Thursday, February 09, 2006

History repeats itself...

RED-FACED IN THE CUP
Martin, With the forthcoming FA Cup tie between Liverpool v Man Utd on the horizon I was wondering when was the last time Liverpool beat Man Utd in the FA Cup. I am a Utd fan, and have to admit I cannot remember it happening, no doubt it has and I am sure you will be able to set me straight. Regards, Nick..

Martin says: I am not surprised you can't remember it happening Nick because Liverpool haven't beaten Manchester United in the FA Cup since January 1921. In fact, in 14 FA Cup matches between the two sides, including replays, Manchester United have won eight, drawn four and Liverpool have only won twice. Apart from the 2-1 replay win on January 21 1921, the only other time Liverpool have triumphed over United in the Cup was in 1891, another 2-1 replay win on February 16. Another win this season, and they could reach one per century. The last time the two teams met in the FA Cup was in the fourth round in 1999 when late goals from Dwight Yorke and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cancelled out an early Michael Owen strike. Prior to that, you as a United fan will remember Eric Cantona's winner in the last final between the two teams in 1996..

(by the way, next post is the 100th!)

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