Liverpool and Newcastle recreate 4-3 epic from 1996 - but Toon blow it again.
Alan Shearer rolled back the years over the weekend to pull on Newcastle's famous number 9 shirt and recreate the famous 1996 game against Liverpool.
Both clubs met at Kingston Park, the home of Newcastle Falcons, to re-enact the famous 4-3 match at Anfield, with Kevin Keegan taking charge of the Magpies again.
Alan Shearer Alan Shearer dusted off his boots to re-enact the famous 4-3 game between Newcastle and Liverpool (PA)
The match was held to raise funds for the NSPCC, CHUF, Alan Shearer Centre, Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and NE Children's Charity Pathways.
Shearer was joined by a number of old Newcastle heroes, including Faustino Asprilla, Philippe Albert, Keith Gillespie, David Ginola, John Beresford and Lee Clark.
But, as in 1996, the Newcastle side failed to overcome the Liverpool team, which included Steve McManaman, Jason McAteer, Don Hutchison, Bruce Grobbelaar, Patrick Berger, Ian Rush, Michael Thomas and Neale McDermott.
Newcastle opened the scoring thanks to Steve Watson, but McManaman quickly equalised and Liverpool stepped up a gear to take a 3-1 lead.
Shearer had an opportunity to get Newcastle back into the game from the spot, but unusually for the Premier League's all-time top goalscorer, he failed to take the chance.
The Liverpool side managed by Phil Thompson then scored a spot-kick of their own to wrap up a 4-1 victory.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddball...#ixzz1aS8feETt
Alan Shearer rolled back the years over the weekend to pull on Newcastle's famous number 9 shirt and recreate the famous 1996 game against Liverpool.
Both clubs met at Kingston Park, the home of Newcastle Falcons, to re-enact the famous 4-3 match at Anfield, with Kevin Keegan taking charge of the Magpies again.
Alan Shearer Alan Shearer dusted off his boots to re-enact the famous 4-3 game between Newcastle and Liverpool (PA)
The match was held to raise funds for the NSPCC, CHUF, Alan Shearer Centre, Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and NE Children's Charity Pathways.
Shearer was joined by a number of old Newcastle heroes, including Faustino Asprilla, Philippe Albert, Keith Gillespie, David Ginola, John Beresford and Lee Clark.
But, as in 1996, the Newcastle side failed to overcome the Liverpool team, which included Steve McManaman, Jason McAteer, Don Hutchison, Bruce Grobbelaar, Patrick Berger, Ian Rush, Michael Thomas and Neale McDermott.
Newcastle opened the scoring thanks to Steve Watson, but McManaman quickly equalised and Liverpool stepped up a gear to take a 3-1 lead.
Shearer had an opportunity to get Newcastle back into the game from the spot, but unusually for the Premier League's all-time top goalscorer, he failed to take the chance.
The Liverpool side managed by Phil Thompson then scored a spot-kick of their own to wrap up a 4-1 victory.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddball...#ixzz1aS8feETt
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