LIVERPOOL-ARSENAL MEMORIES DU: Ive got plenty, but very few of them good. The worst is fairly obvious; I was a 15- year-old kid left heartbroken when Michael Thomas ran through our exhausted defence to win the title for Arsenal at Anfield in 1989. To make matters worse I was sat just yards away from the travelling Gooners and I can vividly remember leaving the stadium, choking back tears whilst hurling insults at the Arsenal fans on my way out. They were too delirious to even notice, which made me feel even worse. I despise Charlie George even though I wasnt even a twinkle in my dads eye when he hit that famous FA Cup Final winner against the Reds in 1971. My grandad never forgave George for that infamous goal celebration and although he passed away when I was very young, his contempt for the long-haired former Gunners star lives on through me. In recent years there was the 4-4 draw at Anfield in 2009 when Russian flop Andrei Arshavin scored all of Arsenals goals in a game that more or less ended Liverpools hopes of catching Manchester United. Another one that stands out is a 2-1 defeat in 2012 that caused a downward spiral in the Reds form that ultimately cost King Kenny his job. Liverpool were chasing a top four spot and absolutely battered Arsenal that day yet somehow lost and after that the wheels came off their season completely. Im seriously depressing myself here, I need to find my happy place ... Ah, there it is ... the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 2001. 1-0 down, 2-1 up, Michael Owen won the cup ...
Posted on: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:34:48 +0000
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