▁following ▁year , ▁when ▁he ▁missed ▁just ▁three ▁league ▁games ▁all ▁season . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁partner ed ▁Hans en ▁in ▁all ▁but ▁five ▁of ▁Liverpool ' s ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁the ▁An field ▁club ▁were ▁a ▁cut ▁above ▁every ▁other ▁side , ▁losing ▁just ▁twice ▁and ▁coast ing ▁to ▁the ▁title . ▁G illes pie ▁we ighed ▁in ▁with ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁goals ▁too , ▁including ▁one ▁in ▁a ▁famous ▁ 5 – 0 ▁ham mer ing ▁of ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest , ▁which ▁critics , ▁including ▁Tom ▁Fin ney , ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁fin est ▁domestic ▁performance ▁by ▁any ▁English ▁club . ▁ ▁A ▁week ▁before ▁Liverpool ▁were ▁scheduled ▁to ▁face ▁W im ble don ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁final ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁secure ▁their ▁second ▁" double ", ▁G illes pie ▁and ▁team mate ▁N ig el ▁Sp ack man ▁cl ashed ▁heads ▁when ▁le aping ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁ball ▁in ▁a ▁league ▁game ▁against ▁Derby ▁County . ▁Both ▁suffered ▁deep ▁cut s , ▁but ▁were ▁de emed ▁fit ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁W emble y ▁and ▁were ▁each ▁given ▁custom ised ▁protect ive ▁band ages ▁with ▁red ▁and ▁white ▁stri pes ▁to ▁wear ▁during ▁the ▁game . ▁G illes pie ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Liverpool ' s ▁better ▁players ▁on ▁the ▁day , ▁but ▁Liverpool ▁surprising ly ▁lost ▁ 1 – 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁G illes pie ▁joined ▁his ▁team m ates