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Mark Lawrenson
Game #2701 | League game #2459
Season game #20 | Division One game #17
Highfield Road game # | Bobby Gould game #20
The champions are humiliated by City’s best display for years. Platnauer nets after 45 seconds, then Gibson scores his first ever hat-trick, the first conceded by Pool since Keith Weller in 1972. Reds boss Joe Fagan says City are title contenders on this form. Match of the Day sees it all.
City 4th | Liverpool 1st (22)
Referee:
David Letts
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Video
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88'
19'45'84'
Substitutes
88'
Coach
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Bruce Grobbelaar
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Phil Neal
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Alan Kennedy
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Mark Lawrenson
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Steve Nicol
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Alan Hansen
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Kenny Dalglish
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Sammy Lee
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Ian Rush
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Ronnie Whelan
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Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Craig Johnston
Coach
Joe Fagan

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Coventry City

Liverpool

Goal
1:0
1'
Nicky Platnauer
Goal after 40 seconds

Goal
2:0
19'
Terry Gibson

Goal
3:0
45'
Terry Gibson
Assistant: Dave Bamber

Goal
4:0
84'
Terry Gibson
Assistant: Micky Gynn

Substitute
88'
In:Graham Withey
Out:Dave Bamber
Goals
Cards
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Yellow Card
Mark Lawrenson
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