Saturday 19 December 1953

Won

Man Utd
5–1
Liverpool

14′
Taylor
34′
Blanchflower
36′
Taylor
44′
Viollet
79′
Blanchflower
58′
Bimpson
0′HTFT
  1. 14' Tommy Taylor
  2. 34' Jackie Blanchflower
  3. 36' Tommy Taylor
  4. 44' Dennis Viollet
  5. 58' Louis Bimpson
  6. 79' Jackie Blanchflower

Starting XI

11Rowley10Viollet9Taylor×28Blanchflower×27Berry
6Edwards4Whitefoot
3Byrne5Chilton2Foulkes
1Wood

3-2-5 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.