Leeds
United 4 - 3 Liverpool
| Saturday 8 August 1992 15:00
Charity Shield |
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| Leeds
United |
Liverpool |
| 4 - 3 (2-1) |
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| GOAL |
| Cantona 25, 77, 87, Dorigo 43 |
Rush 34, Saunders 65, Strachan 89 og |
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1 John Lukic
2 Jonathan Newsome
3 Tony Dorigo
4 David Batty
5 Chris Fairclough
6 Chris Whyte
7 Eric Cantona
8 Rod Wallace
9 Lee Chapman
10 Gary McAllister
11 Gary Speed
Subs:
17 Mervyn Day
12 Steve Hodge
14 Gordon Strachan
15 David Rocastle
16 David Wetherall |
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1 Bruce Grobbelaar
2 Nick Tanner
3 David Burrows
4 Mike Marsh
5 Mark Wright (c)
6 Ronny Rosenthal
7 Dean Saunders
8 Paul Stewart
9 Ian Rush
10 Ronnie Whelan
11 Mark Walters
Subs:
13 David James
12 Steve Harkness
14 Istvan Kozma
15 Don Hutchison |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Chapman (Hodge 79)
Newsome (Strachan 84) |
Marsh (Hutchison 73)
Rosenthal (Kozma 84) |
| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: D R Elleray
(Harrow) |
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| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Wembley (capacity 100,000)
Attendance: 61,291 |
Howard Wilkinson (Leeds U)
Graeme Souness (Liverpool) |
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Notes:
- Paul Stewart
makes his LFC debut.
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Ooh-Aah-Cantona
A brilliant hat-trick from French ace Eric Cantona lit up Wembley in the highest
scoring FA Charity Shield game for 24 years. Cantona's treble gave League Champions Leeds
a dramatic 4-3 win over FA Cup holders Liverpool but the Merseysiders made them fight all
the way.
Twice in the last 13 minutes Cantona struck with opportunist efforts that looked to
have finished off gallant Liverpool. But in the dying seconds Mark Wright forced an own
goal from Gordon Strachan to keep the 61,291 Wembley crowd enthralled to the end. It was
the most exciting curtain-raiser to the season for years and the highest scoring since
Manchester City beat West Brom 6-1 in 1968.
Liverpool began the game with their usual collection of players ruled out through
injury: John Barnes, Jan Molby, Steve McManaman and Rob Jones but new 2.3 million pound
midfielder Paul Stewart, their summer signing from Tottenham, fitted in well as Liverpool
ran the game for long periods.
Leeds, who left 2 million pound David Rocastle on the bench, first breached
Liverpool's fragile defence in the 25th minute. David Batty put Rod Wallace away on the
left and he coolly cut the ball back for Cantona to strike his first goal from eight
yards, with the help of a deflection from David Burrows.
Liverpool went straight back on to the attack, Ian Rush nodding wide and then
Stewart seeing his low shot deflected a fraction wide. The goal they deserved eventually
came in the 34th minute when Rosenthal was allowed to turn and Rush rifled home the
equaliser with a header from the Israeli's accurate cross.
Liverpool were making most of the running but Leeds looked dangerous on the break
and two minutes before half-time the Anfield rearguard was breached again, after they had
conceded a free-kick on the edge of the box. Tony Dorigo lashed in a shot and the ball
deflected off Rosenthal on the end of the wall to leave Bruce Grobbelaar helpless.
It was a cruel blow for Graeme Souness' men but they shrugged it off and dominated
again at the start of the second half, Lukic having to make a good save from Mark Walters'
low drive. The second equaliser came in the 65th minute. Walters' shot was blocked but
Saunders picked up the rebound and lashed it home.
Grobbelaar kept out a Wallace shot with his legs while Saunders and Burrows both
missed the target at the other end as Cantona struck again. This time he nodded down
McAllister's long free-kick, Chris Fairclough chested the ball back to him and the
Frenchman lashed a low shot past Grobbelaar from 15 yards. Ten minutes later Cantona
grabbed his hat-trick with a simple header after Grobbelaar completely missed Wallace's
cross.
In the final minute Leeds failed to clear a corner, allowing Wright to drive the
ball into the net of the heels of substitute Strachan, but Leeds clung on for a famous
win.
Cantona later handed the credit to his team-mates: "I'm very happy to score
three goals but me, I'm not very important. It's more important for the whole team."
But the French ace's striking partner Lee Chapman put Cantona's superb performance into
perspective, saying: "He fully deserved to score three goals and he's going to have a
great season."
"He took a while to adapt because English football is so different, but he can
only get better and better." And, looking ahead to Leeds' bid to retain their
championship, Chapman added: "It's going to be a great season. It's looking good but
there's a long way to go."
Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson said: "I enjoyed the result and the game. It
was just the sort of match the English game needs at the moment but it was not surprising
with so much skill out there today. It would be nice if we see that level of skill in the
Premier League in the new season. But there were some defenders out there today who won't
bee too happy with their performances. Perhaps there will be a lesson in that for them and
we might see defenders getting on top in the League."
Wilkinson, although reluctant to nominate a man of the match, praised Cantona's
performance. He said: "He's scored three goals in the Charity Shield at Wembley. I
believe nobody has done that before, so it's an historic performance. He's a better player
now in my view than six months ago and I'm not just talking in terms of English football.
He's got exceptional potential and his attitude in training since he came back from the
European Championships has been just right. Perhaps he was a bit disillusioned by what
happened in Sweden but he hasn't shown it with us."
Wilkinson predicted the match would "not mean a thing" as far as his
team's opening Premier League game against Wimbledon next Saturday is concerned. "The
main thing I'm pleased about is that we have no serious injuries and we have shown
ourselves we are pretty fit. I think Graeme Souness would have a similar view."
Souness said: "I thought we played well and dominated the second half but we
gave away some goals that I would hate us to do in the League. It was very
un-Liverpool."
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Nottingham Forest 1 - 0
Liverpool
Lest 1 - 0 Liverpool
| Wednesday 19 August 1992 19:30 FA
Premier League |
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| Liverpool |
Sheffield
United |
| 2 - 1 (1-1) |
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| GOAL |
| Walters 43, Stewart 65 |
Deane 36 |
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1 David James
2 Rob Jones
3 David Burrows
4 Steve Nicol
5 Ronnie Whelan
6 Mark Wright (c)
7 Dean Saunders
8 Paul Stewart
9 Steve McManaman
10 Mark Walters
11 Michael Thomas
Subs:
13 Bruce Grobbelaar
12 Ronny Rosenthal
14 Nick Tanner |
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1 Simon Tracey
2 Kevin Gage
3 David Barnes
4 John Gannon
5 Paul Beesley
6 Alan McLeary
7 Carl Bradshaw
8 Mike Lake
9 Ian Bryson
10 Brian Deane
11 Glyn Hodges
Subs:
13 Alan Kelly
12 Alan Cork
14 Charlie Hartfield |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
| Saunders (Rosenthal 80) |
Bradshaw (Cork 66)
Gannon (Hartfield 75) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: David Elleray |
| Booked: |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Anfield (capacity 44,631)
Attendance: 33,107 |
Graeme Souness (Liverpool)
Dave Bassett (Sheffield U) |
 Price: J1,10
Notes:
- Sheffield U used away kits, yellow shirt & white shorts & white socks.
- Paul Stewart
scores his first goal for LFC.
- Liverpool league position after match: 11.
- Sheffield United league position after match: 10.
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Paul's
pearler
Liverpool's new 2.3 million pound Paul Stewart crowned an impressive Anfield debut
with the winning goal against Sheffield United.
Dean Saunders beat two defenders on the right, chipped deep to the far post and
Stewart stole in unmarked tot tuck the ball away under Simon Tracey's body after 65
minutes.
Liverpool fell behind after 35 minutes when David Burrows hesitated deep in his own
half, allowing bustling Sheffield United striker Brian Deane to rob him, stride forward
and score with a thunderous shot.
But two minutes before the break Ronnie Whelan's intelligent pass found Mark Wright
in space on the edge of the United area and the winger's low angled drive flew into the
far corner of the net.
United had escaped in the first minute when Tracey went down injured outside his
area in a challenge on Walters. In the resulting scramble Stewart lobbed the loose ball
over the bar.
Deane saw a half-blocked shot smack straight into the arms of Liverpool keeper
David James, also making his home debut, and then tried an overhead kick from a Carl
Bradshaw header with James stranded, but saw his effort clear the bar.
Liverpool's Steve McManaman pulled a ball back from the right flank for whelan to
chip over the Sheffield rearguard, Stewart's outstretched leg diverting the ball across
the face of the goal and fractionally wide.
After the break chances were at a premium until Stewart pounced, Michael Thomas
producing the first notable save from Tracey with a rising shot from a tight angle on the
right.
United almost grabbed the equaliser when Ian Bryson rose unmarked and came within a
whisker of connecting with a Glyn Hodges corner in the closing stages.
Stewart described his winning goal on his home debut as "the perfect
start" to his Anfield career. "It's always nice to score a goal at home or away,
but it's obviously special because it was my home debut and I wanted to do well for the
fans. It's the perfect start for me. I felt comfortable as soon as I came here. The lads
made me very welcome and I felt part of the club straight away."
Manager Graeme Souness said: "We worked hard and played some good football and
deserved to win against a side who always make life hard for you. There are still a lot of
things to iron out, but we played very well in patches."
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