Liverpool plays Manchester United in the English Premier League on Sunday . Liverpool is bidding to win the English championship for the first time since 1990 . During that title famine , Liverpudlians had to watch on as great rival United established itself as the preeminent force in English football . Man Utd is the most successful club in English history , with 20 championships . The two teams have met twice before : In a European Cup final at Wembley Stadium in 1966 and again in an FA cup semi - finals match at Old Trafford in 1999.
Liverpool plays Manchester United in the English Premier League on Sunday . Liverpool is bidding to win the English championship for the first time since 1990 . Man Utd is the most successful club in English history , with 20 championships . The two teams have met twice before : In a European Cup final at Wembley Stadium in 1966 and again in an FA cup semi - finals match at Old Trafford in 1999.