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1st Division

Anfield | Wednesday 26 December 1979 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Manchester United
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.43)

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

Substitutes

12
David Fairclough

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.39)

Gary Bailey
Jimmy Nicholl
Stewart Houston
Sammy McIlroy
Gordon McQueen
Martin Buchan
Steve Coppell
Ray Wilkins
Joe Jordan
Lou Macari
Mickey Thomas

Substitutes used

Ashley Grimes

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Dave Sexton
Referee: Walmsley K
Attendance: 51,073
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3484
League game number: 3013
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Manchester United league position: 2nd
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Liverpool
Manchester United
Alan Hansen (Ray Kennedy) (1–0)
15'
HT 1–0
77'
Ashley Grimes Mickey Thomas
David Johnson (Kenny Dalglish) (2–0)
85'
Full time 2–0

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