1st january 1989 - united 3 liverpool 1

united (3)
mcclair 71
hughes 75
beardsmore 77
liverpool (1)
barnes 70

[@marcdb5]

This was a shocking result when you look at the line ups. I remember this game was shown live on the Sunday afternoon. Plus this was Liverpool in their prime!!

[@donniet685]

LOL. Russell Beardsmore and Ralph Milne? Haha

[@bernalthered]

wow what a game i still remember stratford end was mad how time flies one united

[@dokkenratt]

This was an absolute jem!!! I can tell ya, my new years eve hangover cleared up in no time as we racked up 3 goals in 5-6 minutes. Liverpool were crowned champions the following year, their 18th title. Fast forward 22 years and they still have 18. Donycha just love it!!!!!!!!!

[@rufusstewart762]

This aged so so well ❤️

[@user-ls8ks7kv8c]

Ok, so 19 instead of 18 lol@@rufusstewart762

[@lukebrodin631]

19 League titles and 6 Europeans cups, you inbreded, Manc cunts

[@paulsmith9301]

Absolutely battered them, this was an early taste of Fergie trusting the kids. Shape of things to come.

[@strictlycasual765]

I remember watching this on telly round my Nana & Grandads, cos United were playing us the next day and I was going, think I had a ticket for Christmas, I was only 8 and proper excited, but can you imagine that happening nowadays, two games in two days! Boro beat them 1-0 btw

[@PTS82]

Not really. United regularly beat Liverpool in the 80s, even though Liverpool always ended up with the trophies.

[@WolfgangVonPoserkila]

Exactly. For 20 years now if United are lower than 2nd in the table it's an absolute disaster.

[@mtz234]

Bro this games insane

[@user-ls8ks7kv8c]

Wingers charging at defenders rather than scaredly passing back, players actually playing with all of their heart, what a difference! I don't care if the players are technically better today, the football then is genuinely more entertaining for me.

[@donniet685]

No wonder people actually went to the matches in 1989. The live TV pictures were unwatchable.

[@callumcc8897]

lol 😂 this is a compressed video uploaded from a naff video! Trust me if you had a decent trinition tv and sky, you’d be having a good time seeing the numbers on their shirts lol

[@regalmeister]

the good old days when you could watch footie on tv without getting ripped off by sky.

[@Backintown2]

i remember this game, i was at my aunties

[@mattybastardlen]

Because the back pass rule only came in in the early 90s

[@nikreece6295]

Their no foreigners in either team here... It was all British and Irish... How times have changed

[@chrisninety1]

I had a quick look and apparently Jan Molby came on as a sub. Still, I don't think one exception detracts from your point.

[@redflag8970]

I went to this an I’m sure we had borough strangely the next day

[@KNIGHTUB100]

Ok thanks, I was some hours old on that day n year (Most borin bday) :P

[@daz1169]

I couldn't make the game as me giro hadn't come, think the postman stole it like! I was gutted as I'd fashioned a knife in metal work class to take along.

[@robicenco1]

Was this a 3pm kick-off?

[@BrendonChase2012]

Hard to believe that within a few months Liverpool would suffer the Hillsborough disaster, that emotional FA Cup final win over Everton, before losing the League in the final seconds to Arsenal at Anfield, all within six weeks.

[@MickyJCurry]

Fergies Fledglings

[@waz3128]

How the f did Utd win this???

[@mattybastardlen]

It was a cracking game. Tight as for the best part of an hour. Scousers went one up and then seemed to fall apart. We had a belting record against them in the 80s. Less so now 😂

[@KNIGHTUB100]

3:58 was a back pass and not a foul. how come?

[@user-ls8ks7kv8c]

Back passes were allowed back then

[@ALC6501]

Back passes were allowed in Napoleon's time.

[@EvoGoody]

Liverpool had a rubbish 'keeper there.

[@andyangchannel]

Hey its back pass biased ref

[@user-ls8ks7kv8c]

Back passes were allowed back then

[@andyangchannel]

@Scott Martin the rules are more important than history unless you are Spurs fan

[@ericmourinho9589]

United were terrible

[@rael1999]

Nob !