Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he would fully support Roberto Martinez if the Spaniard is named as the Reds' new manager.
Latics chairman Dave Whelan told Sky Sports on Friday Liverpool have offered Martinez a chance to be their new boss and a decision will be made within the next week.
The Spaniard was in Miami on Thursday for talks with Reds owner JW Henry about taking over at Anfield.

England's Euro 2012 Chances - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

There are always plenty of ‘if's, but's and maybe's' when It comes to England at a major tournament; Euro 2012, though, will take that to a whole new level.

It says a lot about the upheaval surrounding the Three Lions that star man Wayne Rooney's suspension for the first two matches of the competition is almost seen as the least of their worries.

As the news of Kenny Dalglish sacking is unveiled there has been better news for Liverpool fans, recently appointed England manager Roy Hodgson has announced four Liverpool players in his squad for the European Championships this summer in Poland and the Ukraine.
Included in the 23 man squad is Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and Stewart Downing also joins him in midfield, with Jordan Henderson earning a position as a standby.

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Liverpool

The Reds trail rivals Everton by a point in the league table and will be hoping for a win in Wales to avoid finishing behind Everton for only the second time in 25 years.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has issued a rallying cry to his team-mates to stamp out poor form in next season's Premier League campaign.
Since the turn of the year the Reds have won just four and lost 10 of 17 league games, picking up 15 from a possible 51 points.
Kenny Dalglish's side host Chelsea on Tuesday facing the real prospect of finishing outside the top eight.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is determined to win the FA Cup in order to save his club's season.
The Anfield outfit was expected to at least challenge for a top-four place in the Premier League this season but have fallen well short.
However, having won the Carling Cup in February - their first trophy for six years - another piece of silverware when taking on Chelsea at Wembley in Saturday's FA Cup final would provide adequate compensation.

Fulham recorded a first win at Anfield in their history as Liverpool's FA Cup final warm-up felt decidedly flat.
The Cottagers' previous 30 visits had failed to produce a victory and Merseyside, in general, has been an unhappy hunting ground.
Saturday's woeful 4-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park extended Fulham's run in league matches to no wins in 48 trips to the city of Liverpool.

Luis Suarez netted a stunning hat-trick as Liverpool warmed up for the FA Cup final with a comfortable 3-0 win at Norwich.
The Uruguayan struck twice in the space of four minutes midway through the first half to put the Reds in command.
After Norwich - who are all but secure of a place in the Barclays Premier League heading into their final two games - rallied briefly, Suarez completed his treble eight minutes from time with an audacious lob from just inside the Norwich half to give Kenny Dalglish's men the perfect tonic ahead of their Wembley date with Champions League finalists Chelsea next Saturday.

Liverpool's Captain Steven Gerrard was in Ireland this weekend to promote, not the team, but a charity for Autism.
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The Anfield legend appeared on Ireland's longest running chat show 'The Late late show'
where he talked about his Liverpool career, how he was given his first-team start under Gerrard Houllier at the age of 18.

Norwich striker James Vaughan is pressing for another Premier League start after his recovery from a frustrating injury spell.
Former Reds centre-back Zak Whitbread (hamstring) remains sidelined and will not be playing against his old club.
Fellow defenders Marc Tierney (groin) and Daniel Ayala (knee), another former Liverpool man, are ruled out of the season.

Liverpool boss Kenny Daglish has confirmed that captain Steven Gerrard is fully fit and there are no issues over his fitness.
Gerrard was left out of Sunday's defeat to West Brom, with worries over a hamstring injury.
But Daglish has admitted that it was a precaution to leave him out last week and he has been training all week with no issues.

Kuyt in action last year against Norwich...Liverpool face the Canaries on Saturday as they look to end April on a high. Norwich have lost their last two league games but they have been a breath of fresh air since they were promoted from the Championship last year.
Injuries for Liverpool mean they are without Charlie Adam but captain Steven Gerrard was back in training and is expected to be available for Saturday's game.

Roy was all smiles on Sunday...Liverpool fell to yet another defeat in the league on Sunday as Roy Hodgson's side got the better of the Reds. Liverpool had chances aplenty and maintained pressure throughout the 90 minutes but they just couldn't find the back of the net.
Liverpool started without captain Steven Gerrard who was left out as a precaution according to manager Kenny Dalglish.

