Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry

The North West Derby is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional football clubs Liverpool and Manchester United. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in world football along with the Old Firm derby in Scotland, El Clásico in Spain, Derby d’Italia in Italy and Der Klassiker in Germany. The two clubs are the most successful English teams in domestic, European and worldwide competitions. Manchester United lead in the head-to-head record, with 80 wins to Liverpool’s 67; the remaining 58 matches have finished as draws. Liverpool have won seven of the last eight meetings between the clubs, with Manchester United winning three and Liverpool the other three.

About Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry in brief

The North West Derby is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional football clubs Liverpool and Manchester United. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in world football along with the Old Firm derby in Scotland, El Clásico in Spain, Derby d’Italia in Italy and Der Klassiker in Germany. The rivalry has been fuelled by the proximity of the two major cities that they represent, their historic economic and industrial rivalry, significant periods of domestic footballing dominance and European success, and their popularity at home and abroad. The two clubs are the most successful English teams in domestic, European and worldwide competitions; between them they have won 39 league titles, 19 FA Cups, 13 League Cups, 36 FA Community Shields, nine European Cups, four UEFA Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, five UEFA Super Cups and two FIFA Club World Cups. Each club can claim historical supremacy over the other: United for their 20 league titles to Liverpool’s 19 and Liverpool for being European champions six times to United’s three. Manchester United lead in the head-to-head record between the two teams, with 80 wins to Liverpool’s 67; the remaining 58 matches have finished as draws. The cities of Manchester and Liverpool are located in the north west of England, 35 miles apart. Since the industrial revolution, there has been a consistent theme of rivalry between the. two cities based around economic and Industrial competition. Both cities were part of the county of Lancashire until March 1974, upon the enactment of the Local Government Act 1972.

Since then, Liverpool and. Manchester each respectively anchor the neighbouring metropolitan counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Their continued importance to the UK economy has been reflected with the awarding of the 2002 Commonwealth Games to Liverpool. More recent projects have sought to re-establish the economic links between the Port of Liverpool and Port of Manchester, including re-developing trade links via the Manchester Ship Canal. Liverpool was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and John Houlding. Newton Heath was formed as Newton LYR FYR in 1878 as Newton Heath F. C. Liverpool played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the First Round of the 1886–87 FA Cup. Liverpool won the match 2-1. Liverpool and Newton Heath played each other for the first time in October 1892, when Liverpool won 1-0. The match was the first competitive game between the teams since the Second Division was established in 1894. The game was played at Anfield on October 26, 1892. The teams have played a total of 58 times, with the majority of the games ending in draws. Liverpool have won seven of the last eight meetings between the clubs, with Manchester United winning three and Liverpool the other three. The last match was a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on October 25, 1998. Liverpool are the current holders of the Premier League title, while Manchester United have won the League Cup three times.

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