"Welcome to our coverage of the rerun of the 1965 FA Cup final. Which is how the kids round our way are framing it. Here's a snapshot of that day, as seen through the eyes of the cheeky chap from the Pool, everybody's pal, the jolly gap-toothed scouser with a twinkle in his eye and a smile for every honest Englishman."
"Liverpool went into that final as favourites, prevailing 2-1 after extra time. They're the bookies' favourites to win this evening, too, though you have to wonder whether reputation is trumping present form here. Leeds are coming off the back of a spirit-enhancing 3-1 win over bitter rivals Chelsea, while Liverpool were stultifyingly awful in scraping a draw against Sunderland. And while it's true that Leeds had lost their previous four matches, and six of the previous seven, Liverpool have tasted defeat in nine o"
Leeds United made two changes to their starting XI, bringing in Noah Okafor and Ilia Gruev while Ao Tanaka moved to the bench and Lukas Nmecha was omitted. Liverpool made four changes, replacing both full-backs with Conor Bradley and Milos Kerkez, Curtis Jones replacing Alexis MacAllister in midfield, and Hugo Ekitike coming in for Alexander Isak. Mohamed Salah was named among the substitutes for the third consecutive game. Starting lineups included Alisson, Bradley, van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo and Ekitike for Liverpool, and Perri, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Bogle, Stach, Ampadu, Gruev, Gudmundsson, Calvert-Lewin and Okafor for Leeds. Anthony Taylor refereed with John Brooks as VAR. The match was framed as a rerun of the 1965 FA Cup final, with Liverpool viewed as favourites despite inconsistent recent form.
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