Setback for Arsenal
NZPA-AFP London Arsenal’s hopes of capturing its first English League title since 1971 were dealt a major blow yesterday when the leading scorer, Alan Smith, was ruled out for two weeks. The England striker, joint top marksman in Division One this season with 21 goals, suffered a double fracture of his cheekbone in a training accident. Smith looks certain to miss Arsenal’s vital clash with second-placed Liverpool at Anfield on April 23. Meanwhile, Glasgow Celtic has claimed the unofficial British club soccer title when it won the Dubai Champions’ Cup, beating Liverpool, 4-2, on penalties after a 1-1 score at fulltime. The Celtic skipper, Mark McGhee, fired the Scottish side ahead in the twelfth minute, while the second-half substitute for Liverpool, John Aldridge, equalised in the seventy-third minute.
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Press, 6 April 1989, Page 29
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