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1st Division

Old Trafford | Sunday 18 March 1990 at 15:30 UK local time

Manchester United 1 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.5)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Staunton
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Ray Houghton
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Gary Gillespie
14
David Burrows

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.86)

Jim Leighton
Viv Anderson
Lee Martin
Steve Bruce
Mike Phelan
Gary Pallister
Clayton Blackmore
Paul Ince
Brian McClair
Mark Hughes
Danny Wallace

Substitutes used

Russell Beardsmore
Mike Duxbury

Notes

  • - An unmarked Whelan chipped a backpass from 30 yards over Grobbelaar and into the net. To date, it is considered by many to be one of the most bizarre and comical own goals in top-flight history.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Alex Ferguson
Referee: Courtney G
Attendance: 46,629
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 4093
League game number: 3434
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Manchester United league position: 16th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Manchester United
John Barnes (Peter Beardsley) (1–0)
15'
HT 1–0
John Barnes penalty (2–0)
55'
56'
Russell Beardsmore Danny Wallace
56'
Mike Duxbury Viv Anderson
82'
Ronnie Whelan o.g. (2–1)
Full time 2–1

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