Contrasting 50-year paths lead Liverpool and Newcastle to Wembley reunion
Newcastle and Liverpool will meet in a major final for the first time in 51 years on Sunday having embarked upon very different trajectories since then.
On May 4th, 1974, the teams went head to head in the shadow of the famous Twin Towers with the FA Cup at stake, and it was the Reds – inspired by Kevin Keegan, who would later establish himself as a hero on Tyneside too – who prevailed.
The trophy held aloft by skipper Emlyn Hughes that day was the 11th piece of major silverware in his club’s history, following eight league titles, a previous FA Cup and a UEFA Cup.
By coincidence, they drew level with Newcastle, whose Четири трофеи в лигата, шест чаши за ФА и Купата на панаирите на Inter Cities от 1969 година представляваха общата им изтегляне до този миг.
Страните ще се съберат в централата на британския футбол в неделята на финала на Карабао, като техните благосъстояния са подхванали строго контрастиращи пътища по време на интервенционния интервал.
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