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To celebrate the fact it is the 25th anniversary of Carlsberg being the official beer of Liverpool we are looking back on some of their Irish legends top moments.
First up we have the man affectionately known as Trigger, and the five greatest moments of Jason McAteer’s career.
Scoring twice against West Ham after being out with a broken leg.
Jason broke his leg playing for Liverpool in a match against Blackburn Rovers in January of 1998. He made a very speedy recovery and returned to the first team for a match against West Ham in May of that year. Liverpool went on to win 5-0 and Jason helped himself to two goals.
That cross for Collymore’s first goal in the epic 4-3 win for Liverpool over Newcastle.
Liverpool had a couple of epic 4-3 wins over Newcastle in the late 90s. This was the first one where Stan Collymore won it for Liverpool in the dying moments. His first goal in that game was courtesy of a delicious cross from McAteer.
Scoring the winner at Highbury after Fowler missed a penalty.
Liverpool travelled to Highbury for a match against a formidable Arsenal side in 1997. They had gone one up thanks to a Stan Collymore goal and were awarded a spot-kick. Robbie Fowler stepped up, hit it, but it was saved by Dave Seaman only for the rebound to come to McAteer who gleefully slotted home. It proved to be the winner as Ian Wright pulled a goal back for the Gunners late on.
Scoring in an FA Cup Semi-Final victory over Aston Villa.
In the 1995/96 season, Liverpool met Aston Villa in an FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. It was the Robbie Fowler show as he grabbed two goals, but the icing was put on the cake by this goal by McAteer which ensured a 3-0 win for Liverpool.
It was his first season at the club and capped off a fairytale season for the lifelong Liverpool supporter.
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That goal against Holland at Landsdowne Road.
It’s only fair that we include probably the biggest goal he’s ever scored and it wasn’t for Liverpool, but Ireland. It’s one of the great historic goals for the Irish national team.
Holland came to Landsdowne with a team packed full of superstars. Apparently, all they had to do was show up, but Ireland needed the win. Roy Keane clattered into Overmars to set the tone in the opening seconds and the scene was set.
Steve Finnan swung a cross into the Dutch box and there was Jason, with a lot to do, but he met it confidently and planted his first-time shot past Van Der Saar. The whole of Ireland erupted. It proved to be the only goal of the game and it was Ireland who went to Japan/South Korea for the World Cup in 2002.
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