13/05/1988 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

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[@richardb1092]

Tom Finney described this as the performance of the century and while its over 25-years no now, I wont forget it. Steve Sutton was arguably man of the match. Forest had a very good side at the time and as said they didnt play bad, but Liverpool played supreme football that evening as they had been doing all season filled with home grown players. A great side denied true greatness by a European ban. I think this is one of the greatest league teams I have seen. They really were a team.

[@bernardmckey6294]

spot on he was dead right

[@greatbriton8425]

This is the team that made me fall in love with English football, and particularly Liverpool. I loved their passing esp in the box, John Barnes my favourite, and appreciated that fact that they played cleanly as well.

[@arifpatel5317]

this was one of the best football match ever... no one remembers John barns from 1987 till 1991 he was world classsss

[@greatbriton8425]

I loved John Barnes!!

[@bamfordmill]

Have to say, as a Forest fan, I remember watching that on TV at the time. I still think it was one of the best team performances I have seen. Forest were a top team and couldn't live with Liverpool that night.

[@kenbailey5706]

The best game I have ever witnessed and I'm a man u fan

[@elizabethevelyn9761]

This performance against Notts Forest, who where 2nd in the table, was the cherry on the cake of a LFC dominance that had lasted 15 yrs.. With the nadir of Hillsborough a year later .. LFC, the institution, where never to be the same again. What a performance by a great group of british players.. LFC look like they could be building a new dawn.. but this team are a global team and LFC are a global brand owned by those around the world! It doesnt mean much to me .. but 1988 that team was for the fans and most came from about 1/2 hr or closer.. I was a proud supporter..

[@RobCLynch]

I was lucky to be on the Kop that night with my dad. A magical time that should've led to a second 'double' in two years. Probably the most exciting team to watch at that time

[@KevBrown1984]

I bloody love Peter Beardsley.

[@ossyable]

The best Liverpool side ever and arguably the greatest English side of all time anialating a fine forest

[@alanmcmaster3366]

I remember watching this as a 12 year old kid and it is still the most perfect team performance I have ever seen from an English side. Yes, I am biased but it really is quite sensational. Y.N.W.A.

[@jonblazeinc]

started supporting Liverpool this season through Barnes who deserves the player of the year award he went on to pick up this season. ....still the best ever Liverpool side I've ever watched, was almost Brazil like the football Liverpool produced especially in this game

[@kam7269]

Class personified..... Team telepathy, commitment for the cause and desire in perfect harmony. If it wasn't for Sutton and some wayward finishing it could have been 10

[@swordghoti]

Now that was a boss scouse team, the most scintillating football I've seen played by that team in 87/88, like Brazil 82/86 at their best. The front six were interchangeably amazing in quality work rate and invention. Steve McMahon, what a fucking player he was. Arsenal in 88, he made that game his own. What makes this result all the more impressive is that this Cloughie line up is actually a superb Forest team, good contenders from 85-91 as I recall. John Barnes had his best season here....

[@yaronkl]

McMahon was ahead of his time.

[@tonyleslie3358]

In the late 1980's Liverpool played some great footy an this game showed it big time!!!!

[@konspiracykid]

What utter bollocks. It's impossible to say how teams from different eras would perform against each other. What I do know is that tactically, this Liverpool side were streets ahead of most others in the OldFirst Division, and it's a shame they couldn't compete in Europe. Barnes and Beardsley were, what you'd call today, 'technically' brilliant. And this comes from a United fan who had to suffer Liverpool's dominance, and begrudgingly admire it.

[@actionjackson9870]

Was at that game .It was a pleasure to witness such an amazing game of football

[@themightyredmen]

Remember going to this game and to Wembley a few days later when everyone expected the reds to do exactly the same to Wimbledon as we did to Forest. That is why i never take any team for granted, "it's a funny old game."

[@DoggyJesusBongo]

Yeeeaaah! Thanks for this. Our performance that night bordered on the supernatural.

[@kennethdrewary1094]

I remember being there on the night, and just wanted John Barnes to always have the ball, he was brilliant that season. Not one foreign player on the pitch in either side then

[@smokinjoe8909]

Bruce grobbelaar, born in South Africa and played for Zimbabwe

[@kennethdrewary1094]

@@smokinjoe8909 game set and match to you. I should have remembered him

[@zzzaaa0990]

Best team England has ever seen.Amen.

