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| Ian Rush gets his second goal. |
Blackburn Rovers were on a roll. Since claiming the UEC, they had victories against Sheffield Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers. They had won six games in a row in all competitions and their SAS (Sutton and Shearer) strike partnership was sweeping aside all before them.
Their toughest challenge yet came against Liverpool in the Coca-Cola Cup. Liverpool were a revitalised side under manager Roy Evans, with great young talents Steve McMannaman, Jamie Redknapp and Robbie Fowler. But they still had some veteran talents, including iconic striker Ian Rush.
By 1994, Ian Rush had passed his peak but could still provide an occasional reminder of how good he had been.
Rush opened the scoring after 19 minutes with an exquisite strike from outside the box into the top corner.
Shortly after half-time, Rush used his strength to open up a one-on-one situation to make it 2-0 to Liverpool.
Rush got his third and the match-ball on 71 minutes, a typical poachers goal after a mistake in the Blackburn defence.
Chris Sutton did get one back for Rovers but it was all too little too late as Liverpool claimed their second Unofficial English Championship.
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