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1st Division
Anfield | 16 September 1990 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 28.8)
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
David Burrows
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Gary Gillespie
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Ray Houghton
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Ronny Rosenthal
14
Jan Mølby
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Peter Beardsley
11′
Peter Beardsley
32′
(Steve McMahon)
John Barnes
44′
(Steve Nicol)
Peter Beardsley
81′
(Ray Houghton)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.47)
Les Sealey
Denis Irwin
Clayton Blackmore
Steve Bruce
Mike Phelan
Gary Pallister
Neil Webb
Paul Ince
Brian McClair
Mark Hughes
Mark Robins
Opposition substitutions
Gary Pallister
replaced by
Mal Donaghy
46
′
Paul Ince
replaced by
Russell Beardsmore
80
′
Notes
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Alex Ferguson
Referee:
Shapter LC
Attendance:
35,726
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
4110
League game number:
3449
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
1st
Manchester United league position:
6th
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18 Aug 1990 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United
25 Aug 1990 - Sheffield United 3-1 Liverpool
28 Aug 1990 - Liverpool 2-0 Nottingham Forest
01 Sep 1990 - Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
08 Sep 1990 - Wimbledon 2-1 Liverpool
16 Sep 1990 - Liverpool 4-0 Manchester United
22 Sep 1990 - Everton 3-2 Liverpool
25 Sep 1990 - Liverpool 5-1 Crewe Alexandra
29 Sep 1990 - Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
06 Oct 1990 - Liverpool 2-0 Derby County
09 Oct 1990 - Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Liverpool
20 Oct 1990 - Norwich City 1-1 Liverpool
27 Oct 1990 - Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
31 Oct 1990 - Manchester United 1-3 Liverpool
04 Nov 1990 - Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Liverpool
10 Nov 1990 - Liverpool 4-0 Luton Town
17 Nov 1990 - Coventry City 1-0 Liverpool
24 Nov 1990 - Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City
02 Dec 1990 - Arsenal 0-3 Liverpool
15 Dec 1990 - Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United
22 Dec 1990 - Liverpool 3-2 Southampton
26 Dec 1990 - Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Liverpool
30 Dec 1990 - Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
01 Jan 1991 - Liverpool 3-0 Leeds United
05 Jan 1991 - Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Liverpool
08 Jan 1991 - Liverpool 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
12 Jan 1991 - Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
19 Jan 1991 - Liverpool 1-1 Wimbledon
26 Jan 1991 - Liverpool 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
30 Jan 1991 - Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Liverpool
03 Feb 1991 - Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool
09 Feb 1991 - Liverpool 3-1 Everton
17 Feb 1991 - Liverpool 0-0 Everton
20 Feb 1991 - Everton 4-4 Liverpool
23 Feb 1991 - Luton Town 1-3 Liverpool
27 Feb 1991 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
03 Mar 1991 - Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
09 Mar 1991 - Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
16 Mar 1991 - Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland
23 Mar 1991 - Derby County 7-1 Liverpool
30 Mar 1991 - Liverpool 1-3 Queens Park Rangers
01 Apr 1991 - Southampton 0-1 Liverpool
09 Apr 1991 - Liverpool 1-1 Coventry City
13 Apr 1991 - Leeds United 5-4 Liverpool
20 Apr 1991 - Liverpool 3-0 Norwich City
23 Apr 1991 - Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace
04 May 1991 - Chelsea 2-4 Liverpool
06 May 1991 - Nottingham Forest 1-2 Liverpool
11 May 1991 - Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
5
5
0
0
13
3
+10
15
2
Arsenal
5
3
2
0
10
3
+7
11
3
Tottenham H
5
3
2
0
8
1
+7
11
4
Crystal P
5
3
2
0
9
4
+5
11
5
Man City
5
3
1
1
7
6
+1
10
6
Man Utd
6
3
1
2
7
7
+0
10
7
QPR
5
2
1
2
9
6
+3
7
8
Aston Villa
5
2
1
2
7
6
+1
7
9
Leeds U
5
2
1
2
6
5
+1
7
10
Southampton
5
2
1
2
6
6
+0
7
11
Luton T
6
2
1
3
6
11
-5
7
12
Nottm Forest
5
1
3
1
8
8
+0
6
13
Chelsea
5
2
0
3
7
10
-3
6
14
Sunderland
5
1
2
2
8
9
-1
5
15
Coventry C
5
1
2
2
6
7
-1
5
16
Wimbledon
5
1
2
2
3
6
-3
5
17
Norwich C
5
1
0
4
4
11
-7
3
18
Everton
5
0
2
3
6
10
-4
2
19
Sheffield U
5
0
2
3
3
8
-5
2
20
Derby Co
5
0
2
3
3
9
-6
2
