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Arsenal 1988 Away Shirt At the end of the 1988 89 season Arsenalnbspwon their first League title since 1971, in highly dramatic fashion. Having led the League since Christmas, Arsenal were overtaken by Liverpool after losing to Derby County and drawing at home to Wimbledon in May. Arsenal had seemingly thrown away the title, but the final game of the season, on 26 May, was against Liverpool at Anfield Arsenal needed to win by two goals to take the title Liverpool had already won the FA Cup and were favourites to complete the Double. Alan Smith scored for Arsenal early in the second half to make it 1 0, but as time ticked by Arsenal struggled to get a second, and with 90 minutes gone on the clock, Arsenal still needed another goal. With only seconds to go, a Smith flick on found Michael Thomas surging through the Liverpool defence the young midfielder calmly lifted the ball over Bruce Grobbelaar and into the net, and Arsenal were League Champions.Product Specification Short sleeve V neck Club crest to left chest Machine washable 100% Polyester
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