The North West rivalry

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Man United v Liverpool: who is winning on the books, and on the pitch?

Liverpool, on both. Liverpool's turnover of £703m is £36m ahead of Man United's £667m. Man United lost £30m before tax; Liverpool made a pre-tax profit of £15m. On the pitch, Liverpool lead: Man United 3 wins, Liverpool 4 wins and 3 draws in the last 10 meetings in the fixtures feed.

Bigger turnover

Liverpool

£703m v £667m

Pre-tax result

Liverpool

-£30m v £15m

Head to head, last 10

Liverpool

4 wins to 3, 3 draws

Next meeting

Sun, 22 Nov 2026, 16:30

Liverpool v Man United · Premier League

Last result

Man United3 – 2Liverpool

3 May 2026 · Premier League

Goals, last 10 meetings

Man United11 – 27Liverpool

3 Man United wins · 3 draws · 4 Liverpool wins

Which club is richer?

Liverpool's turnover of £703m is £36m ahead of Man United's £667m. Man United lost £30m before tax; Liverpool made a pre-tax profit of £15m.

Liverpool spends more on wages, with staff costs of £428m against £348m. That is 52.1% of turnover at Man United and 60.9% at Liverpool.

Latest filed accountsMan United
Year to Jun-25
Liverpool
Year to May-25
Turnover£667m£703m
Turnover growth+0.7%+14.5%
Pre-tax profit-£30m£15m
Staff costs£348m£428m
Wages as a share of turnover52.1%60.9%
Net assets£755m£160m
Cash£86m£3m
Borrowings (estimated)£483m£67m
Employees9321,083

Figures from each club's latest accounts at Companies House: RED FOOTBALL LIMITED (05370076) and THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED (00035668). Borrowings are Spark Intel's estimate from the balance sheet. Full club finances: Man United and Liverpool.

Who wins more often?

On the pitch, Liverpool lead: Man United 3 wins, Liverpool 4 wins and 3 draws in the last 10 meetings in the fixtures feed.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
3 May 2026Man United3–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueMan United win
19 Oct 2025Liverpool1–2Man UnitedPremier LeagueMan United win
5 Jan 2025Liverpool2–2Man UnitedPremier LeagueDraw
1 Sept 2024Man United0–3LiverpoolPremier LeagueLiverpool win
7 Apr 2024Man United2–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueDraw
17 Dec 2023Liverpool0–0Man UnitedPremier LeagueDraw
5 Mar 2023Liverpool7–0Man UnitedPremier LeagueLiverpool win
22 Aug 2022Man United2–1LiverpoolPremier LeagueMan United win
19 Apr 2022Liverpool4–0Man UnitedPremier LeagueLiverpool win
24 Oct 2021Man United0–5LiverpoolPremier LeagueLiverpool win

Results: football-data.org. The fixtures and latest result on this page refresh automatically after each game.

Man United v Liverpool: common questions

Which club is richer, Man United or Liverpool?

Liverpool's turnover of £703m is £36m ahead of Man United's £667m. Man United lost £30m before tax; Liverpool made a pre-tax profit of £15m.

Who has won more Man United v Liverpool games recently?

Liverpool. Of the last 10 meetings in the fixtures feed, Man United won 3, Liverpool won 4 and 3 were drawn. Man United scored 11 goals to Liverpool's 27.

What was the last Man United v Liverpool score?

Man United 3–2 Liverpool, on 3 May 2026 (Premier League).

When do Man United and Liverpool play next?

Liverpool v Man United, Sun, 22 Nov 2026, 16:30 (Premier League).

Who spends more on wages?

Liverpool spends more on wages, with staff costs of £428m against £348m. That is 52.1% of turnover at Man United and 60.9% at Liverpool.

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