Liverpool and Arsenal go head to head in
the Premier League at Anfield on Wednesday night, but this pair of
English giants have had some truly memorable meetings in recent history
alone, so here's a look at six of the best...
6. Liverpool 3-6 Arsenal, 9th January 2007
One of the few things Julio Baptista ever did in an Arsenal shirt was
score four times against Liverpool in a nine-goal League Cup thriller.
The Brazilian was on loan from Real Madrid at the time and scored a
hat-trick in a 20 minute window either side of half-time to put the
Gunners out of sight, adding his fourth, the team's sixth, in the
closing stages.
5. Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal, 8th April 2008
A place in the Champions League semi-finals was at stake when Arsenal
travelled to Anfield in April 2008. The first leg had ended in a 1-1
draw in north London and a late strike from Emmanuel Adebayor looked
like it was going to put the Gunners through on away goals. But Steven
Gerrard put the tie back in Liverpool's favour just two minutes later,
with Ryan Babel sealing the win at the death.
4. Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal, 28th November 2004
Still reeling from seeing their unbeaten run end at 49 games against
Manchester United a few weeks earlier, Arsenal were stunned by a late
goal from brief Kop hero Neil Mellor back in the autumn of 2004. The
game was finely balanced after goals from Xabi Alonso and Patrick
Vieira, before Mellor smashed home a last gasp stunner out of the blue.
3. Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal, 21st April 2009
A
little like Julio Baptista, Andrei Arshavin was ultimately
disappointing in an Arsenal shirt, but he also marked his Gunners career
with an astonishing four goal-haul against Liverpool. It was an epic
Anfield thriller that seriously dented Liverpool's title hopes, with the
Russian's late fourth goal the pick of the bunch. Only an even later
equaliser from Yossi Benayoun ensured the Reds still came away with a
point.
2. Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal, 8th February 2014
Liverpool's absolute demolition of Arsenal in February 2014 was one of
the first signs that the Reds were genuine Premier League title
challengers. Inspired by Luis Suarez, who ironically didn't actually
score on the day, as well as an early brace from Martin Skrtel, Brendan
Rodgers' side simply blew their opponents away from the very first
whistle and were 4-0 up inside 20 minutes.
1. Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal, 26th May 1989
There have been some high scoring thrillers between Liverpool and
Arsenal in recent years, but no game between the two giants has ever
been as important as the title showdown that took place at Anfield in
1989. With the Gunners only leading 1-0 in stoppage time, the Reds were
seconds away from being crowned champions. But then Michael Thomas
scored THAT goal, still one of the most famous in English football
history.
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