Kenny Dalglish has made five changes for the game against Wolves tonight.FULL TEAM: Reina, Enrique, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Spearing, Adam, Kuyt, Henderson, Bellamy, CarrollSUBS: Doni, Carra, Coates, Kelly Aurelio, Shelvey, DowningIt looks like Steven Gerrard has been rested for this game, which is understandable after the heavy fixture list recently.

Liverpool left-back Fabio Aurelio is fit again after his recent injury blow, and despite the frustration of having to deal with regular setbacks, the Brazilian is raring to go. However, it has been difficult for him to actually get into the team, something he admits is very frustrating.

Since arriving at Liverpool in 2006, Fabio Aurelio has spent an incredible 23 months on the sidelines recovering from injury, which makes him the most injured player in the club's history. After a frustrating spell on the sidelines this season, the Brazilian made his return in the 5-1 victory at Oldham.

Liverpool 5: Bellamy 29′, Gerrard 45+1′, Shelvey 68′, Carroll 89′, Downing 90+5′
Oldham 1: Simpson 27′

It's finally the scoreline we were waiting for, but a lackadaisical first half and an incident late in the second take some of the sheen off for Liverpool, who worked their way past Oldham on the strength of a terrific display by Craig Bellamy.

Mirror: Gerrard back in Liverpool starting line-up

Aurelio also returns against Oldham in FA Cup

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Anfield Rd: Gerrard starts for Reds in cup 3rd round

Liverpool have their captain back as Steven Gerrard makes his first start since his pre-Christmas injury lay-off. Manager Kenny Dalglish has picked a strong side for the visit of Oldham in this Budweiser sponsored cup match, but as strong as it might be it isn't Liverpool's strongest.

Andy Carroll has surprisingly been dropped for tonight's FA Cup 3rd round tie against Bolton, but Steven Gerrard returns to the starting line-up, as does Jonjo Shelvey, Fabio Aurelio and Jamie Carragher. Here is the team:Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Aurelio, Gerrard, Spearing, Kuyt. Shelvey, Maxi, Bellamy.

Javier Aguirre has been fired by Real Zaragoza terminated, the La Liga club confirmed on Friday morning. Zaragoza are bottom of La Liga, having lost eight of their last nine league games.

A statement on the club's official website www.realzaragoza.com read:

"Late last night on Thursday, December 29, Real Zaragoza reached an agreement with Javier Aguirre for the termination of his contract as first-team coach.

Since arriving at Liverpool in 2006, Fabio Aurelio has spent an incredible 23 months on the sidelines recovering from injury, which makes him the most injured player in the club's history. The Brazilian's contract is up in the summer, so it's surely time for him to move on...right? Aurelio has been patiently waiting for his chance after recovering from his latest injury.

Hace 40 años, el 19 de diciembre de 1971, el estadio Monumental de Núñez fue protagonista de la apasionante semifinal del Torneo Nacional entre los dos grandes de Rosario: Central y Newell's. Los Canallas vencieron 1-0 con un legendario gol de palomita de Aldo Pedro Poy.
Tres días después, Rosario Central derrotaba 2-1 a San Lorenzo en el Parque Independencia y conquistaba el primer título de AFA de su historia, pero en el corazón de los hinchas la victoria en aquella semifinal contra el clásico y eterno rival sería el momento más recordado.

Fabio Aurelio remains upbeat about the prospect of featuring for Liverpool in the second half of the season, and is determined to play a part in the club's quest for honours in 2012.
The 32-year-old Brazilian full-back is currently sidelined with a calf injury, and hasn't yet featured for Kenny Dalglish's side this campaign.

Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio rues Lucas Leiva's season-ending injury

The Brazilian has admitted his countryman's absence will come as a blow for the Reds, but has revealed the midfielder is already looking ahead to next term at Anfield

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• Kop That: Craig Bellamy is back to his best for Liverpool and Wales http://t.co/oz6NeHOe 23:40:48, 2011-11-13
• Kop That: 'Comparisons with Barcelona's Lionel Messi are embarrassing' Liverpool's Luis Suarez http://t.co/IrvmvcIQ 23:24:58, 2011-11-13
• Kop That: Suarez downplays Messi comparison http://t.