Concerns about the striker's future were raised after his suspension following the Patrice Evra affair, especially as Paris St Germain made their interest known.
Suárez's contract negotiations are continuing with the club and he was emphatic when asked about his future.
"Yes, yes I will continue at Liverpool," he said.

Captain Steven Gerrard knows Liverpool cannot afford to get swept up by derby fever as they aim to reach a second cup final of the season.
Kenny Dalglish's Carling Cup winners are preparing to take on Merseyside rivals Everton in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final.
The two near-neighbours last met at Wembley in 1989 and, with the game coinciding with the 23rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, there is added poignancy.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has called on the club's fans to be patient as the team look to end their slump in form.
The Reds are mired in their worst run in over 50 years after suffering six defeats in seven Premier League matches.
The displays of Kenny Dalglish's men has led to criticism from disgruntled supporters after seeing the side slip down to eighth spot in the table behind local rivals Everton.

Liverpool's poor league form this season is easily illustrated in the graph below.
We were actually in 3rd place way back in August when hopes were high for the new season under Kenny Dalglish.
But we soon drifted out to fifth and sixth places without our injured captain Steven Gerrard and the cruciate ligament injury to Lucas Leiva.

Sebastian Coates knows he will have to bide his time before earning a regular place in Liverpool's first team.
Despite his stunning scissor-kick goal in the defeat by Queens Park Rangers, last summer's signing from Nacional was dropped to the bench for Saturday's loss at the hands of Wigan.
But Coates accepts he faces a battle to fight his way ahead of Martin Skrtel, Jamie Carragher and the presently injured Daniel Agger.

Well, here is my predicted line-up v Wigan Athletic today at 3pm.
Charlie Adam is apparantly ruled out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage at QPR during the week.
It means another start for Jay Spearing at midfield alongside inspirational Captain Steven Gerrard, should be enough to hold Martinez' side who are in a relagation dog-fight at the foot of the table.

It is no surprise if you come across a Liverpool FC sports bar in merseyside or a room dedicated to one of the LFC greats in one of the Liverpool hotels. However hearing this might surprise you a little bit."Steve G" is a newly-opened boutique hotel in Indonesia that has been named after Liverpool football club's captain, Steven Gerrard.

It is no surprise if you come across a Liverpool FC sports bar in merseyside or a room dedicated to one of the LFC greats in one of the Liverpool hotels. However hearing this might surprise you a little bit."Steve G" is a newly-opened boutique hotel in Indonesia that has been named after Liverpool football club's captain, Steven Gerrard.

Looks like he's still got it. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored all three of his side's goals yesterday in their 3-0 win at Anfield over Everton. We dedicated quite a bit of space on the blog to Gerrard last ... Continue reading →

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish must have known what he was talking about when he said that the Merseyside derby could be the spark that re-ignites Liverpool's ascendency in the EPL table.

The Reds were 3-0 winners over local rivals Everton thanks to their captain Steven Gerrard who bagged a hat-trick.

Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard celebrated his 400th Premier League match in style by scoring a hat trick in the mersyside derby.

He put his side ahead in the 34th minute with a lovely lobbed finish over Tim Howard's head which sent Anfield into raptures.

Liverpool doubled their lead in the 51st minute when Luis Suarez cut into the box from the right, then Gerrard stormed in and blasted the ball into the back of the net.

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Liverpool vs Everton 3-0 Highlights 2012 Steven Gerrard Hat trick Goals Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Liverpool vs Everton 2012 ( Liverpool Everton VIDEO BELOW) Final score and result:- Liverpool vs Everton 3-0 ( Steven Gerrard*3) Anfield, Liverpool- 13 March, 2012- 20.

A masked Bendtner celebrates...Liverpool fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Stadium Of Light on Saturday when a fortuitous goal separated the two sides. The third in a string of defeats breaks a record for the Reds who haven't lost three in a row in the league since 2003. It was a dire game for the neutral to watch and unfortunately contained a very poor performance from a lacklustre Liverpool side who are hitting a bit of bad form in the league at the moment.

