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Tony Yeboah on THAT Liverpool goal and the Leeds United ban that quickly followed

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Tony Yeboah's thunderbolt for Leeds United against Liverpool was three decades ago - but will never be forgotten by the striker and all those who witnessed it at Elland RoadConsidering Tony Yeboah grew up idolising Liverpool, he had a strange way of showing it. But it was his love of Liverpool which inspired the remarkable goal he once scored against them.One which went on to define his career, and be remembered as arguably the greatest the Premier League has ever seen.



A local company, Nordale Foods, decided to sponsor Yeboah two puddings per goal, plus one for each of his team-mates, A truck once delivered 250 of them to the club's Thorp Arch training ground, and Yeboah was hooked on the iconic puds.Until manager Howard Wilkinson became concerned about his new striking sensation putting on weight, and ordered them to be stopped.Yeboah, now 59, said: "Yeah, I loved the Yorkshire puddings. I just couldn't eat anymore of them."Yeboah, who now runs a successful sports agency and hotel chain back in his native Ghana, will be in the forefront of Leeds' minds again this weekend, when Daniel Farke's men host Liverpool once again.Yeboah scored 32 goals in 66 games for Leeds, and insists his most iconic one of all was no fluke.

Unlike James, Yeboah is only too happy to see replays of that goal, one which is repeated often both in Ghana and England.He added: "There’s a TV station in Ghana that always shows the goal before the sports programmes, and I know they show it regularly in England too. I feel so proud to have played for Leeds United and to have scored a fantastic goal like that."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.