opponent in the competition’s history (nine, including final defeats).
  • Manchester United are unbeaten in their past seven home games against Liverpool in all competitions (W3 D4) since a 0-3 loss in March 2014. They last had a longer unbeaten run against Liverpool at Old Trafford between 1990-2000 (12 games).
  • Since a 1-1 draw with West Ham in the 2015-16 quarter-final, Manchester United have won their past seven FA Cup home games without conceding a single goal.
  • Liverpool have only reached the FA Cup fifth round in one of manager Jürgen Klopp’s five previous seasons at the club, doing so last term before being eliminated by Chelsea.

Odds correct at 1320 GMT (22/01/21)

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