§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 8

Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United

  • Gakpo 78'
  • Mbeumo 2'
  • Maguire 84'

19 October 2025

The match in data

Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 on 19 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), rated 71, thanks above all to 14 final-third passes and 7 aerials won. van Dijk produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It is their 4th time as player of the match this season.

For Manchester United, the highest-rated player was Amad Diallo, with 66.

71
Player of the match

Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool · 90'

Produced 1.45× and cost 0.34× their position's average

Added
  • 14 final-third passes 2.5×
  • 7 aerials won 3.5×
  • 8 duels won 1.7×
Took away
  • 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Liverpool
PlayerPositionMinRating
Virgil van Dijk ★ Defender 90 71
Curtis Jones Midfielder 28 65
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder 90 59
Ibrahima Konaté Defender 90 59
Cody Gakpo Forward 90 52
Mohamed Salah Forward 85 52
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder 62 47
Milos Kerkez Defender 90 43
Conor Bradley Defender 62 43
Florian Wirtz Midfielder 28 42
Alexander Isak Forward 72 40
Hugo Ekitiké Forward 28 36
Giorgi Mamardashvili Goalkeeper 90 34
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder 62 25
Federico Chiesa Forward 18 no rating
Jeremie Frimpong Defender 5 no rating
Manchester United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Amad Diallo Forward 59 66
Senne Lammens Goalkeeper 90 64
Bryan Mbeumo Forward 90 63
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder 85 62
Benjamin Sesko Forward 29 57
Harry Maguire Defender 90 54
Casemiro Midfielder 58 49
Diogo Dalot Defender 90 45
Matheus Cunha Forward 90 45
Matthijs de Ligt Defender 90 45
Luke Shaw Defender 85 44
Manuel Ugarte Midfielder 32 41
Patrick Dorgu Forward 31 41
Mason Mount Midfielder 61 34
Kobbie Mainoo Midfielder 5 no rating
Leny Yoro Defender 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Manchester United player recovered the most balls?

Matheus Cunha, with 6 recoveries. Next: Bruno Fernandes 5, Diogo Dalot 4.

In Manchester United's 1–2 away victory, Matheus Cunha led the team with 6 ball recoveries. Cunha's defensive work rate set him ahead of Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot.

Which Liverpool player recovered the most balls?

Dominik Szoboszlai, with 7 recoveries. Next: Ibrahima Konaté 4, Virgil van Dijk 2.

Dominik Szoboszlai drove Liverpool's pressing efforts with 7 ball recoveries. Szoboszlai's tally surpassed the defensive output of center-backs Ibrahima Konaté and Virgil van Dijk.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Virgil van Dijk, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.