Hooper-man to the rescue for Liverpool
from "Press Association"
But for the goalkeepers, Mike Hooper and Steve Ogrizovic, this match could have quite conceivably ended up in a 5-5 draw.
In the first-half Hooper in the Liverpool goal suffered a terrible pounding and player-manaer Terry Butcher counted 13 chances that his players missed.
When you consider that Coventry only had two shots in the second-half when Butcher admitted that the Reds "were turning the screw" gives you an idea on the rapid change of flow in the match.
Ian Rush was not lacking in incentive to score for Liverpool as he was two short of his 200th League goal and three short of a career milestone of 300.
Gary Ablett sent John Barnes racing clear down the left and his cross was low and fast, too fast for Peter Beardsley, but the waiting Rush pounced at the back post.
With Kevin Gallacher constantly exposing the defensive shambles that is supposed to constitute a Liverpool defence, Coventry equalised 12 minutes later.
Micky Gynn played the ball through a square back four and Cyrille Regis' shot was parried by Hooper, but Gynn had continued running and he finished off the move that he started.
Liverpool pushed on David Speedie and Jimmy Carter midway in the second-half, but Coventry grimly hung on for a deserved share of the points although Rush nearly stole it near the end.
Copyright - Press Association