Wednesday 11 September 1946

Won

Man Utd
5–0
Liverpool

10′
Pearson
15′
Pearson
36′
Rowley
49′
Mitten
87′
Pearson
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Stan Pearson
  2. 15' Stan Pearson
  3. 36' Jack Rowley
  4. 49' Charlie Mitten
  5. 87' Stan Pearson

Starting XI

11Mitten10Rowley9Hanlon8Pearson×37Delaney
6Cockburn4Warner
3McGlen5Chilton2Carey
1Crompton

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

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.