[@driffter1976]

Could watch this all day. Far superior to any team since.

[@yaronkl]

what a perfomance. I used to have it on VHS, and watched it often

[@derekrushe]

I would have loved if that Liverpool team had the chance to go against that Milan team from the Late 80's.

[@stevenrogers8939]

I was 14 years old when my grandparents visited us . We watched this match and had so much fun. That day will never be forgotten.

[@OnantheContrarian]

Not often you can say that a 5-nil scoreline flattered the losing side ; )

[@robferguson8696]

It’s like watching Barcelona now

[@paulandrewfrancis]

wish the liverpool team of today would play like that.pure quality

[@gisliragnars]

Today is today mate! Wish granted!

[@NotSoRandom_]

Look at us now. Despite Lovren that fucking cunt we could’ve gone invincible twice

[@louispks]

I see people saying these players couldn't cope with the game today because of the physical demands. If these players where at the same level of fitness and conditioning of today. They would win it all it's all about technique, touch and ability on the ball. The reason I fell in love with football these players and especially the front three of Aldridge, Barnes and Beardsley amazing.

[@yaronkl]

I agree.

[@domijean8023]

Barnes Beardsley Aldridge... I loved this team !

[@actionjackson9870]

Was at that game .Liverpool were simply irresistible one of the best matches I had witnessed.

[@DODO-vy6sf]

Those were the years when the European Cup would go to strange places like Bucharest, Eindhoven, Porto... While the cat’s away the mice will play

[@GodOfVictory501]

If English hooligans didn't cause the deaths of 39 people at Heysel things would have been different.

[@priyadarshidash4353]

psv won the treble and also most of them won the euro 1988 .so defINIEtEL OULD HAVE GIVEN U A tOUGH CHANCE

[@priyadarshidash4353]

netherlands knockoed out england in euor 1988 .most of them were plaing for psv , so don't underestimate grea sides

[@stevegasparutti8341]

How good was Beardsley. Ali, Stirling, Delph take note

[@keironstoneman6938]

Man of the match - Steve Sutton. It would have been 10 without him in goal. Beardsley was unplayable.

[@neilrafferty2097]

Its 32 years ago and that is hard to believe .

[@Embryonicboy]

That was a fantastic team. Like Sword said, a very good Forest team completely undone.

[@chrish3030]

Nice to hear a TF reference, he was my Dads favourite, as mentioned in other comments this was a great team, Beardsley though, what a player.

[@jefffoster7105]

How good were we then ? I remember us getting Barnes and Beardsley so clearly and this game was so good , even Sir Tom Finney said it was the best football he,d ever seen . Enough said really YNWA

[@Marjopolo302]

Beardsley --- 80s Messi

[@Mrforestman59]

About time Forest were back challenging ion the top flight. Can't see it happening though.

[@waynedarronwalls6468]

Sutton saved Forest from an absolute thrashing that night...it could have been TEN!!!

[@of_doom_and_steel477]

Glorious 80s shorts.

[@Albert_O_Balsam]

How much would you pay for a 26 year old Beardsley today?, or a 24 year old John Barnes?, you'd not be getting any change out of £75m that's for certain.

[@SDCLFC1]

Update for 2016 - 120m all up for both?

[@kroon275]

2019 now, so at least £300 the pair

[@GodOfVictory501]

@@kroon275 That was a bit of a dip in price : D

[@carlito571]

Peter fuckin Beardsley....what a master.

[@tarkora1742]

how unlucky they coudnt play in european competitions. what if liverpool played in european cups between 1985-1991 ? maybe more cups than real madrid ?. salute from Turkey.

[@priyadarshidash4353]

Lol Liverpool would have won titles before 89 ,but do you go genuinely think that this Liverpool side was better than ac milan of 87-91 ,which is widely considered to be the greatest team of all time along with Guardiola's Barca

[@tarkora1742]

​@@priyadarshidash4353 yes i think this liverpool side was better.

