Who’s Better? Comparing Top Performers in 6 Aspects: Man Utd vs Liverpool Before Premier League Red Devils Clash

Who’s better? Measuring the top players in 6 categories: Man Utd vs Liverpool ahead of the Premier League Red Devils clash.

On 1 May 2026, we compare the top performers with the highest stats from Manchester United and Liverpool across six categories in the 2025-26 English Premier League season, ahead of their Red Devils showdown on Sunday, 3 May at 21:30 GMT+7.

Latest Premier League standings (both teams have played 34 matches):

3. Manchester United: 61 points (17 wins, 10 draws, 7 losses; 60 goals scored, 46 conceded; goal difference +14)

4. Liverpool: 58 points (17 wins, 7 draws, 10 losses; 57 goals scored, 44 conceded; goal difference +13)

Looking at the stats in the six categories compared, the top players from Liverpool and Man Utd each lead in three categories as follows:

1. Goals

* Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool) 11 goals

Benjamin Sesko (Man Utd) 10 goals

2. Assists

* Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) 19 assists

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 6 assists

3. Shots

* Matheus Cunha (Man Utd) 54 attempts

Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) 48 attempts

4. Clean sheets

* Alisson Becker (Liverpool) 8 clean sheets

Senne Lammens (Man Utd) 6 clean sheets

5. Minutes played

* Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) 3,060 minutes

Luke Shaw (Man Utd) 2,879 minutes

6. Fouls committed

* Casemiro (Man Utd) 44 fouls

Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) 40 fouls

However, Liverpool’s top players may miss this match with three injured key players: Alisson Becker, Hugo Ekitike, and Mohamed Salah. Salah, who has scored 16 goals against Man Utd, is a particular concern, and it remains to be seen how much this will affect the "Reds."