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1st Division

Maine Road | Saturday 2 December 1989 at 15:00 UK local time

Manchester City 1 - 4 Liverpool
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.67)

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
Mike Marsh
14
Nick Tanner

Opposition Lineup (Average age 23.59)

Andy Dibble
Mark Seagraves
Gerry Taggart
Ian Bishop
Colin Hendry
Steve Redmond
David White
Ian Brightwell
Clive Allen
Trevor Morley
Paul Lake

Substitutes used

David Oldfield

Notes

  • - Nick Tanner makes his LFC debut

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
Liverpool league position: 1st
Manchester City league position: 20th
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Liverpool
Manchester City
Ian Rush (1–0)
9'
Gary Gillespie Nick Tanner
16'
HT 1–0
Peter Beardsley (Bruce Grobbelaar) (2–0)
48'
Steve McMahon (Ronnie Whelan) (3–0)
58'
59'
Clive Allen penalty (3–1)
60'
David Oldfield Gerry Taggart
Steve Staunton Mike Marsh
67'
Ian Rush (Steve McMahon) (4–1)
88'
Full time 4–1

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