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Match details
1st Division
Maine Road | Sat 2 Dec 1989 at 15:00
Manchester City
1
-
4
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
Steve Staunton
4
Gary Ablett
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Gary Gillespie
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Ray Houghton
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Nick Tanner
14
Mike Marsh
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ian Rush
9'
Peter Beardsley
48'
(Bruce Grobbelaar)
Steve McMahon
58'
(Ronnie Whelan)
Ian Rush
88'
(Steve McMahon)
Substitutions
Gary Gillespie
out for
Nick Tanner
16
'
Steve Staunton
out for
Mike Marsh
67
'
Opposition Lineup
Andy Dibble
Mark Seagraves
Gerry Taggart
Ian Bishop
Colin Hendry
Steve Redmond
David White
Ian Brightwell
Clive Allen
Trevor Morley
Paul Lake
Opposition goals
Clive Allen
59' pen
Opposition substitutions
Gerry Taggart
out for
David Oldfield
60'
Notes
- Nick Tanner makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.67
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 23.59
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Manchester City league position after match: 20
-
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Howard Kendall
Referee:
Ward AW
Attendance:
31,641
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
4074
League game number:
3422
View other results
12.08.1989 | 1 - 0 | Arsenal
19.08.1989 | 3 - 1 | Manchester City
23.08.1989 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
26.08.1989 | 0 - 0 | Luton Town
09.09.1989 | 3 - 0 | Derby County
12.09.1989 | 9 - 0 | Crystal Palace
16.09.1989 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
19.09.1989 | 5 - 2 | Wigan Athletic
23.09.1989 | 3 - 1 | Everton
04.10.1989 | 3 - 0 | Wigan Athletic
14.10.1989 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
21.10.1989 | 1 - 4 | Southampton
25.10.1989 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
29.10.1989 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
04.11.1989 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City
11.11.1989 | 2 - 3 | Queens Park Rangers
19.11.1989 | 2 - 1 | Millwall
26.11.1989 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
29.11.1989 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
02.12.1989 | 4 - 1 | Manchester City
09.12.1989 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
16.12.1989 | 5 - 2 | Chelsea
23.12.1989 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
26.12.1989 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
30.12.1989 | 1 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
01.01.1990 | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
06.01.1990 | 0 - 0 | Swansea City
09.01.1990 | 8 - 0 | Swansea City
13.01.1990 | 2 - 2 | Luton Town
20.01.1990 | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace
28.01.1990 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
31.01.1990 | 3 - 1 | Norwich City
03.02.1990 | 2 - 1 | Everton
10.02.1990 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
17.02.1990 | 3 - 0 | Southampton
03.03.1990 | 1 - 0 | Millwall
11.03.1990 | 2 - 2 | Queens Park Rangers
14.03.1990 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
18.03.1990 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
21.03.1990 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
31.03.1990 | 3 - 2 | Southampton
03.04.1990 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
08.04.1990 | 3 - 4 | Crystal Palace
11.04.1990 | 4 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
14.04.1990 | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
18.04.1990 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
21.04.1990 | 4 - 1 | Chelsea
28.04.1990 | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
01.05.1990 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
05.05.1990 | 6 - 1 | Coventry City
×
1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Liverpool
16
9
3
4
33
17
4
1
1
15
3
5
2
3
18
14
30
2
Aston Villa
16
9
3
4
27
16
6
2
1
20
10
3
1
3
7
6
30
3
Arsenal
15
8
3
4
27
17
6
2
0
20
4
2
1
4
7
13
27
4
Chelsea
16
7
6
3
24
17
3
5
1
17
11
4
1
2
7
6
27
5
Norwich City
16
6
7
3
23
18
3
6
0
14
9
3
1
3
9
9
25
6
Derby County
16
7
3
6
21
13
5
1
3
16
7
2
2
3
5
6
24
7
Southampton
16
6
6
4
33
27
3
3
1
17
11
3
3
3
16
16
24
8
Everton
16
7
3
6
23
22
6
1
2
17
9
1
2
4
6
13
24
9
Coventry City
16
7
2
7
13
21
5
0
2
8
7
2
2
5
5
14
23
10
Nottingham Forest
16
6
4
6
21
16
3
2
2
9
7
3
2
4
12
9
22
11
Tottenham Hotspur
16
6
4
6
23
23
4
0
3
12
11
2
4
3
11
12
22
12
Manchester United
14
6
3
5
23
20
4
2
1
12
5
2
1
4
11
15
21
13
Wimbledon
16
4
7
5
17
19
1
2
4
5
10
3
5
1
12
9
19
14
Queens Park Rangers
16
4
6
6
17
19
2
2
3
6
8
2
4
3
11
11
18
15
Luton Town
16
4
6
6
17
20
4
3
2
10
6
0
3
4
7
14
18
16
Millwall
16
4
5
7
23
29
3
3
3
14
11
1
2
4
9
18
17
17
Sheffield Wednesday
17
4
4
9
11
26
3
3
2
9
6
1
1
7
2
20
16
18
Crystal Palace
16
4
4
8
18
35
4
2
3
13
13
0
2
5
5
22
16
19
Charlton Athletic
16
3
6
7
12
18
2
3
2
8
6
1
3
5
4
12
15
20
Manchester City
16
4
3
9
19
32
4
1
4
15
14
0
2
5
4
18
15
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