Liverpool tore Tottenham Hotspur apart after the break on this day in 1997, and a teenage Michael Owen came off the bench to complete a 4-0 win with his first senior goal at Anfield.
Bob Paisley’s future champions beat Manchester United in 1975, Robbie Keane’s first Premier League goals for the club sent Rafa Benítez’s side top of the table in 2008, and Mohamed Salah struck from the spot in a draw at Manchester City in 2020.
1997: Spurs hit for four
It was 1997, and Roy Evans’s Liverpool went in goalless at half-time against a Tottenham side who, with David Ginola their main outlet, had given as good as they got.
Two goals in quick succession after the restart transformed the game. Ian Walker could not hold Jamie Redknapp’s low drive and Steve McManaman tapped in on 48 minutes. Two minutes later Walker parried a Robbie Fowler shot and Øyvind Leonhardsen steered the loose ball into the corner.
Redknapp, set up by Fowler, added a third with a fine drive on 65 minutes. Owen, on for Karl-Heinz Riedle, completed the scoring late on.
The win in front of 38,006 was Liverpool’s fifth home league victory in a row and lifted them to sixth. Spurs were left 16th, and their travelling fans let Gerry Francis know exactly what they thought of it.
1975: United seen off
Fifty-one years ago today, in 1975, Bob Paisley’s side beat Tommy Docherty’s Manchester United 3-1 at Anfield in front of 49,136.
Steve Heighway put Liverpool ahead on 12 minutes and John Toshack doubled the lead a minute after the restart. Steve Coppell pulled one back for United before Kevin Keegan settled it 12 minutes from time.
That Liverpool team went on to win the League title and the UEFA Cup that season.
2008: Keane off the mark, Reds go top
The date was 8 November 2008 when Robbie Keane finally opened his Premier League account for Liverpool, scoring twice in a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Anfield.
Keane clipped Steven Gerrard’s pass over former Liverpool keeper Scott Carson on 34 minutes, then took Fabio Aurelio’s ball round Carson nine minutes later and rolled it into an empty net. Álvaro Arbeloa curled in a third in stoppage time.
The result took Benítez’s side three points clear of Chelsea at the top on Saturday evening, and Fernando Torres returned from injury as a second-half substitute for Keane.
2020: Salah scores, De Bruyne misses
Six years ago today, in 2020, Jürgen Klopp’s champions drew 1-1 with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in an empty Etihad Stadium.
Salah put Liverpool ahead from the spot on 13 minutes after Kyle Walker caught Sadio Mané. Gabriel Jesus levelled on 31 minutes, and Kevin De Bruyne dragged a 42nd-minute penalty wide after Joe Gomez was penalised for handball.
Born on this day
Born on this day in 1917 in Sheffield, left-back Barney Ramsden was part of the squad that won the first post-war League title in 1946-47, before moving on to Sunderland in 1948.
Joe Cole, born in London in 1981, joined Liverpool from Chelsea on a free transfer in July 2010, spent a season on loan at Lille and returned to West Ham United in January 2013.
Left-back Adam Lewis, born in Liverpool in 1999, came through the club’s youth ranks and made his first-team debut in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town at Anfield in February 2020.
Also on this day
- 1902: Sam Raybould and Arthur Goddard scored in a 2-1 win at Newcastle United.
- 1913: Bill Lacey scored in a 1-1 draw with Burnley at Anfield.
- 1919: Harry Chambers and Lacey were on target in a 2-1 win at Bradford Park Avenue.
- 1924: Dick Forshaw scored twice and Archie Rawlings once in a 3-1 win over Preston North End at Anfield.
- 1930: Gordon Hodgson and Archie McPherson scored in a 2-2 draw at Derby County.
- 1947: Kevin Baron, Albert Stubbins and Bob Priday scored in a 3-1 win over Grimsby Town at Anfield.
- 1952: Bryan Williams and Ken Brierley scored, but Charlton Athletic won 3-2 at The Valley.
- 1958: Geoff Twentyman, Louis Bimpson and Jimmy Melia scored in a 3-0 Second Division win over Leyton Orient at Anfield.
- 1969: Wolverhampton Wanderers held Liverpool to a goalless draw at Anfield.
- 1980: Liverpool and Nottingham Forest drew 0-0 at Anfield.
- 1983: Ian Rush scored in a 1-1 League Cup third-round draw at Fulham. It took two replays to settle the tie in Liverpool’s favour.
- 1986: Rush, Steve Nicol and Craig Johnston scored in a 3-1 win at Queens Park Rangers.
- 2006: Daniel Agger scored the only goal of a League Cup fourth-round tie at Birmingham City. On the same day, former Liverpool defender Abel Xavier rejoined Middlesbrough.
- 2012: Conor Coady made his Liverpool debut as Anzhi Makhachkala won 1-0 in a Europa League group game in Moscow.
- 2014: Emre Can scored his first goal for the club, but Chelsea won 2-1 at Anfield.
- 2015: Philippe Coutinho equalised, but Scott Dann’s late winner gave Crystal Palace a 2-1 win at Anfield, Jürgen Klopp’s first defeat as Liverpool manager.
