Winning is a habit, however, occasionally competitions have to be prioritised and anyone slating the team selection for the Olympiacos game needs to understand that.

Football is down to money, and whilst the Champions League may bring in more money than the majority of football clubs could ever dream of having, one away tie with the group already won can afford to be treated as an insignificant game.

Sending young players out on loan to build experience is standard practice at top Premier League clubs, and Liverpool is no exception. However, Reserve team coach Rodolfo Borrell is worried that some loan moves can be counter-productive, and he argues that this has been the case for promising young striker Nathan Eccleston.

It is an unfortunate reality of the game of football, one which dictates that an injury to one player means an opportunity for another. So it will be for Jay Spearing who seems to be the player within Liverpool's squad who can best replicate the job that Lucas Leiva carried out and which someone else will now have to do in the Brazilian's injury forced absence.

Will be one of those chipping in with a contribution in Greece

This midweek sees the final round of group fixtures for the Champions League to be played. Arsenal are of course already through and will finish top of the group regardless of what happens in the Olympiakos match tomorrow. It's another chance for the manager to rest some tired legs and make full use of the squad.

Stoke are currently flying high (for Stoke) in 8th place and according to their internet forums, confidence about the upcoming match against us is up there to match. A bit surprising considering our run of form, but they reckon that they're the ones that can put a stop to it.
They always make it hard for us at the Britannia and they reckon that their strength in aerial and dead ball situations vs our weakness in aerial and dead ball situations will get them goals.

Sitting five points off the coveted Champions League places, Liverpool will look to gain maximum points in their upcoming fixtures. If they can stay close to fourth over the coming weeks, with the January transfer window looming and Dalglish being clear they have the option to buy or not and Steven Gerrard's return imminent; there will surely be the belief and potential within the club to be genuine contenders for fourth, right to the final whistle of the season.

Manchester City 1 – 0 Arsenal: Match report and player ratings

Since our painful, last visit to Manchester a few months ago, Arsenal have made tremendous progress. In fact, the club achieved such a fantastic transformation since the late arrival of experienced, quality players like Arteta, Mertesacker, and Santos that most of us were confident we could get something out of our game against the other club from Manchester today.

Manchester City 1 – 0 Arsenal: Match report and player ratings

Since our painful, last visit to Manchester a few months ago, Arsenal have made tremendous progress. In fact, the club achieved such a fantastic transformation since the late arrival of experienced, quality players like Arteta, Mertesacker, and Santos that most of us were confident we could get something out of our game against the other club from Manchester today.

Jordi Gomez claims Wigan will welcome Liverpool to the DW Stadium on Wednesday confident in their ability to pull off another shock result.
The Latics impressed many observers on Saturday evening as they stunned Chelsea with a dramatic late show on home soil.
Gomez's goal two minutes from the end of that contest saw Wigan take what could be a priceless point from the title-chasing Blues.

Morning all.

There's little point reflecting too much on the City game at this stage. It's done and dusted and we've got to refocus ourselves on the games ahead. It might be a strange thing to say but perhaps the team will take some measure of confidence from the defeat. The last trip to Manchester was traumatic, this time only the odd goal separated us from the most expensively assembled team in football.

Update: Liverpool has responded. They're not happy.

LFC considers racism in any form to be unacceptable without compromise. It is our strong held belief, having gone over the facts of the case, that Luis Suarez did not commit any racist act. It is also our opinion that the accusation by this particular player was not credible certainly no more credible than his prior unfounded accusations.

Liverpool Football Club have issued a statement about Luis Suarez
Liverpool Football Club and the Montgomery City Bus Company are is very surprised and disappointed with the decision of the Football Association commission to find Luis Suarez and James F. Blake guilty of the charges against them.

Luis Suárez: Liverpool statement

• Club are 'very surprised and disappointed' • Statement: 'Luis Suárez is innocent' Liverpool FC is very surprised and disappointed with the decision of the FA commission to find Luis Suárez guilty of the charges against him.

Well Luis Suarez has been found guilty of Racism by the FA and banned for 8 matches and given a £40,000 fine. Liverpool have appealed this so he should be free to face Wigan in tonight's match.

"Today (Tuesday) is a very difficult and painful day for both me and my family. Thanks for all the support, I'll keep working!

By Chris Wright

Once again, the giant globe-spanning Illuminati conspiracy established to keep Liverpool from 'having their year' has come into effect and has demanded that the FA ban the club's most effective player this season for the next eight games and fined a week's wages just for openly and admittedly calling a black man a 'negro' a few times during a game of football.

By Chris Wright

Once again, the giant globe-spanning Illuminati conspiracy established to keep Liverpool from 'having their year' has come into effect and has demanded that the FA ban the club's most effective player this season for the next eight games and fined a week's wages just for openly and admittedly calling a black man a 'negro' a few times during a game of football.

Agger urges Reds belief

Danish defender Daniel Agger insists Liverpool must maintain belief if they are to solve their recent woes in front of goal.

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Danish defender Daniel Agger insists Liverpool must maintain belief if they are to solve their recent woes in front of goal.
The Reds were again left frustrated by a failure to take their chances in the 1-1 home draw against Blackburn Rovers on Boxing Day.
Rovers keeper Mark Bunn produced a number of top saves to deny the home team - particularly from Andy Carroll's late volley.

‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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Dalglish sings Carroll's praises ahead of Toon return

'We've got a much greater belief in him than some people' says Liverpool boss

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Last week I touched upon our feeling as supporters around the squad; how the bonhomie appears to have improved. This both between the players and according to the respect that radiates out from fans compared with six months ago. I met little opposition to the supposition that the supporters were more tolerant with this more experienced roster than last year's.

‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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‘We've got much greater belief in Andy Carroll than a lot of people have' – Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

The Scottish manager rubbished suggestions the 22-year-old is low on confidence, and hailed the return of captain Steven Gerrard, but insisted he will not be rushed back

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