Liverpool and Manchester United met at Anfield on January 5, 2025. Snow and cold added to the mood. The old rivals then gave the crowd a tense Premier League match.
The game ended 2-2. All four goals came after halftime. United went ahead, Liverpool came back to lead, and United found a late equalizer.
The score alone tells only part of the story. Both teams had chances to win near the end. The match stayed open until the final whistle.
Liverpool entered the day at the top of the league. Manchester United arrived after three straight league losses. That made the result important for both sides.
The first half had chances but no goals. The second half was very different. Four players scored, and the lead changed hands in a short span.
The highlights below show the key moments. They also show why this rivalry can stay tense even when the teams enter a match in very different form.
A Quiet First Half
Liverpool had early openings. Cody Gakpo put one chance wide. Andre Onana also stopped Alexis Mac Allister.
United carried a threat too. Rasmus Hojlund got behind the defense, but Alisson made the save. The teams went to halftime at 0-0.
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United Strike First
The match changed five minutes after the break. Lisandro Martinez drove forward and hit a hard shot off the underside of the bar. United led 1-0.
Liverpool answered fast. Gakpo moved in from the left and finished into the top corner. The score was level again.
The Premier League match report records the same swing: Martinez scored first, Gakpo replied, and the match opened up in the second half.
Salah Puts Liverpool Ahead
Liverpool soon had a penalty. Matthijs de Ligt handled the ball in the box. The referee gave the kick after a VAR review.
Mohamed Salah stepped up and scored. Liverpool now led 2-1. It was his 175th Premier League goal at the time.
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Amad Earns United a Point
United did not fold. Alejandro Garnacho sent the ball back into the area in the 80th minute. Amad Diallo met it and scored to make it 2-2.
Both sides then had chances. Harry Maguire had one of the last big openings, but his shot went over the bar. The points were shared.
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Why the Match Mattered
Liverpool missed a chance to stretch its lead at the top. The draw left the club six points ahead of Arsenal with a game in hand.
For United, the point ended a run of three league defeats. The visitors had gone to the home of the league leaders and matched them.
The match also looked very different from the old version of this article. That copy described a 4-2 Liverpool win and named players and managers who were not part of this January 2025 game. Those errors have been removed.
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A Rivalry That Stayed Close
This was not a six-goal Liverpool win. It was a close 2-2 draw. Martinez and Amad scored for United. Gakpo and Salah scored for Liverpool.
That correction makes the real match no less interesting. United led. Liverpool turned it around. United came back. Then both teams had chances to win.
That is the story the highlights preserve: four second-half goals, two old rivals, and a match that stayed alive to the end.