And here you thought Arsenal's Robin van Persie was the only one getting this special treatment. Ahead of Saturday's critical clash between Liverpool and Manchester City, Rafa Benitez is pulling out all the stops to make sure his squad is healthy enough to field a squad without the name Voronin inserted into the starting [. Click to continue reading...

International breaks can be extremely beneficial when it comes to teams that have massive injury worries. Just ask Liverpool, who currently have their two best players (Gerrard and Torres), plus a host of key first team selections all on the mend. The rest and recuperation is critical especially when you have quite possibly [. Click to continue reading...

hi just read on eurosport site 4 lfc that machy could b moving 2 barcelona & we could b buying silva is this true or just another pathetic roumer or i could av read it wrong as it says eduardo de silva is it david silva we want ?? just thought id ask Click to continue reading...

The latest names to the physio table include the likes of Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera, both of which are dealing with knocks that could see them miss matches after the international break. With the injuries mounting and the quality names on bench and in the starting XI dwindling, it would appear that it's [. Click to continue reading...

If ever there was a photo to sum up the way this season has gone for Liverpool, it would most certainly be the one inserted in this article: a photo of David Ngog diving through the air with the greatest of ease in a moment that I now consider to be comedy gold. I'm through [...] Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez has named his starting 11 to face Birmingham City at Anfield this evening, with David N'Gog replacing Fernando Torres upfront. The team in full is full is: Reina, Johnson, Insua, Skrtel, Agger, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Benayoun, Riera, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Gerrard, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Spreaing, Darby. Click to continue reading...

Monday night football returns to Anfield, as Liverpool and Birmingham City prepare to do battle in the Premier League. There's a lot at stake in this match especially after both Aston Villa and Tottenham won over the weekend. A win would pull the club within a point of the fourth spot in the league. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool can pull level with Aston Villa (and one point off Tottenham for fourth) on Monday evening with a victory over Birmingham City. That's about the only certain thing we know right now. As for the injury news on Torres, Gerrard, et al well you might as well just consider the starting XI [... Click to continue reading...

It's been quite a roller coaster ride for Brazilian Lucas Leiva since he made his was to Anfield from Gremio for around £5m during the summer of 2007. Instead of getting an opportunity to learn the subtle nuances of the Premier League, Leiva has been throw into the fire in his second season with the [. Click to continue reading...

While Wednesday's heartbreaking draw against Lyon didn't seal Liverpool's place in the Europa League it did put our chances on life support. Aside from needing to defeat Debrecen, Liverpool will also need some help from Lyon to keep the potential miracle alive. But what if Lyon and Fiorentina draw? Click to continue reading...

Hopefully Rafa saw the negatives in Andriy Voronin's performance last night; rather than claiming he is a good player who can have an impact on this season. He proved last night he is nowhere near good enough to play for Liverpool; it's time for the number 10 to move on. I honestly beleive he would struggle [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool drew 1-1 with Lyon last night, leaving any chance of getting through the group stages of the Champion's League hanging by a thread' but what do you think went wrong last night? There are a number of possible reasons: Rafa's tactics/his woeful decision to play Voronin/the lack of introduction of Aquilani/bringing on Babel too late, [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool face Lyon in the Champion's League tonight, but given the fact that Rafa has an injury list longer than his arm; who do you think should play? The squad is as follows: Reina, Cavalieri, Carragher, Ayala, Darby, Insua, Agger, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Lucas, Benayoun, Aquilani, Babel, Mascherano, Spearing, Plessis, Ngog, Voronin, Torres. Click to continue reading...

Where do you draw the line when it comes to Fernando Torres' fitness? That's the question I've been asking myself ever since I wrote yesterday's piece on Steve Gerrard's absence from the squad for Wednesday night's European tilt against Lyon. I read, re-read, and then read Rafa's comments regarding the injury numerous times before coming [. Click to continue reading...

This week saw the ridiculous suggestion that Rafa Benitez was trying to bring John Arne Riise back to Anfield; but what most people forgot before they ran the story was the original source (who I am not going to mention for obvious reasons), and the fact we already have 3 left backs at the club. The [. Click to continue reading...