A definitive history of Liverpool FC told through the 10 key football matches that have shaped the club, from the award-winning author of Inverting the Pyramid and Scott Murray
Jonathan Wilson and Scott Murray provide a forensic analysis of ten key Liverpool games that have shaped the club's fortunes over the last century: from the long-lost triumphs of Tom Watson (a 19th-century Bill Shankly) to 1970s European triumphs over the likes of Borussia Monchengladbach and the mind-blowing 2005 comeback against AC Milan.
Aston Villa v. Liverpool
April 1899
Wolves v. Liverpool
May 1947
Liverpool v. Leeds
FA Cup final, May 1965
Liverpool v. Crvena Zvezda
November 1973
Liverpool v. Borussia Mönchengladbach
European Cup final, May 1977
Liverpool v. Roma
European Cup final, May 1984
Liverpool v. Nottingham Forest
April 1988
Everton v. Liverpool
February 1991
Roma v. Liverpool
February 2001
AC Milan v. Liverpool
Champions League final, May 2005
This insightful, highly readable book attempts to map the evolution of the club through ten specific matches... Above all, The Anatomy of Liverpool is an engrossing account of a sporting institution forging its identity through the post-war years. Some of the detail is priceless too... Highly recommended.
