{"id":1404831,"date":"2025-10-19T19:55:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1404831"},"modified":"2025-10-19T19:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:57:00","slug":"post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot&#8217;s identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/liverpool-premier-league-outright-odds-squad-tactics-signings-full-squad\/\">Liverpool<\/a> suffered a 2-1 defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/man-utd-outright-odds-25-26\/\">Manchester United<\/a> at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/arsenal-outright-odds-25-26\/\">Arsenal<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Reds remain winless in October, with this their fourth loss on the bounce across all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo put the hosts ahead inside of two minutes, capitalising on an out-of-sorts Liverpool team following a head injury to Alexis Mac Allister. Arne Slot&#8217;s side eventually equalised with Cody Gakpo, who hit the woodwork three times during the game, converting a Federico Chiesa cross.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a strong sense of deja vu in this game. Gakpo scored the equaliser against Chelsea a fortnight ago, and just as it appeared as though the champions might complete the turnaround late on, they conceded to lose the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FT: Liverpool 1-2 Man Utd <br><br>Manchester United have won a Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield for the first time since 2016 under Louis van Gaal. ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVMUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LIVMUN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bet365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bet365<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Bl9VOgxtR\">pic.twitter.com\/7Bl9VOgxtR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka_Live\/status\/1979963384020783496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fluffed-lines-cost-liverpool\"><strong>Fluffed lines<\/strong> cost Liverpool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the surface, the Reds might feel they were unlucky to lose. The hosts hit the woodwork on three occasions, and both Gakpo and Mohamed Salah missed sitters by their standards on the way to Liverpool racking up an Expected Goals haul of 2.3. Play the same game again, and Slot\u2019s side likely win comfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1404832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-214x267.png 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-160x200.png 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025-32x40.png 32w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19193833\/LiverpoolShotMapvsManUtd19102025.png 1622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the loss to Chelsea, Slot claimed \u2018fine margins\u2019 hadn\u2019t been in his team\u2019s favour. The same could be said here. On another day, with a bit of luck, Gakpo could\u2019ve had five goals had the ball bounced favourably. But the problem is Liverpool are relying on luck right now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the campaign, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a> champions had been eking out wins when not performing too well. Now the wins have dried up, and performances remain the same. There\u2019s no cohesion. On the one hand, this is to be expected. Liverpool brought in eight new first-teamers during the summer and sold seven. There was a lot of turnover, and the attack was overhauled. Patience was required as the team adapted. But this isn\u2019t exactly tied to that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slot isn\u2019t trying to bed in new players. He was initially, but for the last two matches, \u00a3100million summer signing Florian Wirtz has started on the bench, and Slot has favoured the tried and tested midfield three of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch. Hugo Ekitike, the man who started the season in fine form, and Chiesa, arguably the team\u2019s most impactful forward this term, had to settle for a place on the bench for the visit of United, with Slot favouring Gakpo and Salah in attack, either side of Alexander Isak.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Feyenoord boss isn\u2019t making bold calls that could go some way to explaining the team\u2019s erratic form. He\u2019s going with players he trusts and they aren\u2019t delivering for various reasons. Reasons he is, at times, responsible for.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"article-page__title\">Dabble sign-up offer: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Bet \u00a310+ &amp; Receive \u00a310 In Free Bets<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Not signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/dabble-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dabble<\/a> yet? Here's how to claim the <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Bet \u00a310+ &amp; Receive \u00a310 In Free Bets<\/b> welcome offer:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Sign up to Dabble through this <a href=\"\/en\/go\/dabble?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">link<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Register your account with accurate personal details<\/li>\r\n<li>Place your first bet of \u00a310 or more<\/li>\r\n<li>Receive your \u00a310 in free bets when your qualifying bet has setted<\/li>\r\n<li>Use your Free Bet on any eligible sportsbook market within 7 days<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/go\/dabble?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1423518 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822-320x267.png 320w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822-240x200.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822-72x60.png 72w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822-150x125.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822-40x33.png 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12083841\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-083822.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>#AD 18+ 7-day free bet expiry. Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arne-slot-s-identity-crisis\">Arne Slot&#8217;s identity crisis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool have no identity this term. It\u2019s been apparent a few times already, but against United it was painfully obvious. With over 30 minutes left to play, Slot had resorted to the \u2018in case of emergency, break glass\u2019 option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1404833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-267x267.png 267w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025-40x40.png 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194008\/LiverpoolvManUtdPassingNetworks19102025.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gravenberch, Mac Allister and Conor Bradley were replaced by Ekitike, Wirtz and Curtis Jones. The Reds had Szoboszlai inverting from right-back to form a double pivot of sorts in midfield with Jones. It was a back three of Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez, either side of Virgil van Dijk. In attack, it was chaos. And not even in a good way. It was a front five of Gakpo, Wirtz, Ekitike, Isak and Salah.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Reds didn\u2019t have a plan. It was just a case of getting as many attacking players onto the pitch as possible in an attempt to turn the game around against an awful Manchester United side. The hosts created chances, with an xG of 2.06 after the break, but it was far from sustainable or repeatable. Slot treated the game like it was the second leg of a Champions League semi-final with 10 minutes left to play. You throw everything at it in the hope of getting something.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That shouldn\u2019t be this team\u2019s attitude in mid-October. He should have a plan on how to break down this Manchester United team. Especially having had two weeks to prepare for it during the international break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florian Wirtz&#8217;s Liverpool woes continue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was one of many confusing decisions made by the Liverpool boss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just days after saying Wirtz needs to play, he starts the creative attacker on the bench.