Two teams that are at the heart of the history of English football, both Liverpool and Arsenal will be looking to put disappointing seasons behind them when they meet at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday. Matches between the Reds and the Gunners have thrown up their fair share of classics in the past, here are a few of them…
Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal (1989): The final match of the 1988/89 season saw the top two teams in the league go head-to-head and arguably remains the most exciting conclusion to a football season in England. Arsenal needed to win the game by two goals to win the title and thanks to a last minute goal from Michael Thomas, they did just that…
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Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal (2009): What a game! Eight goals and bags of action. Both teams had the lead at one point in this topsy-turvy encounter, but it will be remembered as the match when Arsenal’s Andrey Arshavin netted an incredible four times. But it was left to Liverpool’s Yossi Benayoun to have the final say in the match…
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Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal (2008): An enthralling game, Emmanuel Adebayor had put Arsenal ahead on away goals after a storming run by Theo Walcott, but Ryan Babel ensured that the Anfield faithful would be going home happy. First the Dutchman won a penalty which Steven Gerrard converted, then he scored a forth to put the result beyond doubt…
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Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool (2001): This match will be remembered as Michael Owen’s final. Two late goals led to heartbreak for Arsene Wenger’s side as it ensured that Liverpool would lift the FA Cup in 2001. Here’s Owen’s late winner which left David Seaman grasping at thin air…
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Liverpool 3-6 Arsenal (2007): This League cup encounter had goals, goals and more goals! Julio Baptista netted an incredible four times and even though the Liverpool team wasn’t at full strength, scoring six goals at Anfield is still some feat. Here are the nine goals in all their glory…
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