Gunners midfielder Gilberto likened it to ‘a boxer punching himself out in the latter stages of a fight’
The match was tied up at 1-1 until Spurs striker Martin Chivers rifled in an unstoppable late winner for the north London side
Despite Liverpool skipper Phil Thompson's insistence that Forest would crumble, the backline held firm
The Harps were 9-0 down by half-time of the first leg
Liverpool players – blown away by a spine-tingling version of You'll Never Walk Alone before kick-off – galloped out of the blocks
Such was the interest in the tie that Celtic switched the tie from Parkhead (which held 60,000) to Hampden, which held 136,000 fans
Nicolas Anelka’s lesser-remembered spot-kick – saved by Edwin van der Saar – meant that United had prevailed in the all-English affair
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