North West derby
| Locale | North West England |
|---|---|
| Teams |
Liverpool F.C. Manchester United F.C. |
| First meeting | 28 April 1894 1893–94 Football League test match Liverpool 2–0 Newton Heath |
| Latest meeting | 14 October 2017 Premier League Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United |
| Next meeting | 10 March 2018 Premier League Manchester United v Liverpool |
| Stadiums |
Anfield (Liverpool) Old Trafford (Manchester United) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 199 |
| Most player appearances | Ryan Giggs (48) |
| Top scorer |
Steven Gerrard (9) George Wall (9) Sandy Turnbull (9) |
| All-time series | Liverpool: 65 Drawn: 55 Manchester United: 79 |
| Largest victory | Liverpool 7–1 Newton Heath 12 October 1895 (1895–96 Second Division) |
The Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry, also known as the North West Derby, is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional association football clubs Liverpool and Manchester United. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in the association football world along with the Old Firm derby in Scotland, Superclásico in Argentina, El Clásico in Spain, and Derby della Madonnina in Italy, and is considered the most famous fixture in English football. Players, fans and the media alike often consider games between the two clubs to be their biggest rivalry, above even their own local derby competitions with Everton and Manchester City, respectively.
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, as two of the biggest-earning and widely supported football clubs in the world.
The two clubs are the most successful English teams in both domestic and European competitions; and between them they have won 38 league titles, 8 European Cups, 4 UEFA Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 19 FA Cups, 13 League Cups, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup and 36 FA Community Shields.
Each club can claim historical supremacy over the other: United for their 20 league titles to Liverpool's 18 and Liverpool for being European champions five times to United's three. Manchester United have won more total trophies than Liverpool, and they also lead the Merseysiders in so-called "major" honours as well.
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