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe [Wirtz] has to play, and he&#8217;s played a lot,&#8221; said Slot. &#8220;Because he&#8217;s come from a different league and played so many games, it&#8217;s quite normal that once in a while he needs a game where he doesn&#8217;t play, like I&#8217;ve done with Mo Salah and many others. To get the best out of him, it&#8217;s of course necessary for him to play, and that&#8217;s what he did and what he&#8217;s going to do in the upcoming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-818x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1404834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-818x1024.png 818w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-768x961.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-1228x1536.png 1228w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-213x267.png 213w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-160x200.png 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025-32x40.png 32w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19194454\/FlorianWirtzChancesCreated19102025.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet for the second successive matchday, he was named as a substitute. For a second successive matchday, he made an impact off the bench. For the second successive matchday, fans were left wondering why the new No.7 wasn\u2019t named in the starting XI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though Wirtz wasn\u2019t given a set role in the team, given the team was basically playing as a front six for the last 30 minutes, he still caught the eye. He had a part to play in the equaliser, and he linked well with the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wirtz was signed to be a difference-maker and a match-winner; he can\u2019t be doing that on the bench.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slot got so much right last season that there\u2019s a lot of credit in the bank, but he\u2019s getting a lot wrong this season. Liverpool, after their summer of spending, are supposed to be in a title race, not a battle for the top four.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal. The Reds remain winless in October, with this their fourth loss on the bounce across all competitions. Bryan Mbeumo put the hosts ahead inside of two minutes, capitalising on an out-of-sorts Liverpool team following&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3567,"featured_media":1404835,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"%%title%%","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"squawka-category":[],"class_list":["post-1404831","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot&#039;s identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot&#039;s identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Squawka | EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SquawkaFootballNews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-19T18:57:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@squawka\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sam McGuire\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c2b860bd10c704358d3c4cee0597b676\"},\"headline\":\"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot&#8217;s identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-19T18:55:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-19T18:57:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/\"},\"wordCount\":1020,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/\",\"name\":\"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot's identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-19T18:55:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-19T18:57:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1440,\"caption\":\"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis: Arne Slot's identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Squawka\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Features\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot&#8217;s identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Squawka | EN\",\"description\":\"Football News, Stats, and More...\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c2b860bd10c704358d3c4cee0597b676\",\"name\":\"Sam McGuire\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7cd7a978366b4d9eff5d15ade8a050be78336f1bc6199fd10580cc8eaf9163f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7cd7a978366b4d9eff5d15ade8a050be78336f1bc6199fd10580cc8eaf9163f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sam McGuire\"},\"description\":\"Sam has been doing words for over 10 years and has featured on Sky Sports, Opta Analyst, Sporting Life, FotMob, LiveScore, ESPN, the Liverpool Echo, and more. Sam is a Liverpool fan who has a penchant for aerial duel success rates.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/sammcguire\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot's identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat","description":"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot's identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat","og_description":"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/","og_site_name":"Squawka | EN","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SquawkaFootballNews\/","article_modified_time":"2025-10-19T18:57:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1440,"url":"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@squawka","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/"},"author":{"name":"Sam McGuire","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c2b860bd10c704358d3c4cee0597b676"},"headline":"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot&#8217;s identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat","datePublished":"2025-10-19T18:55:45+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-19T18:57:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/"},"wordCount":1020,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg","inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/","url":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/","name":"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot's identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-19T18:55:45+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-19T18:57:00+00:00","description":"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/10\/19195235\/ArneSlot19102025_ID3CYK312_FlorianWirtz19102025_ID3CNAYKE-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1440,"caption":"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis: Arne Slot's identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-utd-19-10-25\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Squawka","item":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Features","item":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Liverpool vs Man Utd stats and analysis:\u00a0Arne Slot&#8217;s identity crisis continues in fourth straight defeat"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/","name":"Squawka | EN","description":"Football News, Stats, and More...","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c2b860bd10c704358d3c4cee0597b676","name":"Sam McGuire","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7cd7a978366b4d9eff5d15ade8a050be78336f1bc6199fd10580cc8eaf9163f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7cd7a978366b4d9eff5d15ade8a050be78336f1bc6199fd10580cc8eaf9163f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sam McGuire"},"description":"Sam has been doing words for over 10 years and has featured on Sky Sports, Opta Analyst, Sporting Life, FotMob, LiveScore, ESPN, the Liverpool Echo, and more. Sam is a Liverpool fan who has a penchant for aerial duel success rates.","url":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/sammcguire\/"}]}},"yoast_title":"%%title%%","yoast_description":"Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening to leave them four points behind leaders Arsenal.","yoast_keyword":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/features\/1404831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/features"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/features"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/features\/1404831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1404835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1404831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1404831"},{"taxonomy":"features-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/features-category?post=1404831"},{"taxonomy":"squawka-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/squawka-category?post=1404831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}