Arsenal v Liverpool 12/08/1989 Charity Shield

Highlights of the 1989 Charity Shield between Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley.
Thanks to Niel Alzapiedi for this video.

[@MrJevman]

Good old days, I loved the old Wembley

[@waynehigham6504]

Did myself

[@KevinShoreHealthyEating]

Barnes, Rush and Beardsley, what a front 3. Loved watching Barnes. His first touch was class. Had an amazing left foot, but his right foot was pretty good as well!

[@zzzaaa0990]

Liverpool team of the 80s still remain the greatest team in English football,they were perfection. What chemistry they had,passion and creativity in spades. Amen

[@marcobruecker7192]

I live in Lugano. I was studying in Worthing. I was 19 Years old. I bought the ticket in the black market. It was my First Game with Liverpool Football Club. And now I watched 25 matches. I Remember i Spoke with Kenny and Marina Dalglish. YNWA from Switzerland.All my Life.

[@MrBiginvegas]

I was at this Wembley game, of course it was just months after Michael Thomas goal "it's up for grabs" at Anfield. Liverpool won the league 89/90. Their last. I remember sitting with the Arsenal fans having a good go at the Scousers even though we lost. Sad and great to see Rocky Rocastle here, I forget he was in the lineup. A great 80's rivalry.

[@mrfugazi6713]

I was a stuerd at Wembley for this game being a Arsenal fan it was a great bonus only we lost to a great Liverpool side either way I’m glad I was there.

[@vja1970]

I can watch John Barnes play football all day. Such a classy player...

[@lfcspectre4335]

If he was Brazilian everyone would still be talking about how amazing he was back in the day.

[@vja1970]

@@lfcspectre4335 He certainly had the Brazilian touch didn't he? Brazil could have used him because they were rubbish in the late 80s...

[@lfcspectre4335]

@@vja1970 Well there is that famous goal he scored against them for England in Brazil. It's considered to be one of best goals ever scored by England international. Such shame most of football world doesn't look up Barnes skills & goals unbelievable player in his day.

[@colinstewart1432]

He's just a pretty classy bloke all round.

[@colinstewart1432]

​@@lfcspectre4335Real fans love John Barnes.

[@waz3128]

Best away kit of all time

[@alternativefm328]

Great performance

[@treadstone1970]

I was there that day, approaching my 19th birthday that month. Was sweet revenge for losing the league title on the final day decider.

[@allthekingshorses7178]

Liverpool had knocked Arsenal out of the league cup the previous season, so Arsenal winning the league at Anfield was their revenge and settled the score

[@treadstone1970]

@@allthekingshorses7178 then there was the Littlewoods Cup final previously in 1987

[@rajnirvan3336]

Those West Germany style Adidas Originals are classics

[@ZeldaFitz]

The last match at Wembley where you could stand, sears when it not long after this game

[@MathewSimonGospel]

Liverpool were the better footballing team, and should have won a few more titles/cups under Kenny Dalglish.

[@MarcoBruecker]

PRESENTE!

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

Aldridge scored 60 goals in two seasons and was on the bench. OK give him a rest but really Liverpool never needed Ian Rush. I know this may sound unpopular but I didn't want him to re sign for the club.

[@DaveWallerLFC]

If you take out penalties, Aldridge's goal figures are a lot less impressive. 16 league goals from open play in 1987/88 in a brilliant, attacking team built to his strengths isn't that great, particularly as Rush scored 30 the year before in a weaker team. Aldridge was a good player but Rush was better and younger, so it made sense to bring him back. If we hadn't, he would probably have gone to another English club and strengthened them against us.

[@waz3128]

@@DaveWallerLFC I'm sure he scored way more than Rush over the following 5 or 6 years at Sociedad and Tranmere. Rush only had 2 more decent seasons left in him after this one

[@DaveWallerLFC]

I don't think you can compare Aldridge's goals in the 2nd tier at Tranmere to Rush playing in the top flight. If you're applying hindsight to the decision, Rush's injuries make it less clear cut, but in 88 and 89 when the decisions were made to buy Rush and sell Aldridge they were the right decisions. Over their careers, Rush was clearly the better player. Why else didn't a big club come in for Aldridge until 87?

[@markreville6917]

Ian Rush was a world class striker. John Aldridge was a decent enough English first division standard striker. What about all those goals, you ask ? Jimmy Tarbuck would have scored thirty a season playing for that team, they were that good.

[@RundUmDenSVNiederwerth]

0-1 Peter Beardsley (32 min)

[@stephen-truthseeker]

Liverpool bought the wrong forgien defender

[@Whh1978]

I was at the game and I believe Hysen was man of the match. Liverpool should have bought Paul McGrath instead at that time.

[@markreville6917]

He was a lot better than some of those who succeeded him.