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1st Division

Maine Road | Saturday 26 August 1978 at 15:00 UK local time

Manchester City 1 - 4 Liverpool

Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.16)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes (c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12
David Fairclough

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26)

Joe Corrigan
Kenny Clements
William Donachie
Paul Power
Tommy Booth
Paul Futcher
Mick Channon
Ged Keegan
Brian Kidd
Asa Hartford
Gary Owen

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Tony Book
Referee: Reeves PG
Attendance: 46,710
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 3404
League game number: 2953
Liverpool league position: 1st
Manchester City league position: 18th
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Liverpool
Manchester City
Graeme Souness (Terry McDermott) (1–0)
15'
23'
Brian Kidd (1–1)
Ray Kennedy (Terry McDermott) (2–1)
34'
HT 2–1
Graeme Souness (Kenny Dalglish) (3–1)
48'
Kenny Dalglish (Alan Kennedy) (4–1)
56'
Full time 4–1

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