None of the moments that people describe as the best in their lives seem analogous to me.

Childbirth must be extraordinarily moving.

It doesn't really have a crucial surprise element.

In any case, lasts too long.

The fulfilment of personal ambition, promotions, awards, what have you,

doesn't have a minute time factor, nor the element of powerlessness that I felt that night.

What else is, sir, that can possibly provide the suddenness? A huge pool swim, maybe?

But that has none of a communal ecstasy of football.

There is then literally nothing to describe it. I can recall nothing else that I've covered it for two decades.

So please, be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever.

We do not lack imagination, nor have we have sad and barren lives.

It's just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium.

I'm Jonathan Wilson with Rob Draper, and this is It Was What It Was.

And that was Nick Hornby talking about Arsler's sooner winner, Anfield, to win the title in 1989.

In the first half of our look at that game, we talked about the social, footballing, television context of the game. Today, we're going to be

looking at the match itself and his legacy. So, Rob, first of all, why don't you take us through

the lineups? The only foreign player in the Arsenal team is an Irishman, David O'Leary. So the

vast majority of the players are from the British Charles. The only foreign player at all is Bruce

Grobler, who's the Liverpool goalkeeper. So the Arsenal team is John Lukach and Gold,

and it's Steve Bold, David O'Leary in Tony Adams, as a back three. Dixon and Winterburn are

wing backs, Thomas and Richardson and midfield, and then sort of a three-man attack of David

Roecastle,

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