Liverpool face fighters Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League this Saturday at 3:00pm. Under Martin O'Neill's stewardship, the Black Cats/ Makems have climbed up to 12th in the Premiership Table with 34 points, five behind Liverpool on 39 pts.
Recent results for Sunderland include a 2-0 victory over Swansea and a 3-0 drubbing of Norwich City.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has admitted they cannot afford to drop any...

Robin van Persie scored either side of the interval to help Arsenal come from behind and win 2-1 at Anfield to bring an end to Liverpool's unbeaten record at home this season.

On a day when injured captain Steven Gerrard started things off brightly for the home side by lifting the recently won Carling Cup trophy, an inspired Reds side brilliantly rode the momentum in the opening stages.

Luis Suarez vs Thomas Vermaelen

Both technically strong,this would be one big battle worth watching.The No 7's ability to charge through defenses, hold the ball up to set his teammates up and to dribble past defenders, simply is a nightmare for any defender.Although Suarez scored 2 goals in in his last three outings for the reds, there has been a significant dip in form of his overall game.

Liverpool's success in ending their six year's trophy drought obviously carried lots of stories including their key of winning it which Dirk Kuyt's revealed as their strong believe.

Kuyt said that during the difficult moment in the penalty shoot out, Kuyt went on to remain his teammates, including captain Steven Gerrard, who was among one of the players failing to score in the shoot out.

Cardiff shocked just about everyone by recovering from the loss of their 16th minute lead over Liverpool in the Carling Cup final and then falling behind in extra time to push the match to a shootout with an equalizer of their own in the 118th minute. Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Heaton then came up with another shock by stopping Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's first penalty of the shootout.

After a nervy 120 minutes ended 2-2, the Carling Cup final between Liverpool and Cardiff went to a penalty shootout that proved just as manic as the rest of the match. Both sides failed to convert their first penalty and Liverpool also missed their second, but eventually won 3-2 when Anthony Gerrard, cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, put Cardiff's final penalty wide of the post.

Will Liverpool and Arsenal return to winning ways this weekend? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

This weekend we have the big North London derby with roles reversed this is Arsenal's worst season under Wenger, and Tottenham are outside title contenders / guaranteed to finish in the Champions League places.

Will Liverpool and Arsenal return to winning ways this weekend? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

This weekend we have the big North London derby with roles reversed this is Arsenal's worst season under Wenger, and Tottenham are outside title contenders / guaranteed to finish in the Champions League places.

As Chelsea's season turned from bad to worse in Naples on Tuesday, the rumor mill kicked into high-gear with whisperings manager Andres Villas-Boas could be on his way out.

The name that rose quickly to the top was former Liverpool and Inter Milan manager Rafael Benitez. The manager's agent, Manuel García Quilón, has denied reports that his client has been contacted by the West London club.

Liverpool beat Man Utd 2-1 in the FA Cup 4th round on Saturday, thanks to an overdue goal from Dirk Kuyt in the 88th minute.
Liverpool lined up with a defensive formation with Jamie Carragher in front of a flat back four, paying too much respect to a United side shorn of players like Vidic, Ferdinand and Rooney.

Club captain Steven Gerrard has reiterated his confidence and belief in Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, and although he acknowledges that the pressure is on at the moment, Gerrard has not doubt that Dalglish is the right man to lead Liverpool forward.In an interview with ITV Sport, Gerrard expressed his admiration for Dalglish's willingness to put his legendary status on the line:"It took some

Having left a pretty bad mark in their latest meeting with Manchester United, Liverpool apparently wants their upcoming meeting against Sir Alex Ferguson's side in the FA Cup returns as a memorable fixture in a footballing way.

This wish is being revealed by the Reds' captain, Steven Gerrard, who felt that what happened in both clubs' previous meeting have pretty much gave more negative aspect towards his team which is obviously not related with football.

FA Cup Preview: United to finally beat Liverpool at Anfield - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Here's a look ahead at the biggest matches in the FA Cup fourth round this weekend, along with top betting tips for each game.

Liverpool v Manchester United

No doubting the big game of this weekend's FA Cup fourth round action as Liverpool play host to arch rivals Manchester united in what promises to be an action packed and explosive encounter.