Fabio Aurelio is on a mission to force his way back into Kenny Dalglish's plans.
The Brazilian left-back hasn't featured for Liverpool so far this season due to his injury problems and the excellent form of new recruit Jose Enrique.
Aurelio, who has only made the Reds' matchday squad on one occasion, was an unused substitute for last month's Carling Cup tie at Stoke City.

Liverpool left-back Fabio Aurelio is fit again after his latest injury blow, and despite the frustration of having to deal with regular injury setbacks, the Brazilian is raring to go, and can't wait to get back into the first team.
Since arriving at Anfield in 2006, Aurelio injuries have kept him on the sidelines for an astonishing 23 months, but right now, he's fit, strong and ready for action:
"I feel strong, but when you don't have many minutes on the pitch then match fitness is not the same.

Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy believes that team he played in under Rafa Benitez during the 2006-7 is superior to current team put together by Kenny Dalglish's. Do you agree?
Bellamy, who memorably helped Liverpool beat Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final that year, argued:
"Rafa's team was very good; it was very efficient, but this team is not too far off it.

We've had lots of foreign coaches in the A-League - usually at inflated prices.
The Dutch duo are currently sitting bottom - the Kiwi is just ahead.
Of the ten current coaches five are foreign and only Vitaslav Lavicka and Scottish Coach Iain Ferguson are in the top half of the table - both probably have spent more money than their counterparts.

In an extremely dubious 'exclusive' yesterday, the Daily Mirror claimed that Liverpool are interested in signing Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone. There are dozens of sites making up stupid transfer rumours on a daily basis but this must be one of the most ridiculous.
The Mirror claimed:
"Liverpool are ready to swoop for Spurs midfielder Tom Huddlestone.

2:45pm ET, live in the US on FoxSoccer.tv. Most of us will have to make do with streams.
Last four head-to-head:
0-1 Stoke (a) 09.10.11
2-0 Liverpool (h) 02.02.11
0-2 Stoke (a) 11.13.10
1-1 (a) 01.16.10
Previous round(s):
Liverpool: 2-1 Brighton (a); 3-1 Exeter (a)
Stoke: 0-0 Spurs [7-6 pens] (h)
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 1-1 Norwich (h); 1-1 United (h); 2-0 Everton (a)
Stoke: 1-3 Arsenal (a); 3-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (h); 2-0 Fulham (h)
Goalscorers (all):
Liverpool: Suarez 5; Bellamy, Carroll 2; Adam, Gerrard, Henderson, Kuyt, Maxi, Skrtel 1
Stoke: Jones, Walters 4; Crouch, Shotton 3; Jerome 2; Delap, Pugh, Upson, Whelan 1
Referee: Peter Walton
You may remember Mr.

Player Profile: José Enrique

AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum Liverpool has long had a problem with the left-back position ever since John Arne Riise left for Roma in 2008. Yes we had Fabio Aurelio and Emiliano Insua but neither.

Kenny Dalglish has gone quite a strong line-up against Rangers, with several fringe players being given a run-out alongside injury returnees.
Full Line up:
Doni, Johnson, Wilson, Coates, Agger, Spearing, Lucas, Maxi, Aurelio, Carroll, Bellamy.
Subs: Reina, Hansen, Enrique, Henderson, Kuyt, Downing, Adam, Skrtel, Flanagan.

Fabio Aurelio has expressed his delight at the prospect of skipper Steven Gerrard lining up against Manchester United this weekend in what would be his first start in over seven months but is wary of the limited preparation that will go into Saturday's early kick-off.

Aurelio has had his own share of injury woes in the past, which has only furthered his understanding of how the club's starting line-up can be bolstered by the return of someone as instrumental as Gerrard.

Aurelio: Gerrard's returning at perfect time

Liverpool captain will make first start since March against Manchester United

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Aurelio eyes United return

Steven Gerrard is not the only one aiming to make his first start of the season against Manchester United this weekend as Fabio Aurelio hones in on a first-team return.

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Along with Daniel Agger, Fabio Aurelio is one of Liverpool's most injured players, and has spent 50% of his Liverpool career to date on the treatment table. In a new interview recently, the Brazilian revealed how he was pleasantly surprised by the focus and application of Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher when he first arrived at the club.

