With our match against Liverpool on the horizon, what are some of your memories of United v Liverpool matches down the ages, good or bad?
For me, this is the biggest football event in England and it is my own personal Auld Firm or Boca v River.
Growing up in Manchester as a United fan in the eighties and nineties, there was nothing bigger or more important probably in my life at the time than to beat Liverpool, especially pre-1993. I know many Reds these days consider Arsenal, Chelsea or even City as bigger games, but traditionally there are none more so than us against these scummy cnuts.
Looking back to when I was eight or nine, Liverpool had been the major force for well over a decade by then so their superiority was all I’d ever known. TV was inundated with Scousers on TV in the form of Brookside and Bread. Cilla Black was the main television hostess with Surprise, Surprise and Blind Date. Yes, Scousers were everywhere.
Losing to the Mickey Mousers was common place in the 1980’s with a few minor insignificant victories in terms of league placement to show. The first win over Liverpool I really remember was in the 1988-89 season when we beat them 3-1 in the League Cup after being a goal down. They were reigning champions, but they were blown away by a special performance by Wiganite Russell Beardsmore, who created two and scored one himself from the right-wing, with Lee Sharpe storming down the left. Hughes and McClair were both on form and we blew them away.
A couple of seasons later, we played them early on in the season and they were again reigning champions of England. It was September 1990, and I watched on TV as they hammered us 4-0 with Beardsley grabbed a hat-trick and Barnes got the other. I was devastated to the point of almost tears, but the main thing I really remember from that match was all the United fans singing “We’ll support you ever more” despite the crushing defeat to the point even Brian Moore commented on the pride and passion of the United supporters. I wish I could find the footage of that on You Tube or something to show to theose who accuse United fans of being fickle.
Anyone got any similar memories?
For me, this is the biggest football event in England and it is my own personal Auld Firm or Boca v River.
Growing up in Manchester as a United fan in the eighties and nineties, there was nothing bigger or more important probably in my life at the time than to beat Liverpool, especially pre-1993. I know many Reds these days consider Arsenal, Chelsea or even City as bigger games, but traditionally there are none more so than us against these scummy cnuts.
Looking back to when I was eight or nine, Liverpool had been the major force for well over a decade by then so their superiority was all I’d ever known. TV was inundated with Scousers on TV in the form of Brookside and Bread. Cilla Black was the main television hostess with Surprise, Surprise and Blind Date. Yes, Scousers were everywhere.
Losing to the Mickey Mousers was common place in the 1980’s with a few minor insignificant victories in terms of league placement to show. The first win over Liverpool I really remember was in the 1988-89 season when we beat them 3-1 in the League Cup after being a goal down. They were reigning champions, but they were blown away by a special performance by Wiganite Russell Beardsmore, who created two and scored one himself from the right-wing, with Lee Sharpe storming down the left. Hughes and McClair were both on form and we blew them away.
A couple of seasons later, we played them early on in the season and they were again reigning champions of England. It was September 1990, and I watched on TV as they hammered us 4-0 with Beardsley grabbed a hat-trick and Barnes got the other. I was devastated to the point of almost tears, but the main thing I really remember from that match was all the United fans singing “We’ll support you ever more” despite the crushing defeat to the point even Brian Moore commented on the pride and passion of the United supporters. I wish I could find the footage of that on You Tube or something to show to theose who accuse United fans of being fickle.
Anyone got any similar memories?