Michael Thomas wins league title for Arsenal at Anfield, 1989
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- Michael Thomas scores in injury-time to give Arsenal the 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield they required on the last day of the league season, to win the title in 1989.
I'm not an Arsenal fan but make no mistake, Man City winning on the final day may have seemed more dramatic due to Sky Sports, media, money and pundits, but on that day Utd were playing Sunderland and City playing QPR, not exactly top of the table stuff. This was incredible, the 2 top teams, Arsenal having a huge lead during the season and then having to do what was literally impossible at Anfield, don't let anyone tell you this this wasn't the biggest 2 minutes in the history of the league.
Couldn't agree more, greatest finale ever. From a United fan
Couldn't have summed it better son, well done!
Indeed.
City's goal was inevitable. Arsenal's was unthinkable.
I’m a 16 year old Gooner and even though my dad supports United he’ll probably vouch for this goal even more than me. I was obviously never alive to experience this but just from hearing/watching it it’s clearly a classic moment, I envy that my dad got to experience it :P
Jason Jones couldn’t have said any better. This was real soccer. Before Arab money
So weird seeing the goalies pick up a pass back to them lol
When teams were defending a lead they would pass back to keeper continuously for him to pick it up. Boring af
I remember European Cup matches in particular were full of minutes on end when the team in the lead passed it around at the back then tapped it to the keeper who picked it up. Again. So dull.
Watch a few videos of Liverpool games from the 1980s. You'll get used to it pretty quickly.
Lol. Things change right
all you heard was hanson to grobbelar - grobbelar to hanson ..BORRRRING ,footys so much better since they took the liverpooling out of the equation
I was 11 years old when Mickey Thomas stuck that in to win us the league.. My big brother lift me up and put me on his shoulders and ran around the living room.. Will never forget that memory.
jc16781 thanks for sharing it with us. 👏🏻
I was 12 watchin it live with my 2 mates who supported Liverpool.....my best memory of any football match ever
I was 7
I was 6
I wasn't born.
As a diehard Evertonian I could never thank Arsenal enough for this moment. Thank you Sir Michael Thomas inparticular.
Me too, I was a Gunner that night. As a Blue it was hard losing a second FA Cup final (when it meant something) to Liverpool a few days before. Felt like revenge!
Im a gunner, but everton is my 2nd favourite club
Everton isn't even bigger than villa 😂@@lordnignog1688
@@lordnignog1688 Oh dear
@@craig3613 I think you misunderstood a bit there, mate. 😂😂😂
every time I watch this I get worried sick Michael Thomas is not gonna score... best win ever!!!
And for such a enjoyable comment, I’ll give you a 100th like.
he hold the ball for too long there😭
It does look like the ball is going to get caught up under his feet for a second. But what nerve to put it away. Michael Thomas will always hold legendary status in the history of English football for this.
One day, I think Grobelar will get a hand on it!
He never does
everytime I hear Brian Moore say "Thomas...CHARGING THROUGH THE MIDFIELD.. ! " My heart rate goes through the roof !!!
Best commentator ever.
@@keiraxen7878 He didn't really do this moment justice though.
@@zaidabraham7310 Maybe but his voice is utter class!Google 50 best UCL goals and watch number 5 goal by Lars Ricken and hear that commentary😍
@@zaidabraham7310 only because we're used to commentators absolutely losing their shit over football drama. There was a time when said drama was allowed to speak for itself without the commentators making it all about them.
@@AH-be6bu I've watched plenty of Liverpool matches from the 70's and 80's where the commentary is better than this.
The greatest end to a football league season EVER!!! City in 2012 was good, but this was first Vs. second, last fixture on a Friday night. Arsenal needing to win by two at Anfield (Liverpool hardly lost at Anfield in the 80s, never mind by two!!) Great commentary too from the late Brian Moore. City's win is second to this, but a distant second. Not even close.
Well said
How about the Wilford goal that won arsenal the league
@@adamjama6323 Not even close. This was as tight as it could go. Storybook stuff, amazing atmosphere too!!