Fabio Aurelio is always injured and Liverpool will never have a fit and talented left back. At least that's how it began to seem as year after year the Brazilian would struggle through countless injuries while a revolving door spat out failed would-be replacements. Right back, on the other hand, always seemed fairly settled, and with the acquisition of Glen Johnson and the emergence of Martin Kelly in recent seasons, the question most often asked was how the club was going to manage to fit in two players who would be safe bets to start week in and week out for most other Premier League sides.

Liverpool pair back in training

Liverpool defenders Fabio Aurelio and Glen Johnson have both returned to training following fitness problems.

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Vermaelen, Hargreaves, Aurelio and the ultimate crocked XI of injury-prone players

The ultimate Premier League injury XI

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Liverpool has published their 2011/12 Premiership squad.
The squad contains only 19 players despite having an a maximum allocation of 25.
Each club must have a squad containing no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the home-grown player criteria while the remainder must be home-grown.

Hospice's Brazil trek is a Fab hit

Fabio Aurelio joined Marie Curie fundraisers to give his backing to the cancer charity's Liverpool Hospice trek to his home country of Brazil.

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Renzo Ulivieri decided that the potential players strike in Italy was taking the focus away from the real problem some coaching certificate business. And as the head of the coaches association, he had to take action, thus he chained himself to the FIGC headquarters yesterday in protest.

In the most predictable news of this season (or indeed any of the last five seasons), Fabio Aurelio is injured *again*, which means he's now spent over 50% of his Liverpool career on the treatment table.
Let's take a look at the facts:
Oct 2006 - Injured: Out for 1 month
Jan 2007 - Injured: Out for 6 weeks
Apr 2007 - Injured: Achilles tendon.

New Liverpool left-back Jose Enrique was satisfied with his debut performance on Saturday and is not discouraged by the team's winless start.
The Spaniard was thrown in at the deep end, starting the Reds' 1-1 draw with Sunderland after taking part in just one training session with his new team-mates after completing his move on Friday.

Patience is key for Kenny Dalglish after Liverpool are held by Sunderland

• New-look Liverpool need time to gel, says Kenny Dalglish • Luis Suárez shows he will be central to Anfield's hopes They have presided over 15 signings but there were no great discoveries at Anfield, merely confirmation for Steve Bruce that less is more and that Kenny Dalglish needs more like Luis.

As disappointing as the end result was, especially after a cracking first half that saw Liverpool take the game to Sunderland, there were still positives to take away from Saturday's opening day draw at Anfield. Luis Suarez may have quite obviously tired in the second half, but it was his first game back and from a fitness standpoint served the same purpose as the early preseason games in China did for most of the squad, and before he did run out of gas he showed the same deadly form that he brought to Liverpool throughout the second half of last season and to Uruguay when he was named player of the tournament for leading his country to Copa America glory.

A terrific first half followed by a disjointed and disappointing second half, and ultimately a performance all too familiar. Pass and move football gave way to static and sloppy play down the stretch, with Sunderland clearly the better side as the match came to a close. Not a reason to completely erase all the optimism that accompanies the beginning of the season, but it's clear that there's some work left to be done.

From the official site:

Liverpool FC confirmed today that they had agreed a fee with Newcastle United for the transfer of José Enrique.

The club have now been given permission to discuss personal terms with the player, who will travel to Liverpool to undergo a medical.

Newcastle's José Enrique set for Liverpool move after clubs agree fee

• Full-back to undergo medical ahead of £6m transfer • 25-year-old signed for Newcastle in August 2007 The Newcastle full-back José Enrique is expected to undergo a medical at Liverpool after the two clubs agreed a fee believed to be close to £6m.

With the new Premier League season about to kick off, a hopeful mood surrounding the club, and a summer full of transfer insanity mostly put to bed, it's hard to believe that less than three months ago the 2010-11 season had only just come to an end. Back then, we did our best to digest all the highs and lows, from Roy Hodgson and Chrisitian Purslow and Joe Cole to Kenny Dalglish and Luis Suarez and Lucas Leiva.

The season's almost here, and it's time for every Liverpool fan to talk of how, if things fall just right, this could be the year. Like Fabio Aurelio's bones and muscles and tendons and ligaments, hoping for everything to turn out perfectly is probably asking just a bit too much. Still, it's a new season, the mood is upbeat, and if there was ever a time to give in and embrace overly ambitious hopes and dreams then this is that time.