A warning from history

"It’s up for grabs now."

A warning from history

Uttered in the age before sound bites, it has become one of the most famous phrases in the history of televised football, the great Brian Moore’s wonderfully instinctive response as he watched Arsenal’s Michael Thomas bearing down on the Liverpool goal in Anfield at the 11th hour of the final day of 1989 season.

What happened next went into folklore in North London and became the stuff of infamy on Merseyside, as Thomas kept his cool to score the goal which gave Arsenal the 2-0 away win they needed to overtake Liverpool and win the title.

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