And the weird thing is, this wouldn't be the dramatic last day 1st vs 2nd fixture if Hillsborough hadn't happened
@@rohithraman6488 Crazy to think that Barnes didn’t go for the corner flag to kill time!! Saw an interview with him saying how much he regrets cutting inside.
As an Arsenal fan, one thing I will congratulate Liverpool on, was having the best, most sporting fans. It would have been easy for them to be spoiled by success, but they hung around and applauded.
Easy for you to say. You haven’t had to share a city with that scum. The only surprise in this game was that the ref didn’t award a penalty to the dark side after Arsenal scored their second!
Rubbish. I was there in the Anfield Rd end as a 13 year and witnessed Liverpool fans at their worst. Scum.
Not players sore losers like now nothing changed
@Greenfields 12 as arsenal fan newcaslte and arsenal will be good next 5 years young sides. Newcastle is my 2nd team cause magpies Collingwood football club in australia being arsenal fan since 79 fa cup
@@stevesalkas9128 Richmond better :)
Not an arsenal fan but if anyone who thinks football was invented in 1992 tells you the aguero moment is even comparable to this, tell them they're an idiot. This had everything, the impossibility of the situation, the absurdity of 2 title challengers playing the last game, and the late great Brian Moore commentating.
The top 2 had same point and goal difference!😨
Unrivaled as the greatest finish to a league season
100%.....completely different...City were big favourites to win...Ars away to Liv and win by 2 goals...thats 1,000 to 1..and in the last minute...hollywood coudnt make that up...truth is stranger than fiction
Imagine if something like this happened recently. Sky would be showing it every day for the next 40 years.
And no, 2012 final day is incomparable next to this
lol thats true. the premier league has made us believe that the league only became thrilling when the bought the rights. its all money and sponsorship now. football back then belonged to the people.
😂
what amazing history arsenal have. winning titles at anfield, old trafford and white hart lane (twice). have they done it any other rivals?
big bad one no
stamford bridge
big bad one Nah, they beat Everton 4-0 to win the title in the 00s but that was at Highbury
It was in 1998
@@Hardyyy-vt7mn and need at Etihad too
I'm a Man United fan . Was 13 in 1989 . Not ashamed to say I loved this goal . 👍
me too i hate liverpool
@@mcfcguvnors You are going to have to hate them come next May 2020,at the rate going on they are unstoppable.
Same here. I was 17 when this went in and it remains my favourite non-United memory ever.
As a Liverpool fan I loved aguero’s goal, utd fans realisation at Sunderland , Phil jones looking confused, Michael Owen out of place, fergie ushering his players off the field and into the wilderness years post retirement
I loved utd 13 premier leagues .. great win for gunners watched this live .. sick as pigs they were
Most dramatic climax to a season in global football history. Sensational.
Nah mate PSV back in 2006/2007
Absolute moment of pure magic.....Not many gave Arsenal a chance in HELL to get the result at ANFIELD...And by two clear goals....Watched it on the tv at home on the night...nearly lost my Fuckin mind....
+UBZUKKI I agree, and this was back in the day when Liverpool more or less was at their prime.
+Ingen Ting I'll never forget that image of Liverpool players on their knees after the final whistle. They were shell shocked...utter disbelief at what happened on THEIR ground......Stunning result.
I’d like to pay homage to Alan Smith’s fantastic control from Dixon’s long ball and his instant pass to Thomas. Although Thomas got lucky with the ricochet off Nicol, Smith’s skill makes this a really good goal. Still the highlight of 40+ years supporting the Arsenal and it’ll never be beaten.
“Aldridge is down, Barnes is down, Dalglish just stands there. Nicol’s on his knees, McMahon’s on his knees”
Some of those Liverpool players refused to shake hands with arsenal after the game. Lil bitches
No wonder Nicol's on ESPN hates our guts hahaha :-P
And to this day, Nicol still hasn't gotten over it. He despises Arsenal with every fiber of his being and I love it. He'll be bitter about this result for the rest of his life.
Sour grapes. Arsenal had every right to win our first league title in 88/89
@@tikmik1789 pathetic considering Arsenal players ran to all corners of Anfield before kickoff giving flowers to Liverpool fans in the wake of Hillsborough.
