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Match details
Premier League
Anfield | Wed 5 May 1999 at 20:00
Liverpool
2
-
2
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
19
Brad Friedel
4
Rigobert Song
5
Steve Staunton
6
Phil Babb
21
Dominic Matteo
23
Jamie Carragher
7
Steve McManaman
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
11
Jamie Redknapp
17
Paul Ince
(c)
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutes
1
David James
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
15
Patrik Berger
18
Jean Michel Ferri
25
David Thompson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Jamie Redknapp
69' pen
Paul Ince
89'
(Karl-Heinz Riedle)
Substitutions
Rigobert Song
out for
Patrik Berger
56
'
Steve Staunton
out for
David Thompson
79
'
Opposition Lineup
Peter Schmeichel
Gary Neville
Denis Irwin
Roy Keane
Ronny Johnsen
Jaap Stam
David Beckham
Paul Scholes
Andrew Cole
Dwight Yorke
Jesper Blomqvist
Opposition goals
Dwight Yorke
23'
Denis Irwin
56' pen
Opposition red Cards
Denis Irwin
75'
Opposition substitutions
Andrew Cole
out for
Nicky Butt
76'
Jesper Blomqvist
out for
Phil Neville
76'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.53
- Average age of the Manchester United starting lineup: 27.85
- Liverpool league position after match: 7
- Manchester United league position after match: 2
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Manager:
Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager:
Alex Ferguson
Referee:
Elleray DR
Attendance:
44,702
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
4577
League game number:
3800
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Premier League 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
Arsenal
36
21
12
3
58
16
13
5
0
33
5
8
7
3
25
11
75
2
Manchester United
35
20
12
3
77
36
13
4
1
43
17
7
8
2
34
19
72
3
Chelsea
36
19
14
3
53
27
11
6
1
27
12
8
8
2
26
15
71
4
Leeds United
36
17
12
7
59
32
11
5
2
31
9
6
7
5
28
23
63
5
Aston Villa
36
15
10
11
48
41
10
3
5
30
24
5
7
6
18
17
55
6
West Ham United
36
15
9
12
42
47
10
3
5
28
26
5
6
7
14
21
54
7
Liverpool
36
14
9
13
65
48
9
5
4
41
24
5
4
9
24
24
51
8
Middlesbrough
36
12
15
9
48
49
7
9
2
25
17
5
6
7
23
32
51
9
Derby County
36
13
12
11
39
43
8
6
4
22
19
5
6
7
17
24
51
10
Tottenham Hotspur
36
11
13
12
44
46
7
6
5
26
24
4
7
7
18
22
46
11
Leicester City
36
11
13
12
38
45
6
6
6
23
25
5
7
6
15
20
46
12
Newcastle United
36
11
12
13
47
51
7
5
6
25
24
4
7
7
22
27
45
13
Wimbledon
36
10
12
14
40
58
7
7
4
22
19
3
5
10
18
39
42
14
Sheffield Wednesday
36
11
7
18
39
42
6
5
7
19
15
5
2
11
20
27
40
15
Everton
36
10
10
16
36
45
5
8
5
16
12
5
2
11
20
33
40
16
Coventry City
36
11
7
18
37
49
8
5
5
24
19
3
2
13
13
30
40
17
Southampton
36
9
8
19
33
64
8
4
6
27
26
1
4
13
6
38
35
18
Blackburn Rovers
35
7
12
16
36
49
6
4
7
20
22
1
8
9
16
27
33
19
Charlton Athletic
36
7
12
17
37
52
4
7
7
20
19
3
5
10
17
33
33
20
Nottingham Forest
36
5
9
22
32
68
2
7
9
17
31
3
2
13
15
37
24
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