By HARRY HARRIS STEVE McMahon revealed that the Liver- pool pla ers are abso- lute1 sEattered, but grimfy deter- mined to make one big final push to land 1d the Double. He said: "We , can't afford to be tired - we're two R,"fie",&Y ' pionship." Arsenal will be delighted that Everton forced Liverpool into a gruelling, energy-sap- ing extra-time, know- !ng that West Ham must wln at tomor- row to stay up before the ; I Gunners play the title 1 decider on Friday. But McMa- hon added: "NO, we are not satisfied. We've got to at least draw our last two games, and we shall go for it. "We'll have a few beers, cele- brate the Cup, relax, and think about what has hap- pened. "Then on Sunday morning we'll begin to start thinking about West Ham and the League."

IAN RUSH is ready to @reclaim his place against West Ham to- morrow night after six ,successive games as sub- stitute, writes Harry Harris. Liverpool's FA Cup finalhero, who came on at Wemble to sink Everton with two goals in extra-time, is set to start for the first time since playing Newcastle ( on February 4. Either or faces the axe at Anfield. Aldridge's brilliant @opening goal in the final could count for nothing, and the 28-goal Dalglish shares his delight striker accepts that next with the fans but Southall (left) is inconsolable. season it will be a straight battle between him and Rush, now fully "I've always been By IAN GlBB recovered fiom a knee confident that he will EVILLE SOUTHALL re- operation. then sort himself out and vealed yesterday why @ Aldridge warns: show everyone that he's he failed to follow his "You write him off at still the best goalscorer your peril. in the world. Everton team-mates UD the nightmare- ( ~ Wembley steps to collect his soled bjr "H@-proved everyone "There are three of us om superb per. wiong and he showed, going for two places. FA Cup loser's medal. formance. them at Wembley where' I've always enjoyed a "I was .so fed u I felt "I would rather have played it really counts. challenge. 'like going straight o8hthout'rubbish and be running my medal. I,,so wanted to win around with the Cup." ofor our fans. Southall finally got his me- Southall could not be con- dal after the match officials. * DAILY MIRROR, Monday, May 22, 1989 PAGE31

IT needed only a @few.. . And Liverpool's day of glory left football with another bad sniell under its nose. Those few have sent @Wembley scurrying to erect the fences again. And there were oth- 8 ers outside the sta- dium who robbed their own fans of tickets in sinister snatch-squads. Liverpool were Q denied their lap of honour because, once again, the fans let down the name of the game. "We escaped by the @skin of our teeth," said Wembley chair- man Brian Wolfson as he reviewed the inva- sions that ruined the winners' coronation. "That was the last @ Cup Final under the present circumstances. "Next season we @ shall have an all- seater stadium, and the fences will be up," said Wolfson. Players' union boss Gordon Taylor was appalled, especially when an Everton fan confronted . "I think he must @ have had a drink or two too many," said Steven of the fan who squared up to him. @ Taylor added: "I just thank God no one has been hurt. We are living on a knife edge. The truth is that @~embleyhas become as out-of-date as the Dads Army administrators who run the Cup competi- tion. @ The-stewarding was a disaster. Wolfson claims he wants to introduce a lower police profile. But at a time when @ he knew the fences were coming down, extra police should have been drafted in. perished atHillsborough, As it was there were to the survivors and to previous final In the 73rcl minute he time. They have all made @400, and that was the families of the in 1986." took off Jokm Aldridge a contribution. 200 less than last year's bereaved, oozed from Everton 2, Ltverpol3 Dalglish is single- and called-up Rush, who "That's what the club final. ,him. After extra-time) minded. That is the plat- sank Everto!? with two is all about." @ Instead he brought Liverpool's manager form for hls success. He brilliant goals in extra- It was a privilege to be in 1,200 stewards, never sat down, despite wants to be a winner, time. at Wembley to see Liver- who in most cases were time I got an immediate nothing else will do and too busy celebrating the heat, during the The burden was Dalglish explained the pool's triumph after the goals to watch for enthralling 120 minutes, feeling of satisfaction. immense, the strain heneededtobeawimer substitution the way he Everton's magnificent but after swapping his "It was an emotional incalculable. Not- on this special occasion. does every move he Eghtback. the pitch invasion. heavy red track suit for experience, one that tingham Forest were makes: "I just wanted to Liverpool took an early ,@They were great at his shirt and tie, jacket gave me a deep sense of swamped by the emotion Daring win the game. It is all lead with a scintillating throwing buckets of slung over his shoulders, happiness. in the semi-final. about making goal from Aldridge, mak- water over the sweat- the sweat still flooded It was a great credit to decisions." ing up for his penalty ing few who used it as He pulled off one of the an excuse to get on to from his smiling Delight Liverpool that they most daring Cup Final miss against Wimbledon features. didn't crack under the But edged a little fur- last year. the perimeter track. substitutions. There ther to elaborate he He said: "This has "There is a tremendous strain at Wembley. can't be many managers Everton eventually But they were meant more than any added: "It is why we are @totally unable to do feeling of achievement by Genuinely, Dalglish prepared to substitute a so successful. We have equalised with a last- other trophy I've been everybody at thu club." felt sympathy, even felt striker who has scored gasp goal from substitute anything about the involved in. high quality players in hundreds who defied After the tragedy, of sorry for their Merseyside potentially the winning Lhe squad. Stuart McCall. "At times you can't Hillsborough, Dalgllsh rivals in defeat. goal. Rush's double, setting the loudspeaker ,enjoy it as much as you announcements to stay and his players set out on He said: "Someone had Pet, equally, there "We have 13 players a new record of 21 goals off the pitch. would like to until after- a Cup crusade. 'Go and to be disappointed. It can't be many managers who have got Cup Final €or Merseyside derbies, wards, when it's had time win the Cup for us,' were was Everton today, and who have a player of the medals today, but there finally won the Cup @Has nothing been to sink in. the expectations heaped unfortunately it had to quality of are 23 players who have despite another McCall learned from Hills- "Not this time. This upon them. be Everton in the sitting on on the bench. been involved all the equaliser. borough?