In May 1984, Joe Fagan's Reds won the European Cup against AS Roma in Rome, while Keith Burkenshaw's Spurs clinched the UEFA Cup by virtue of a two-legged victory over Anderlecht.

Both successes were achieved courtesy of dramatic penalty shootouts, in an era when deciding matches on spot-kicks was still a relatively new concept.

For all at Anfield and White Hart Lane it had been a long and arduous season, but their respective European triumphs didn't mark the end of it.

Before packing up for the summer, the two sides travelled to Swaziland (now known as Eswatini) to take part in a two-legged exhibition match, where the prize at stake was the Royal Swazi Sun's Soccer Challenge Floating Trophy.

From first-hand accounts of those on the trip, the Liverpool and Tottenham players were already winding down. They stayed at the same hotel and mixed freely, sunbathing by the pool and drinking plenty of beer.

In between, they played some football, and on Sunday June 3, in front of an 8,000 crowd at Somhlolo Stadium in the capital city of Lobamba, they put on a seven-goal show for the locals.

Two goals apiece from and , plus another from recent signing on his first appearance in a red shirt, ensured it was the European Cup victors who ran out 5-2 winners, with Danny Thomas and Mark Falco replying for the UEFA Cup holders.

The following Saturday, they met again at the same venue. Alan Brazil opened the scoring for Spurs and Rush netted late to secure a 1-1 draw, meaning Liverpool claimed a 6-3 aggregate victory and brought home the trophy.