The classic commentary from Brian Moore is unforgettable: "Thomas charging through the midfield! Thomas, its up for grabs nooooow!"
What a great way to shut Liverpool fans up!!! This was truly a gift from god, the way the arrogant Liverpool players were shaking hands before the final whistle, McMahon with his "one minute" gesture, the Liverpool fans celebrating, Aldridge being a bad loser not shaking hands with O'Leary - it was simply glorious, and will never to be repeated!!!
ITV sport, and Brian Moore and Brian Clough finest hour. Great performance by Arsenal against the odds.
I never get tired of hearing Kerb Crawl Pleat's barely concealed delight with his "poetic justice" bullshit.....knowing that seconds later he was just as sick as any Liverpool fan in there that night!
There was no back pass rule in '89. And Liverpool were time wasting right until Arsenal got the ball back. God, Liverpool fans just can't accept that they were on the receiving end of an incredibly epic sport's moment. I don't know why people don't like the commentary, either. "It's up for grabs now! Thomas!" I'd like to see people do better in the spur of the moment. He probably couldn't believe that was happening.
+John Wilson To be fair not the Liverpool fans in the stadium that fateful night they applauded us when everything calmed down.
+girl gooner That was a class moment.
Liverpool time wasted for 20 odd years. Funny how the back pass rule is introduced and they win fuck all league titles after that.
Red Man Apart from the FIFA World Club Championship. And the Cup Winners Cup.
Red Man You was in the Cup Winners Cup the first season the back pass rule was introduced. Were you still in nappies back then??
Still gives me goosebumps watching this after all these years.
There's a picture out there with Steve McMahon signalling his team mates 1 more minute. Then we go and score... glorious
10 years before my time but still undoubtedly one of the proudest moments in our history. Only topped by the invincibles. We are the Arsenal!
The city last minute goal was intense but not near this intensity! the two contenders fighting each other liverpool chance to win a double! and Arsenal first league win in 18 years
IVIyWorld I dunno, they're pretty close. City hadn't won a title in 44 years, and were about to be edged by their hated rivals YET again. There was more on the line in 2012. But in this game it was the two actual contenders playing against each other in the final match. So swings and roundabouts.
TitanFind You say there was more on the line in 2012 - I disagree. Arsenal hadn't won the title in 18 years and had been in charge of the first division for the first half of the season, Liverpool were flying and had given everything for their fans after the horror of Hillsborough. When Liverpool stuffed West Ham 5-1 to make Arsenal need the 2 goals, they hadn't been beaten by two clear goals all season. If Barnes had just run to the corner flag in the 91st minute the result was different. Listen to the comments from Pleat - he didn't even consider the 2nd goal a possibility at this point. Two titans battling head to head with the underdog coming through with seconds to go.
The single greatest night of my life :)
Clive Newman Man City hadn't won the title in 44 years and had been in charge of the Premiership for most of the season before losing the lead but THEN hauling it back to be in pole position. It was City's title to lose on the final day, and the pressure was immense. Just look at the frustration on the faces of the fans as they're losing at the 90 minute mark. Man Utd are going to rub this in their faces - all they have to do is win a single home game against QPR, and they fuck it up! - and it will take them a generation to recover from the feeling of bereft humiliation.
I am confident that the ecstasy of the City fans in 2012 eclipses even that of the Arsenal fans in 1989.
arsenal0782 I wasn't too young, no.
Arsenal fan by any chance? :)
arsenal0782 I think this other chap is trying to wind you up, probably best to ignore him! What a moment though
1988-89 probably the most memorable season in english football
That is up there as one of the strangest comments ever. Small matter of 97 football fans killed the previous month? Liverpool were not even going to finish the season. Players were considering retirement.
how many retired exactly? @@garethfieldstead7547
Sorry mate but Arsenal bored the pants off fans including their own. Scraping wins by small margins including when I saw them at Boro win 1-0. all they had a was rock solid defence.
i'm a west ham fan remember this night very well the greatest finish to a season ever miles in front of city's the reason being liverpool were an incredible side then for arsenal to win there was a footballing miracle
A great moment for all neutral fans watching. No one really believed Arsenal could do it, and more to the point, no one believed Liverpool would let them.
