CHAMPS ARE KOP-A-HOOP...

LIVERPOOL are past masters at winning league titles - but they also know too well what it's like to miss out in the most agonising fashion.

- BY RYAN TAYLOR

On the final day of the 1988-89 campaign, Arsenal snatched the title from the Reds in stoppage time when Michael Thomas struck a decisive second for the Gunners at Anfield.

But, a year later, Kenny Dalglish's men were out to avenge their heartbreak against QPR and this time they were not going to let the opportunity pass them by.