liverpool's crunch premier league clash against manchester united on sunday is gearing up to be a pivotal one in the race for the top four the match will also be a poignant one for reds skipper steven gerrard too   in what will be his last ever against manchester united before his move to mls side la galaxy at the end of the season here sportsmail looks back on the 34 year old's career against the red devils steven gerrard's (right) first game for liverpool against manchester united came in a 3 2 home defeat on september 11 1999  it was over a year before gerrard (left) faced the red devils again, but this time he was victorious as liverpool won 1 0 at old trafford  gerrard's (right) first ever goal against united came via a beautiful long range effort at anfield on march 31 2001  gerrard (right) celebrates john arne riise's (centre) stunning strike as liverpool won 3 1 against united in november 2001  gerrard (left) celebrates with matchwinner danny murphy as the reds scored a late goal to beat united 1 0 at old trafford in january 2002  gerrard (left) battles for the ball against phil neville during united's 2 1 win at anfield in december 2002  just a few months later though, gerrard (left) and liverpool got revenge as they won the league cup final against united  the midfielder's deflected strike off david beckham left united goalkeeper fabian barthez (centre) helpless as liverpool ran out 2 0 winners  gerrard (right) fouls england team mate beckham as liverpool were thrashed 4 0 in the league by united less than a month later  gerrard (left) takes a free kick against united as the reds slump to a 2 1 defeat at home on november 9 2003  united captain roy keane (left) challenges for the ball with his liverpool adversary gerrard during their league encounter in april 2004  gerrard (centre) had to leave their clash at united in september 2004 early after coming off injured at old trafford  gerrard (left) tackles keane from behind during liverpool's 1 0 defeat at home to united in january 2005  wayne rooney (right) tackles gerrard during their 0 0 stalemate at anfield in september 2005  ryan giggs (left) and gerrard came face to face in many united liverpool clashes over the years   including this one in january 2006  the two sides met again in the fa cup fifth round later that season   with liverpool coming out on top 1 0 in february 2006  gerrard (left) fouls united left back patrice evra in a 2 0 defeat at old trafford in october 2006  the liverpool captain (left) tries to fend off the attention of united stalwart giggs during their league clash in march 2007  gerrard (left) and united midfielder anderson go head to head, literally, as tempers fray during their premier league tussle in december 2007  gerrard (left) walks off the pitch as liverpool lose 1 0 at home to united at full time   thanks to a carlos tevez strike  gerrard (centre) tries to calm down javier mascherano (second left) after the latter is sent off at united in march 2008 in a 3 0 defeat  the liverpool midfielder closes down united winger nani (right) during their premier league encounter in september 2008  gerrard (centre) infamously kissed the camera lens in celebration as liverpool thumped united 4 1 in march 2009 to do the double over them  the next fixture between the two sides saw gerrard (left) watch his side relinquish a 1 0 lead to lose 2 1 at old trafford on march 2010  gerrard's next clash against united was again at old trafford   where he scored two penalties in their premier league clash in september 2010  gerrard (right) celebrates netting his second penalty of the match to level the scores at 2 2  however, the reds skipper happiness was short lived as dimitar berbatov's third goal of the match gave united a 3 2 win  the two sides met again in the third round of the fa cup that season   in what has been gerrard's (centre) only red card against united to date  gerrard (left) wheels away in celebration, after scoring the opening goal in a 1 1 draw in october 2010, by kissing the liverpool badge  gerrard then proceeds to celebrate with a knee slide in front a of jubilant anfield support  in january 2012, gerrard led liverpool to a 2 1 win over the red devils thanks to dirk kuyt's late winner in their fa cup fourth round tie  despite their cup success, liverpool couldn't repeat it a month later in the league   in a match that saw luis suarez refuse  evra's hand  gerrard (second left) scores the opener in a 2 1 home defeat against united in september 2012  the goal meant a lot to gerrard   in what was the first match since the independent panel investigating hillsborough's findings were released  liverpool lost the corresponding premier league fixture by the same scoreline later that season in january 2013  daniel sturridge's goal gave liverpool a 1 0 win over united in the league last season as gerrard and robin van persie had a spat (left) gerrard (right) competes for a 50/50 challenge with shinji kagawa during their capital one cup third round loss last season  gerrard scored twice from the penalty spot as rodgers' men comfortably defeated united 3 0 at old trafford last season  gerrard (right) wheels away to the small section of away supporters at old trafford after putting liverpool 2 0 ahead from the penalty spot  the liverpool skipper kisses the camera lens in celebration after netting his second penalty at the theatre of dreams last season  gerrard's last outing against united was one to forget as his side were beaten 3 0 at the home of their arch rivals 
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liverpool host manchester united in the premier league at anfield on sunday afternoon . steven gerrard played his first game against united in a 3 2 home defeat on september 11 1999 . gerrard's most recent match was a 3 0 defeat away at the red devils earlier this season 