Here are all the pre-match stats and facts ahead of Saturday's showdown with Manchester United at Anfield. 
Last season here United took all three points with Carlos Tevez scoring the only goal after 43 minutes.
They went on to record a league ‘double' winning 3-0 at Old Trafford. Javier Mascherano was controversially sent off ten minutes after Wes Brown had opened the scoring for the home side. Ronaldo and Nani added goals the last 11 minutes.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last ten league games since losing at Old Trafford last March.
There has been only one goalless draw between the sides in the Premiership – here in 2005/06.
Liverpool have not scored in any of their last seven league games against United since John O'Shea scored an own goal at Old Trafford in September 2004.
In fact, no Liverpool player has scored a league goal against United since Danny Murphy from the penalty spot at Old Trafford in April 2004. Harry Kewell in November 2003 was the last to score in open play.
Liverpool's last league win here against today's opponents came in November 2001 when they won 3-1 with Michael Owen (two) and John Arne Riise scoring.
Liverpool have been waiting since September 2004 to record a 50th league win over United.
Should he play, Robbie Keane will play the 450th club game of his career.
Liverpool's next goal will be their 400th scored under Rafa Benitez.
Peter Beardsley scored the last of the six Liverpool hat-tricks against United in League meetings in September 1990 while Stan Pearson in 1946-47 has scored the last United hat-trick.
If today's game finishes all-square it will be Liverpool's 50th draw in all competitions under Rafa Benitez.
Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov scored 46 goals between them for Tottenham last season - each scoring 23. They both scored 15 in the Premier League.
Last season Liverpool were the highest scorers in all four divisions with 199. Manchester United with 110 had the third best total.
Liverpool have won just seven of the 32 Premiership meetings with United taking maximum points in 18.
Rafa Benitez is looking to record his first league win over United at the ninth attempt. He did however oversee Liverpool's first F.A.Cup victory over United in 85 years thanks to a Peter Crouch goal on this ground in 2006.
Albert Riera made his debut in English football in January 2006 for Manchester City against Manchester United. It was a dream start as City won 3-1 with Robbie Fowler scoring the final goal in the last minute.
Liverpool's biggest ever win here was 7-1 in the first meeting between the two sides in October 1895 when United were known as Newton Heath. United's biggest win here was in December 1969 when they recorded a 4-1 victory. |
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 | LFC V MAN UNITED: STAT ATTACK
Ged Rea 11 September 2008 |
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| Of Liverpool's last 55 league games at Anfield they have lost only twice…both to Manchester United.
There has not been a goal scored in the opening 69 minutes of any of Liverpool's five games this season with the Reds having to wait until the 83rd minute at least to open their account.
They have not scored a first half goal in any of their last nine games. The last was a 43rd minute strike from Dirk Kuyt against Chelsea in the Champions League at Anfield back in April.
All of Liverpool's goals have this season have been scored while Nabil El Zhar has been on the pitch.
If United win today they will equal Everton by recording their 23rd league victory at Anfield. No club has won more.
Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs are United's most prolific scorers in the Premier League. Both have scored 96 though Scholes has played 101 fewer games.
If Liverpool fail to score today United will become the first visiting team ever to keep five successive league clean sheets at Anfield.
United have lost only one of the last dozen league meetings home and away and at Anfield are unbeaten in the last six visits winning five.
United have failed to score in only two of the last 12 league visits to Anfield.
Dimitar Berbatov could make his debut for United today. The last players to play their first United games against Liverpool were Mikael Silvestre and Massimo Taibi on this ground in September 1999.
United have lost just once away from home in the Premier League in 2008. That setback came at Chelsea in April when they were beaten 2-1.
Darren Fletcher has scored both of Manchester United's league goals this season.
Ryan Giggs is looking to score for the 19th successive season.
United have scored in each of their last 26 Premier League since failing to find the net at Bolton back in November.
United's league title last season was built on their home form as both Chelsea and Arsenal had better away records. They won 17 of their 19 games at Old Trafford with ten victories coming on the road.
Given their home form in the league it is a surprise that they were eliminated from both the F.A.Cup (Portsmouth) and League Cup (Coventry City) at Old Trafford. |
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