Significant Games Between Liverpool and United The Game between United and Liverpool was not New Thing. In 1977, the Two clubs met in a Cup Final for the first time, when they reached the Final of the FA Cup. The two Clubs took to the field at Wembley on 21 May, with Liverpool having just won the League Title, knowing that winning this Game would put them on course for a unique Treble as they had the European Cup Final to look forward to four days later. However, United ended Liverpools treble dreams with a 2–1 win, with Goals from Stuart Pearson and Jimmy Greenhoff, five minutes apart with a Jimmy Case goal for Liverpool in between. Six years later, on 26 March 1983, the Two sides met for the Football League Cup Final. Goals from Alan Kennedy and Ronnie Whelan won the game 2–1 for Liverpool, who collected the Trophy for the Third year in succession. Norman Whiteside scored Uniteds consolation Goal. It was the last of Liverpool manager Bob Paisleys nine seasons in charge (during which Liverpool had dominated the English and European scene) before his retirement, and his Players allowed him to climb the 39 steps to collect the trophy from the Royal Box. On 4 April 1988, Liverpool were 11 points ahead at the top of the League and almost certain of winning the First Division title with barely a month of the League season remaining. United, in their first full season under the Management of Alex Ferguson, were their nearest Rivals. The two sides took to the field for a League encounter at Anfield and with the second half just minutes old the Home side had a 3–1 lead with Goals from Peter Beardsley, Gary Gillespie and Steve McMahon, with Uniteds only Goal coming from Bryan Robson. Robson then pulled a goal back for United, and with 12 minutes remaining fellow midfielder Gordon Strachan equalised to force a 3–3 draw. Nearly Six years after this clash, Anfield was the scene of another 3–3 draw in the League between the two sides, only this time it was the home side who climbed back from the jaws of defeat. On 4 January 1994, in the second season of the new FA Premier League, United took a 3-0 lead at Anfield in the opening 25 minutes with goals from Steve Bruce, Ryan Giggs and Denis Irwin. Liverpool managed to claw back to draw 3-3 with two goals from Nigel Clough and another from Neil Ruddock. It was one of the last games in charge of Liverpool for manager Graeme Souness, who had resigned by the end of the month. On 1 October 1995, Uniteds Eric Cantona made his comeback to the side after serving an eight-month Suspension for attacking a spectator in a Game against Crystal Palace. His comeback game was against Liverpool in the Premier League at Old Trafford. United took an early lead through Nicky Butt, only for Liverpools Robbie Fowler to score twice and give the visitors a 2–1 lead. However, United were awarded a penalty in the 71st minute and Cantona converted it successfully, forcing a 2-2 Draw. At the end of the season, the two sides met again at Wembley for the FA Cup Final. The Game stayed goalless until the 85th minute, when Liverpool conceded a corner, which David Beckham swung into the box to be cleared by David James, only for Eric Cantona to fire home Uniteds winner. On 14 March 2009, the two sides met at Old Trafford in the Premier League. United were ahead at the top of the League and Liverpool were looking to make a late run to the Title which had eluded them since 1990. United went ahead in the 23rd minute with a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, but Fernando Torres equalised five minutes later for Liverpool, and a Steven Gerrard penalty just before half time put Liverpool in the lead. United had Nemanja Vidić sent off in the 76th minute, and their misery was swiftly compounded by late goals from Fabio Aurelio and finally Andrea Dossena, condemning them to a 4-1 defeat - their heaviest at Old Trafford in any competition for 17 years. Despite the loss, Manchester United were crowned league champions for the third season in succession, with Liverpool finishing second. The Hooliganism Between the Two With the rise of Football Hooliganism across English football during the 1970s and 1980s, matches between the two clubs brought some minor and major incidents of Hooliganism. [citation needed] Since then, the Modern Game has seen a decrease in Violence between the Rival Supporters and incidents are fairly uncommon. This is more likely due to an increase in Police presence and CCTV with huge steps taken to keep the Fans Separated. To this day, both sets of Fans still hold a resentment toward each other. As well as Physical Violence, sections of the Clubs Fan bases often taunt each other with unsavoury chants about the Munich air disaster and the Hillsborough disaster respectively. At the 1996 FA Cup Final, an unidentified Liverpool Fan spat at Eric Cantona and threw a punch at Alex Ferguson as a Victorious Manchester United team walked up the steps at Wembley Stadium to collect the Trophy from the Royal Box. The same match featured foreign objects thrown at Man United Fans by Liverpool supporters, including human excrement. Liverpools FA Cup Semi-Final Game against Chelsea at Old Trafford later that year also resulted in Damage to the Stadium, including graffiti about serial killer Harold Shipman. At Anfield, Fans are banned from going near the away team entrance on matchdays following an incident in the late 1990s where a Liverpool fan threw an egg at Alex Ferguson. [citation needed] In March 2011, the Daily Mail reported that an FA Youth Cup Game between the two clubs was marred because of sick chants about Hillsborough and Heysel coming from the Manchester United fans at Anfield. The article also claims that six Manchester United fans were ejected from the stadium due to Bad Behaviour. Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge was at the game and told the Liverpool Echo that the level of abuse was absolutely sickening. The Came is About to Play in lessthen Two Hours. What todays Game will be played?
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