[@priyadarshidash4353]

@@tarkora1742 u are deluded Do u seriously think that Steve Nicol was better than Maldini Alan Hansen better than baresi? Any Liverpool midfielder better than gullit and rijkaard Any Liverpool forward better than van basten ? Ac milan of 87-91 is the 2 nd greatest side of all time after 2008-2012 Barca Fifa voted Sacchi's milan team to be the greatest team of all time

[@priyadarshidash4353]

@@tarkora1742 Maldini is the greatest defender of all time Baresi is the 3rd greatest defender of all time Gullit is the 3rd or 4th best cam of all time Some people think that gullit was even better than Maradona and Zidane Marco van basten is the 2ns greatest striker of all time Rijkaard is probably the 2nd or the 3ed greatest CDM of all time Ac milan of 87-91 hs the best back 4 of all time And yet your deluded ass still thinks that Liverpool of 87-90 is better than ac milan 87-90?

[@tarkora1742]

look. i told my opinion. so easy ha ? cant i have an opinion ? i watched both teams alive. football is not an individual duello between aldridge vs van basten or gullit vs beardsley. if you say milan of 80s better then liverpool 80s , then so be it. dont try to empoze your ideas. just say your opinion and be gone kid.

[@Hoopspur]

Remember watching this at the time thinking they are frightening. That was a decent Forest team.

[@johanneskristian]

Looks to me like Sutton saved Forest from an even more embarrassing defeat :P Can't believe Beardsley didn't score :P

[@jeremyslaney5644]

Peter Beardsley did score in this match. He scored the 4th of Liverpool's 5 goals and probably had his best game for Liverpool

[@RobCLynch]

This Liverpool team should've done the double in 88. But we allowed ourselves to be bullied by a gang of thugs in the cup final. Perhaps this team was missing a bit of a nasty streak? A Souness?

[@Mr1979flapjack]

Tremendous

[@vja1970]

5:52 what wizardry. I disliked Liverpool from this era( because they always won) But I always watched their games because of him. His touch on the ball was like a Brazilian..

[@BrightonLeccyTV]

Loved this free kick at 4:10 if only it had gone in!

[@simonmcpartlin6547]

The craziest thing here is that Sutton could have been man of the match (has to be Barnes though) and yet his team were destroyed. Could easily have been double figures 👏💯

[@alternativefm328]

Iv got a a long sleeve shirt from this era I was at this

[@philipmarsden7104]

Beautiful football,and all without the ''pet referees'' and underhand mind games from Ferguson.By the time the 3rd goal went in,it perhaps ought to have been 6 or 7 nil.

[@davidbalchin1088]

Not 13/5/88, as the Wimbledon FA Cup win over Liverpool was 14/5/88

[@danielkelegian5306]

Forest's midfield was on vacation this match.

[@domijean8023]

Could have been 10 ...

[@jeremyslaney5644]

Wasn't the date of this match on April 13th, rather than May 13th?

[@chamkaur1160]

European champions if no ban from europe

[@rojerfederor3592]

who is he N.2.

[@thelstanedwardsson4374]

Some of the defending from Forest was amateur looking.

[@tonybrown5959]

Date was 13th April 1988, not 13th May

[@MrMichaelbourke1966]

N

[@kaamdev810]

Today's EPL teams are much stronger than this Liverpool team......even the current team Liverpool who just finished the league in the 7th position would beat that 1987/1988 version...the Barcelona , Real Madrid , Bayern Munich consist of the best players from all coners of the world.....just imagine how many penaltys Messi , Ronaldo and Robben would earn against that Liverpool defence while running at them.......

[@SDCLFC1]

But why would you think that this Liverpool side, with all the football of the 30 years following them, wouldn't be playing football like them. Football progression and development is about ripping off other ideas and adapting them for your own. Your denying this side that option. In the late 80s there is only one side better than this Liverpool team and that's the AC Milan side, and in 87-88 they are still a couple of seasons away from hitting their stride. That AC Milan side are still considered one of the very strongest to ever play in Europe and Liverpool would have certainly been a match for them. Unlike other European competitions, Spain and Germany especially, the English league and cup double was, before the Premier League era, very, very rare. Liverpool had 4 cracks at it in 5 seasons, with Barnes and Beardsley taking this side close 3 seasons in a row. In short, I think your statement's full of rubbish and ignorant of British and European football.

[@zabaleta66]

Fuck up gupta, you're clogging up bandwidth.

[@ianwalsh5569]

zabaleta 🤣🤣🤣

[@rogerdecoursey8341]

Do you like sniffing trumps

[@rogerhampton2844]

Don't be daft. 15 mins in and the EPL team wouldn't have a player left that could run. Steve McMahon would have seen to that. Hard as nails.