This is Anfield — Liverpool FC v Everton FC — 5 January 2018

125: THEN

he produced a late equaliser to

cancel out John Aldridge's early

opener. Ian Rush, the scourge of

Everton, had replaced Aldridge

midway through the second

half and he put the Reds back in

front only for McCall to equalise

once again. Barely 60 seconds

later however the Welshman

found a way past compatriot

Neville Southall for a second time

and Liverpool were able to clinch

a 3-2 win and their fourth FA Cup.

Afterwards Dalglish said: “This

has meant more than any other

trophy I've been involved in.

At times you can't enjoy it as

much as you would like to until

afterwards, when it's had time

to sink in. Not this time. This time

I got an immediate feeling of

satisfaction. It was an emotional

experience, one that gave me

a deep sense of happiness.

There is a tremendous feeling of

achievement by everybody at

the club.”

Two years later Kenny was

feeling different emotions

following a draining fifth-round

saga against the Blues. Skipper

Alan Hansen will never forget

that tie either – he retired from

playing after it.

Following a 4-4 draw in the

Goodison replay, Kenny stunned

the world of football by resigning.

The strain of more than two

uninterrupted decades in the

game, and the stress of leading

Liverpool Football Club through

Hillsborough, had finally worn

him out.

Five days later Liverpool

lost the second replay 1-0 at

Goodison Park, then came

the news on 1 March 1991 that

Hansen had hung up his boots:

at the age of 35, the troublesome

knee problems he’d been

struggling with had finally forced

his playing days to come to an

end.

“We drew 4-4, Kenny went on

the Friday and I went the Friday

afterwards,” Hansen would recall

in the official LFC magazine.

“I knew I was gone by the

time those FA Cup games came

around.

Everton v Souness in

February 1981: tasty

The second Mersey

final, May 1989