A 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest in August 1992 proved an ominous sign of things to come for Graeme Souness' Liverpool.
Time really does fly, doesn’t it? Especially in top-level football.
Last month marked the 30th anniversary of Liverpool’s first Premier League game, a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest in first ever ‘Super Sunday’ offering.
Teddy Sheringham’s first-half goal, his last in a Forest shirt as it turned out, settled matters at the City Ground, the game offering a window into the kind of problems that would beset the Reds under Graeme Souness during a season that would see them finish sixth, some 25 points adrift of champions Manchester United.
From a Liverpool perspective, the 'Class of 92' was far from a vintage one, but where are they now, some three decades on?
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GettyDavid James
James was one of two Reds debutants that day at Forest, and by the time he retired from playing in 2014, he had amassed more Premier League appearances (572) than any other goalkeeper in the competition’s history.
Indeed, at the time of writing only four players – Gareth Barry, Ryan Giggs, Frank Lampard and James Milner – have racked up more games. James played more than 250 games for Liverpool before representing Aston Villa, West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth with distinction.
He finished his career in India with Kerala Blasters and is now a successful and erudite television pundit.
AdvertisementGettyNick Tanner
One of a number of players signed from lower league clubs during Kenny Dalglish’s final years in charge at Anfield, defender Tanner, who arrived from Bristol Rovers, would go on to make 59 appearances for Liverpool after making his debut in 1989.
Most of those came during that first Premier League campaign, when he played 45 times in all competitions, but a persistent back problem meant he was forced to retire in 1994, aged only 29.
He tried his hand at scouting and in management with non-league clubs such as Almondsbury Town and Mangotsfield, and can often be found summarising Liverpool games for .
His book was released in 2017.
GettyDavid Burrows
A left-back who arrived from West Brom in 1988, Burrows would make nearly 200 appearances for the Reds and is one of only a handful of players to have represented both Liverpool and Everton in the Premier League.
He also played for the likes of West Ham, Coventry, Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday before retiring in 2003 due to injury.
He now lives in Dordogne, France, where he and his wife rent out holiday properties.
GettySteve Nicol
One of Liverpool’s all-time greats, the versatile Nicol made more than 450 appearances for the Reds and won eight major honours, as well as being named Footballer of the Year in 1989.
He left for Notts County in 1995 and later played for Sheffield Wednesday, West Brom and Doncaster before moving to the USA in 1999.
There, he would carve out a hugely successful coaching career, spending nine years in MLS with New England Revolution, where he won the North American SuperLiga and US Open Cup. He now works as a television pundit for .