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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 22 December 1973 at 14:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Manchester United
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.31)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Tommy Smith
3
Roy Evans
4
Phil Thompson
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes (c)
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Peter Cormack
9
Alan Waddle
10
Steve Heighway
11
Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

12
Brian Hall

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.67)

Alex Stepney
Martin Buchan
Tony Young
Brian Greenhoff
Arnold Sidebottom
Clive Griffiths
Willie Morgan
Lou Macari
Brian Kidd
George Graham
George Best

Substitutes used

Sammy McIlroy

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Tommy Docherty
Referee: Jones IP (Wales)
Attendance: 40,420
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3135
League game number: 2761
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Manchester United league position: 19th
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Liverpool
Manchester United
Kevin Keegan penalty (1–0)
30'
HT 1–0
46'
Sammy McIlroy Brian Kidd
Steve Heighway (Alan Waddle) (2–0)
65'
Full time 2–0

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