I believed it and won money, betting with spurs fan who was a mate of mine
13 years old watching my team win the title for the first time in my life was so emotional. Especially when we beat Liverpool at Anfield to do it. ❤
25 years ago today, IT'S UP FOR GRABS NOW!!!!!!!!!!
markgbullen Deary me 😂😂😂
Make that 31.. Still Gold. And as a Chelsea fan even, it gives you goosebumps. Epic moment
Arsenal fans in the away end at Anfield were a totally different breed to the new yuppies that have taken over the Emirates.
Look at away games, they are almost always louder then home support.
Royal Arsenal Yeah but it's static. The the late 80s and 90s, people used to go mental when a goal was scored and it was wild. Home and away, big game or small game. Today when a goal goes in, they get their ipads out! It's the stand up and clap brigade. In the Anfield 89 era the passion was raw. Football today is sanitised garbage.
It's like that in all sports now. I'm coming from Canada and, when I was a kid, NHL games were electric. Now it's just a big corporate wank. I don't go, let alone drop $100 for a shitty seat. I had free tickets last year and went and, though the game is arguably better than it used to be, half the "fans" are there for work fucking around on their phones. You just sit there praying an errant puck hits one. The MLS is actually becoming the best league to watch even though it's a minor league by soccer standards. But the fans are true blue , loud and a lot of fun. It seems to be where people who actually enjoy a game spend their bucks now. Even on TV you can hear it's far louder than the local NHL team.
TOSILENCE77 spot on mate.
Working class been priced out, Middle class priced in
What a night, what an atmosphere, what a finish. Gives me "goosebubbles" every time. If you know, you know.COYG
This was the beginning of the end for Liverpool - we didn't know it at the time, but it was the turning point in our tragic history since then. Overtaken by Manchester - United and now City.
We were absolutely shattered. Both physically and mentally. Remember, the Hillsborough tragedy was in the same season. That would have taken a massive toll on our players then. We just ran out of steam, and Arsenal deserved to win the title that season.
But yall won the league again the season after... or do you mean an end to your reign of terror cause if so then yeah
"It's up for grabs now!" What a line..
Put a big smile on my face again - Arteta needs to play this to the current team. This is the Arsenal boys now get out there and win.
Maybe he played it to them this season....
As a liverpool fan I was obviously gutted. But what a brave Aresnal team that was. It really was mission impossible accomplished. Liverpool were all conquering back then and that's what makes the result more special.
We were watching it at work on evening shift, the crew room absolutely erupted!
Well done Arsenal. I'm a scouser. It killed me watching this. But some perspective. Hillsborough was 5 weeks earlier. We played the fa cup final on a Saturday, West ham on a Tuesday and this match on a Friday. Anyway, my Uncle was at the game and he applauded arsenal when they lifted the trophy like most of us did that night. Best climax to any football league season ever, will never be repeated ... I hate to admit haha
Something that often goes unnoticed was George Graham not celebrating in front of the Liverpool bench out of respect for the occasion and a gallant Liverpool side who had gone through an incredibly traumatic year (Hillsbrough) trying (and failing) to get his coaching staff and bench to do the same.
Leeds fan here . That was why the beautiful game is so special.
Incredible game !
Not one Liverpool fan left the stadium when we lifted the trophy! After Hillsborough and there pain to endure that was hard on them so I hope this Sunday they get to put it right. Massive RESPECT from an Arsenal fan.
Most dramatic and memorable finish ever to an English league season. Everyone went crazy bar Liverpool and Spurs fans.
I remember watching this on my friends family's little black & white portable TV. Even after all these years I can still remember when this goal went in - the most dramatic end to a season I have ever seen.
Sadly, that was the last memory I have of my mate, as he went off to university weeks later and he stayed on in that area after graduating.
Love the way George Graham telling them to calm down
30 years ago today. A beautiful moment. The greatest end to any league season in history.
Greatest end to a season that included the hillsborough disaster only a month earlier - yeah right.
I’m an Arsenal fan, but surely, we can all agree that this is what makes football magic.
