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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 25 February 1978 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Manchester United
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.28)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Tommy Smith
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes (c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Terry McDermott
9
Steve Heighway
10
Graeme Souness
11
David Fairclough

Substitutes

12
Jimmy Case

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.16)

Paddy Roche
Jimmy Nicholl
Arthur Albiston
Sammy McIlroy
Gordon McQueen
Stewart Houston
Steve Coppell
Joe Jordan
Stuart Pearson
Lou Macari
Gordon Hill

Notes

  • - Graeme Souness scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Dave Sexton
Referee: Styles K
Attendance: 49,590
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3380
League game number: 2936
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 4th
Manchester United league position: 12th
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Liverpool
Manchester United
Graeme Souness (Terry McDermott) (1–0)
39'
HT 1–0
Ray Kennedy (2–0)
49'
61'
Sammy McIlroy (2–1)
David Fairclough Jimmy Case
63'
Jimmy Case (3–1)
84'
Full time 3–1

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