Two weeks after beating Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison the Reds (that’s the ‘Reds’ of Liverpool, not the ‘Red Devils’ of Stretford) today take on Manchester United at Anfield. Kenny Dalglish told his press conference audience that “everyone” was fit for the match but with some of the squad away on international duty since that derby win, some […]
Read morePepe Reina’s autobiography is out today and depending on how candid he’s chosen to be we’ll maybe find out a lot more about the player than we deserve to. When we read it, rather than just take in soundbites hand-picked by newspaper columnists unconnected to the book and looking for something juicy for a headline, we’ll have a better insight […]
Read moreWITH a large chunk of the Liverpool squad away with their national sides it’s been a less intense week of training for those who stayed behind. One of those is Jamie Carragher and the break from the Premier League calendar gave him time to talk to national radio and also to a football conference in London. His quotes drew a […]
Read moreLIVERPOOL midfielder Jordan Henderson is away on international duty with the England Under 21s but he took a bit of time out to answer some questions on Twitter on behalf of The FA. Signed from Sunderland in the summer, Henderson said he prefers playing in the middle, rather than the wing, because that’s what he feels he’s best at – […]
Read moreFormer Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez received the Silver Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit at a ceremony in Madrid this morning. The presentation was made by Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Cristina. Rafa was given the news last month in a letter from Spain’s Minister for Sport and President of the Sports Council, Albert Soler Sicilia, in which […]
Read moreA FRESH autumn morning will make way for some Indian summer sun in Liverpool today as the city makes the most of the unexpected heatwave. Not that heat would have been completely unexpected in L4 today – it’s derby day, the 185th time The Reds have met The Blues in the league and a time where friendships and family ties […]
Read moreRAFA BENITEZ and his wife Montse were at Hotel Indigo in Liverpool yesterday for the official launch of the Montse Benitez foundation. The couple moved to Merseyside in 2004 when Rafa became the Liverpool manager and seven years later they class the area as their home. They were uprooted for a short time when Rafa took the Inter Milan job […]
Read moreRAFA BENITEZ and his wife Montse were at Hotel Indigo in Liverpool yesterday for the official launch of the Montse Benitez foundation. The couple moved to Merseyside in 2004 when Rafa became the Liverpool manager and seven years later they class the area as their home. They were uprooted for a short time when Rafa took the Inter Milan job […]
Read moreLiverpool 2 Wolves 1 Premier League. 24 September, 2011. Anfield FOOTBALL loves its clichés and there were plenty that could be brought out for this one so little point holding back. The “one man team” tag will probably be used – Luis Suarez again standing out. But he went off near the end for the player usually referred to in […]
Read moreKenny Dalglish has gone back to by and large the same Liverpool team that lost last weekend to Spurs for today’s home game against Wolves. Watch the game on a quality live stream >> Daniel Agger’s rib injury means he’s out for several weeks and so Kenny has moved Skrtel into the centre of defence (a position he’s far better […]
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