Yeah no corruption like now with city ....enjoy 3nd division man city ....cost liverpool 2 titles
I'm not an Arsenal fan and I really don't like them at all but like most of the UK on that night because of who you were playing I watched the game with pals who supported Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, United, and Scum and everyone of us was celebrating afterwards as if it was our team. It's without doubt the greatest finish to any top class English season. A. Because it was the closest of all time and involved the top 2. and B. Because the whole country celebrated as one 🤣🤣🤣
Still gives me goosebumps, all these years later.
This was the baddest game ever! ... to go to anfield and had to win by 2 goals to get the title against the team to beat back then. Mad! Must of been the bug of the summer of love 89. Immortal 😂 ❤❤❤
John Aldridge showing his class at the end to his Irish International team mate 😀✌
And 30+ years later, Arsenal and Liverpool produce another classic match. Saka so close to recreating that Michael Thomas goal and Liverpool denied by two world class Ramsdale saves.
Imagine if Saka got to that ball before Allison did... History would've probably repeated itself.
If only martinelli could pass like smithy 😢
@@deathdragonslayer1 Lads will pick themselves up and move onto West Ham. We gotta win.
Doesn't get any closer than this!
The final goal needed in the near final minute of the final league match of the season, between the only two teams that were directly fighting for the title race.
This will probably never happen again. 👏👏👏
It's football, it definitely will
as A Manchester United Fan and fan of the game in general this and The Noucamp99 moments rank the best in HISTORY.
I’m a Liverpool fan, was about 14 years old watching this at home possibly shell shocked but without doubt the most dramatic ending to a game ever with the most iconic commentary probably after “they think it’s all over..” The whole nation watching, the most emotional season, a brilliant LFC team and a great Arsenal kit to be fair! Man City Aguero miles behind this
I'm a Spurs fan. But this was pretty amazing. Having to not only beat Liverpool at Anfield but have to do it by 2 goals. Being shown on free tv with the whole nation watching.
Fever Pitch brought me here.
Mee too. 4 o'clock am, cannot sleep. So reading this very special episode of arsenal history on the bed. It was so perfectly narrated that I had to watch the goal. And oof course I had to listen to the commentators as well, so I have got out the bedroom to watch-listen to it (I did three times) what a dramatic moment. I am Spanish, I lived in Spain and I was 11 at that moment. I was unaware of this moment and today, 30 years later, fever pitch has brought to me this epic moment.
Me 2 .
I'm AS Roma fan, i watched this for first time in 2001, one week after the defeat with the hateful liverpool. You can Image how i was feeling 😁 from this Arsenal is my first fav English team (in the last years Newcastle United and Leicester City, too), Come on you Gunners and Forza Roma!
@@Bucci86Marco thanks bro i love Roma i like to think of Arsenal as the British AS Roma
Arguably, it was the greatest and most dramatic top-flight Title win ever. Any Arsenal fan at the match that night must have been in seventh heaven as that second goal went in. Such a drama was positively Homeric. This game was certainly one of the most memorable and significant spectacles in football to be played out in modern times, possibly only equalled by Liverpool's similarly epic comeback in the Istanbul CL Cup Final some years later. It's because of games like this, that makes football what it is - the most compelling of sports, where one can go from complete despair to sheer jubilation and vice-versa in the space of 90 minutes.
l rememeber this game so well on lTV's the match in late may 1989
....As a Liverpool fan..when l look back on this now?.....I think both the tragic events at Hillsborough and this night in 1988/89 in this season is what knocked us off our perch...Even though we won the league back the following season...We've sadly have never been the same since...
Agree
I agree but please explain
@@adebolabloke6962 Well mentally....the invinisbilty that liverpool had always had throughout the 1980s had been damaged after the 1988-89 season....but now?... klopp has put us back on top
30 years ago and it’s still the most dramatic end to a league season ever!!
Hahaha Barnes will not be denied, yes he will.
🗣️🤣🤣
Best night of my football life
Mickey Thomas scoring this one goal made him an Arsenal legend forever. Absolute hero at the right place and time
I'm a Liverpool fan but well done Arsenal. What a match it was.
youre not a liverpool fan
There is something about this moment that makes me watch it over again and again. The pure rawness of emotions on both sides given the stakes this game had was so intense. Classic!
