Anything less damaging than a two - goal defeat for Liverpool .
The title would be theirs ; but victory by two goals for Arsenal would deprive the Reds of the Double and make Arsenal champions by the narrowest of margins - number of goals scored .
Anything less damaging than a two - goal defeat for Liverpool and the title would be theirs ; but victory by two goals for Arsenal would deprive the Reds of the Double and make Arsenal champions by the narrowest of margins - number of goals scored .