Arsenal v Liverpool Littlewoods Cup Final Charlie Nicholas BBC

[@MrMallum]

This game and the ‘89 Anfield match are the two games I remember so well from my childhood! As I was born in the 80’s this was the first time I saw them win a trophy 🏆. My love for the Gooners has never wained. COYG

[@marchirving7316]

Great memories of this. The Liverpool fans were magnificent. So loud and passionate even in defeat, and they applauded the Arsenal players graciously at end. So much of Arsenal's subsequent acheivements were started from this team. The mentality of the famous defence and Arsenal spirit that was the basis of the Wenger years was built by George.

[@MrMallum]

March Irving yep! I guess I have been lucky to be born and grow up witnessing all the great Arsenal teams in the last few decades. George Graham, Wenger (we won’t talk about Emery) and I really feel Arteta gets it; it’s really down to investment, I believe...

[@mrflynn1205]

@@marchirving7316 The famous Arsenal defence and never say die spirit both of which where slowly eroded by Wenger.

[@jeannotschumacher1024]

Ah...this old original crest. Cannon pointed to the right direction.

[@johnquinn6442]

Steve Williams was a fantastic player for Arsenal

[@henrysmith883]

Yes he was

[@Logan_Zimmerman]

Attendance for the 1987 Football League Cup Final was 96,000 fans.

[@GMANharding]

This was the first game Liverpool lost when the legend Ian Rush scored😢

[@That_Random_Bloke]

I was devastated by this defeat. Little did I know there was a worse one to come 2 years later!

[@rohithraman6488]

Was that 'Michael Thomas, and it's up for grabs now....!'

[@That_Random_Bloke]

@@rohithraman6488 Yup 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@jacobburtonswfc]

@@rohithraman6488 No, it was the 1988 FA Cup final to Wimbledon

[@That_Random_Bloke]

@@jacobburtonswfcActually Rohit was right, I was referring to that game. But the 1988 defeat was pretty bad too 😂😂

[@davidhuggan6315]

As a Newcastle fan I'd happily lose a League Cup Final and then an FA Cup Final a year later if it meant we won the league, then the FA Cup and then the League again. Oh to support Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal or a Manchester club!

[@martin77722]

this is why they call it the charlie nicholas final remember he was a great player for arsenal we wont forget him

[@morphinmartian6266]

Little did they know that most of that Arsenal team would meet Liverpool again 2 years later to lift the league title

[@nguyendailam6703]

Tbh mate out of the starting line up here only three players started the game at Anfield 1989 two years later. John Lukic, Tony Adams and David Rocastle.

[@richardmaddog1110]

Little did I know this was my 1st cup final watching Liverpool.. 35 years later and 9 Cup finals on Inc paris in May I still await my 1st win Present.... jinx

[@stefanocacchioli2016]

Ahhh the old wembley on a sunny day and another arsenal honour🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️coyg

[@PhatTok]

Man there was such a feeling of occasion about the whole thing back in those days.

[@jacobburtonswfc]

Not these overpaid foreigners

[@bobkumar8754]

WEMBLEY was special then.....now just a venue

[@Duncan1974]

Even before the European ban which was in force during this period, the league cup, along with the FA Cup was treated with full respect by all the top teams, domestic finals were the be all and end all. It's a shame the Champions league and Prem has taken away the glamour of those occasions, there were some great final in the 80s, this being one of them..two big clubs at full strength (injuries aside) giving their everything to win some domestic silverware in front of passionate fans...great days

[@offsnotagain]

Thanks for this I was there on the day itself when wembley was heaving on the terraces!

[@rajnirvan3336]

Early memories of becoming an Arsenal fan. Both teams had quality Adidas originals kit

[@philipboyd7692]

As an 7 year old Evertonian I was absolutely gutted for are brothers from across the Park on this day🤣🤣🤣🥳a great game aswell🤩

[@GG_Gooner]

"One nil down, two one up........"

[@Thepastfinder79]

Perry groves and John lukic looked so young

[@thelstanedwardsson4374]

John Lukic had already been around for years at this point... Was very young when he started at Leeds.

[@justme-hh4vp]

1:28:35 What a claim by Lukic!

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

I remember watching this. I was a young Liverpool supporter and couldn't believe they lost. I have been watching a lot of these classics and the linos officiating was beyond bad. You think it's bad now? It was catastrophic back then. This game had a few shockers. I'll give a couple of examples 1:47:10 - you can see Perry Groves is at least a couple of yards on side. 1:52:38 - Spackman, well onside. I've gone through a number of games and they are littered with terrible lino offside calls. But they were almost never brought up on it. They literally didn't know the rules or know what they were doing.

[@silversteel6312]

Mark Lawrenson has only just made it to the dressing room ........

[@diptastik5651]

I missed that season totally . I was in America at the time (Pretending to have a green card lol ) and found out about it in an English newspaper I bought . Bloody typical hehehe .

[@yippyialeftside8351]

Atmosphere incredible better than anything Arsenal played in the Wenger era different world , and this is just the league cup final very impressed

[@yippyialeftside8351]

Yes incredible , liverpool support incredible sea of colour both ends No free flags.no stupid singers on pitch , just Awesome

[@anthonymooney8636]

Walsh was terrible this game as he was basically the whole of this season

[@CUSTARDMIKE]

Charlie ❤