Manchester United vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Manchester United has 51 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 91 goals. Our opinion is that currently Liverpool FC would win the match.

• At the moment Liverpool FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1627 interceptions and 116 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk.
• In Manchester United the two top defenders are Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Liverpool FC has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Liverpool FC has a PPV value of 0.34 and Manchester United has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Liverpool FC Trent Alexander Arnold has a total value of 0.92 and in the team of Manchester United the best player is Juan Mata.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• Manchester United has scored in this season so far 51 goals and 166 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 91 and 258 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Manchester United are Cristiano Ronaldo with 18 goals and Bruno Fernandes with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 18.42 and 9.64.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 23 goals and Sadio Mané with 16 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 22.22 and 16.68.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than Manchester United.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Liverpool FC is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.