Liverpool and Man Utd’s trophy cabinets compared: Which club has won more silverware?

Nestor Watach • 27 Apr 2025

Liverpool have moved back level with their old rivals Manchester United on 20 top-flight league titles – but how do the two old rivals compare when it comes to their overall trophy collections?

Arne Slot’s Reds sealed what everyone’s known for weeks, if not months, with a resounding comeback victory over Tottenham in front of a buoyant Anfield – a win that’s sealed their second title of the Premier League (and first in front of fans) and 20th overall.

Spurs briefly threatened to spoil the party when Dominic Solanke headed home in the opening stages, but Liverpool looked in a determined mood and quickly fired back to take the lead through Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister. Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah soon got in on the act.

The Merseyside club dominated English and European football in the 1970s and 80s while United struggled following Sir Matt Busby’s departure.

But Sir Alex Ferguson arrived at Old Trafford in 1986 and recovered from a difficult start to guide United through the most successful period in their history.

They won a staggering 38 trophies during Ferguson’s 26-and-a-half years in charge, which is more than half of their overall total.

Since Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, the pendulum swung back towards Liverpool, with Jurgen Klopp making the Reds into one of the best club sides available and leading them to every major honour.

And Klopp’s successor Slot has since taken on the mantle, despite the setback of defeat to Newcastle United in the League Cup final.

We’ve taken a look at the stats to see how their two trophy cabinets compare.

As the stats show, Liverpool have inched back level with their old rivals with this season’s title triumph.

The Red Devils still hold the joint record for the most league titles, as well as the most Community Shields. They are also the second-most successful club in FA Cup history and have won a few continental honours, including three European Cups.

Liverpool also have some impressive records and no English side has won more League Cups, European Cups, UEFA Cups or UEFA Super Cups.

Some people will argue that the Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup are just glorified friendlies. If you remove those two from the list, Liverpool have 48 trophies and United have 46.