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1st Division

Old Trafford | Saturday 14 December 1968 at 15:00 UK local time

Manchester United 1 - 0 Liverpool

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.72)

1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Geoff Strong
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats (c)
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Alun Evans
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson

Substitutes

12
Ian Ross

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.03)

Alex Stepney
Tony Dunne
Francis Burns
Paddy Crerand
Steve James
Nobby Stiles
George Best
David Sadler
Bobby Charlton
Denis Law
Carlo Sartori

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Matt Busby
Referee: Howley K
Attendance: 59,000
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 2847
League game number: 2554
Liverpool league position: 1st
Manchester United league position: 13th
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Liverpool
Manchester United
HT 0–0
53'
Denis Law (0–1)
Full time 0–1

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