Best finish to a season EVER, man city doesnt either come close, as much as some might not want to admit, it will never be beat, just like 49 games unbeaten , ARSENAL FOREVER IN FOOTBALL HISTORY
Was working night shift at a sewage treatment plant on this night. Small transistor radio glued to my ear. When Arsenal scored Jonathan Pearce went ballistic on London Capitol Gold. So did i. Could have heard me all over Croydon. And im not a Gunners fan! Absolutely magical.
Gooners know this is the best line ever
Aguero's 2012 goal had better commentary
But this goal was better
Conrad Meinecke
Nah...
NOTHING beats that 93:20 moment.
+Richard Mottershead yes it does that goal was not as important
+Richard Mottershead Sorry but I have disagree. This is one the great moments in English football league history. We beat an 11 man Liverpool at Anfield (then one of the strongest teams of all time) we were the rank outsiders and only won the league on goals scored (not even goal difference). The commentary perhaps wasn't as good but the moment is better.
+Richard Mottershead (Mr-Ed) I agree. Nothing beats an epic win in your own arena, regardless the rival.
+Screwy Gooey BPC Unless of course they come from 4-0 down at half time to beat some team like Barca on pens it might just top the 2005 one
Watched the game in the Wheatsheafs pub, Islington Green more in hope than expectation. I have never experienced such euphoria from watching football before or since at that moment when Lord Michael stuck the ball in the Scousers net - even winning the Prem at Old Trafford or Shite Hart Lane.
That night was the start of a Bank Holiday weekend. I think I consumed my annual recommended units of alcohol in 4 days.
We’ve gone and won the league at Anfield, old Trafford and that dump in N17 twice all our biggest rivals who else has done that
I was there In the arsenal end in the seats was 16 and all I remember is MT scoring and me and my pals going flying over 2 rows of seats what an unbelievable night 🥳🥳🥳
Liverpool didn’t lose at home that hole season Liverpool were first and arsenal were second they had the same amount of points but arsenal has one less goal difference meaning they would have to score 2 goals up from Liverpool
In the first half of the match nothing happened and everyone was shocked because (Liverpool one every home game that season) but in the second half arsenal successfully scored a goal everyone was screaming in which if the match ended like that Liverpool would of one because arsenal were away so they talking as thin as margins. Anyway the match went on there was 1 minute left the ball went to arsenals keeper he kicked it up the pitch to the left winger he passed to Michael Thomas he dribbled through three defensive players kicked it and it chipped over the keeper and went in the goal everyone was screaming they were all celebrating together and as an arsenal fan I still remember the adrenaline it gave me and I still sometimes get goosebumps but to this day Michael Thomas is still a legend and always will be
I still feel the emotion from that game fantastic effort by everyone at the club. This is why they are all legends, memories for life. God speed Rocky!
Before there was Sergio Aguerro, there was Michael Thomas.
The one and only Brian Moore with his iconic sporting voice that lit up my childhood! Still can’t believe this happened? Proper fairytale stuff! Just wow!!!
27th anniversary, hard to believe. Footballs greatest ever moment.
threedoubles not exactly, probably 05 CL final
Leicester winning the league
- 6-1 "la remontada"
- Man city "aguerooooooo"
Still close anyway
GOAT Aguero's goal was by no means better than this, and Barca's 6-1 was marred by allegations of corruption
Absolutely eclipsed by aguero. When you think of Man City you think of that goal, when you think of arsenal you think of fantv 😂
This one game will Never be Earased from my mind. Kept replaying it till today and will do forever. Every special moments.
"Thomas, it's grab for grabs now! Thomas! Right at the end!!"
Just a shame there weren't more shots of the Arsenal fans celebrating the goal. Those were the days, crammed in on the terrace; not likes today's plastic shite.
Here because of aftv invincibles podcast, big up Robbie & Lee Judges
Never gets old....
The greatest finish in the history of football 💯
greatest moment in sport bar none. imn a evertononian by the way
As an Evertonian I didn't feel anything one way or the other. I stopped acknowledging them as human beings after Heysel.
