Liverpool v Nottingham Forest 13/04/1988

The original Sportsnight highlights of Liverpool v Nottingham Forest at Anfield in April 1988, including the interview with the great Tom Finney in which he described this as the finest performance he had ever seen.
Thanks to William Gittons for this video.

[@wanderlei83]

Thanks again Dave, this team deserves the exposure to the modern audience

[@nmw6674]

Saw this game live and the following day spoke to my mate- we were just astonished at the sheer genius and joy that game brought us. We agreed it was the best game we'd EVER seen, pure joy. Klopp seems to be emulating his current team from this one performance. Because of Klopp, I've rediscovered my love of footie. Leeds fan. keep it flowing.

[@greglyons2526]

One of the best performances I have ever seen,by the most exciting English football team ever.

[@waynehigham6504]

The best game I've ever seen

[@waz3128]

Barnes and Beardsley get mentioned continuously and rightfully so. But history has forgotten Ray Houghton

[@GreigStott]

Great days for football, lucky enough to have been a kid and witnessed this era. This Liverpool team were great and arguably even better the next season as a squad, would've been interesting to see how they would have fared in Europe had there not been an English club ban at the time

[@keironstoneman6938]

This Liverpool team was so unbelievably good that the 1987/88 goal of the season competition was all Liverpool goals.

[@jjilge8159]

My very 1st game as a 12yr old & what a game ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT 👏👏 This team was amazing to watch. Many thanks to my football coach for taking me & the rest of the team. 👍

[@vja1970]

3:54 On the surface there are 4 Forest players back within a few metres of each other. There shouldnt be a way through. But Barnesy's quick unbelievably accurate quick return pass makes it possible. Brilliant one touch football a la Pele - Tostao , Zico - Socrates , Xavi - Iniesta. Its like watching Brazil of '82. ..

[@lucidmoment71]

I remember watching this at the time. Where did those 33 years go?

[@swkenny]

How good is the one touch football & skill on show! Seriously very few teams I've seen since & currently could play anywhere close to this. Still my favorite Liverpool side although the current team is not far behind & I still don't think we've seen the best of them yet.

[@Kill--alllll---IDF]

17:11 wen barns runs with ball and moston says 》》 JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY THIS .. I swear it sends a rush through my body a tingle through my body

[@scherben8870]

I broke the jealousy scale with this one...

[@zzzaaa0990]

Supremely brilliant

[@GregzVR]

YES! I remember that final goal collection and closing credits. Seen the highlights a million times now, but I had not seen that _particular_ bit since that night!

[@mkrbrtsn1]

I was on the Kop and Steve Sutton in the Forest goal was the man of the match.

[@michaelmurphy9132]

This Liverpool team would of ripped man city to shreds and any other team for that matter king Kenny created pure football long before pure football was a thing

[@MrCjp77]

You are awesome

[@danyoutube7491]

I don't think McMahon scored often, but he had a very hard shot, often forcing a good save or blazing narrowly off target.

[@cbzmall8623]

Peter Beesley he is a baller

[@rohithraman6488]

Back when my club was chilling in a relegation battle and going down

[@lescorlett4133]

Ooooohhh Johnny Johnny, Johnny Johnny Johnny Johnny Johnny Barnes . . .

[@DaveWallerLFC]

That was Aldridge's song. Barnes's was "Johnny Barnes, Johnny Barnes, Johnny Barnes".

[@benphilips7235]

I became a Liverpool fan on the back of this. I maybe a jinx. They haven't reached these heights since...

[@eddiepower3876]

Eh 2018-2020?😮

[@Kill--alllll---IDF]

11 days prior to this league game Forrest played liverpool in another league match wen Forrest won 2.1 that's strange 🤔

[@eddiepower3876]

Probably a more accurate indicator of the form we were in that month as the semi final three days earlier only ended 2-1as well

[@robh5748]

liverpool 5-0 derby 1978. Same team playing the same football, 11 different players

[@richardlefaive1944]

What strikes me is how similar the style of play by LIV then is to now. Total commitment to pressuring the ball. O created from turnover D. If anything, they passed even better in the final 3rd than today's team does. 5-0 was flattering to Forest. Could easily have been 8,9, even 10 - 0

[@eddiepower3876]

Great performance, but we cant read too much into it as Liverpool had beaten Forest three days earlier in the FA cup semi final ( and only 2-1)and were obviously on a high and the opposite can be said of Forest. So they weren't on equal footing really coming into this game. The real test was that semi and the opposite league encounter 11 days earlier when forest won 2-1. In fact, liverpool only won three out of nine league games in this spell. I would have preferred had we saved two goals from this game for the cup final v Wimbledon. This game here is misleading and not a true indicator of our form in the months of April and May 1988