27 years later I still get goose bumps seeing it
Superb night. I still get goosebumps, and can remember
It took the PL 23 years to have their very own Anfield 89 moment. Yes the Man City game was great, but it wasn’t anywhere near as dramatic as this game. You had to have been around at that time to realise how special that moment was.
100 Times better than that overhyped sky sports City goal
I hate City with a passion, but overhyped? Piss off
Overhyped? lol
100x better for an Arsenal fan sure, but still a great ending.
To be fair City were down 2-1 into the 90th minute so it was a near impossible success... though QPR did make it somewhat easier as they knew they were safe and allowed City to constantly throw pressure into the box.
'89 still better, 1st vs 2nd defined by essentially the last kick of the game... Liverpool was no QPR especially at Anfield in the 80s, no chance anyone saw Arsenal score so late, at Loftus Road there was always a sense that City would score again once it was 2-2.
@@sejason56Being objective, as a City fan, there are pros and cons to both.
Yes City were only playing QPR, I disagree about what you said about them allowing it, there was a last ditch tackle to try and stop Aguero and I can’t remember who but a QPR player said most of them didn’t know they were safe, as the bench had only just started celebrating 20 seconds earlier, but as you say, it was 2 goals needed in injury time to win it.
I also think the fact we were up against United for the league, the club who are our most hated rivals and had ridiculed us for decades, just made it more special.
Arsenal playing the team who started the day in 1st and winning by 2 clear goals is a better achievement on the day, but I just think City’s meant more to City fans because of the context of going 44 years without a league and it being against United for the title.
I am biased though.
Look at the CLASS of George Graham. Respectful for LFC, having in fresh memory what happened to their club and fans at Hilsborough, not only refused to celebrate at ther ground himself, but also calming down his staff members just to avoid anything bad that could happen to each sides fans.
And it was live on Terrestrial TV too! I'm in that throng of Arsenal fans somewhere, 18! A bit older now and nothing has come close to that feeling, on that day at Anfield. A truly unforgettable experience, and what's more, travelling in the coaches leaving Highbury, the fire in the team that day, and the fans, was Awesome. We knew we could do it. And we did! I've seen the film, have the recording of the match on DVD, but thanks for posting this! If it's in our hands at the end of next season, we'll do it then too. But it won't be as awesome as this.
Thomas, it's up for grabs now! Thomas!
One beautiful night , that was !
Only a few years before football was invented ❤
This is THE greatest finish to any football season ever. No contest.
This my friends is the day that Liverpool were knocked off their perch. Graham & our beloved Arsenal were the ones who knocked them off it, but Ferguson & Manchester United just finished off the job!
How? They won the league the next season.
Then Arsenal won it again 91 then Pools next League title was ?
Backpass to the GK and GK picking up the ball was allowed back then.
And liverpool have not won the league since the new rule came in. lol
And that's how Arsenal won the league! Oh the drama.
was boring as fuck thats all they did - get a goal hansen to Grobbelar - back to hansen & guess what bruce has the ball again ....now hes wearing a hat .....riveting viewing :P
Liverpool were known as the devils spawn among evertonians (and I guess other fans) because of their renowned luck .... that night faith was restored in god.
Well in gunners.
This is one of those times I'm so glad to have been alive then and old enough to have witnessed this incredible moment and experienced all the emotions that went with it. Gooner till I die ❤
Not an Arsenal fan but this was fantastic to watch as a young footballer. What an advert for football,it had everything.Nothing like the cross we watch on sky sports show
I still have the JVC kit my 15 year old self was wearing that night at the pub, puke stains and all.
i don't support either team, but watching this still gives me goosebumps, and reminds me of my youth. English football is nowhere near this quality anymore.
Your last statement is based off nothing other than sentiment
@@william_SMMA yeah cheers princess 🙄
@@danohagan6022bruh English football became more than twice as good twenty years later. Wtf are you even talking about?😂
Was in a restaurant in Phuket watching this--the locals wanted Liverpool! Greatest night for me!
"Aldridge is down, Barnes is down........" 😂😂😂😂😂 fucking love it. great days