In recent years, the January window's been relatively tame 2007 was maybe the most active, with Javier Mascherano and Alvaro Arbeloa among the names on the way in, and 2008 saw Martin Skrtel arrive with Momo Sissoko heading out. But 2009 brought only the exit for the recently arrived but underwhelming Robbie Keane, and 2010 had only Maxi Rodriguez arriving on a free with Andrea Dossena and Andriy Voronin leaving Anfield.

Cavani's precise headed goal from a corner.
Edinson Cavani punished Manchester City in the penultimate round of Champions League group stage games, scoring a double in the Italian side's 2-1 victory. As Bayern Munich sealed the first place of the group mathematically, now Manchester City must hope that Villarreal (last placed in the group with zero points) can hold Napoli at bay while Mancini's men try and defeat Bayern Munich.

A pretty disappointing results gained by two Manchester teams in their Champions League campaign as league leader, Man City, were unsurprisingly beaten by Napoli 2-1 at San Paolo, while Man United only managed a draw against Benfica at Old Trafford.

The results puts both teams' position in their group in a lot of trouble as there's a solid chance that the two might not make in through the next round, considering the tough competition they're facing.

It's only Monday, but already it's almost time for another match. And for a moment it's almost as though Liverpool were back in Europe once again, the games coming thick and furious and with hardly a moment to decompress in between them. Then you remember that Liverpool's last bit of midweek football was a will-sapping friendly at Rangers, and that this week's sees a trip to Stoke to face a side renowned for its ability to sap the will of opponents and their fans alike.

It was a bright March morning two years ago when Liverpool fans were rising and preparing for the massive game against Manchester United. The trip to Old Trafford, the pub or even to the armchair is sometimes a nervy experience before games like this but the excitement and adrenaline always prevail.

Manchester City is one of the best club in the World. In the last years they have bought amazing players, such as David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure and Edin Dzeko, plus they have a great manager like Roberto Mancini. However the winning in the match of tomorrow agaist Naples is not to be taken for granted.

Since Kenny Dalglish took over the managerial hotseat at Anfield there has been great improvements made on the pitch and off the pitch.
We have bought good players with potential and hunger to win trophies. Many people have said recently Kenny has paid inflated prices for players in the two transfer windows since he has been in charge.

Given the confidential nature of player contracts, real transfer fee levels are rarely released into the public domain. This leads to guesswork and supposition on a grand scale, which leads to lots of inaccurate figures floating around. Here are the some of the glaring inaccuracies currently accepted as gospel.

Liverpool moved closer to solving their problem at left-back after agreeing a fee with Newcastle for defender Jose Enrique.
Liverpool will discuss personal terms with the Spaniard when he arrives on Merseyside for his medical at their Melwood training ground this afternoon.
Enrique, 25, will cost Liverpool in the region of £6million but will fill a position which they struggled with last season.

There's not a lot to say in the intro that Noel didn't yesterday we're in time-killing mode, with little happening between friendlies and the wind-down of the Copa America. Besides learning that Luis Suarez and Uruguay will face Paraguay in the final on Sunday, the past twenty-four hours wouldn't have had much to shout about if it weren't for everyone's favorite ginger jackhammer and a bit of reserves and youth action.

Kenny Dalglish splashes cash but Liverpool spirits rise | Paul Hayward

Liverpool manager has spent a lot of money on players but it is necessary to compete with Chelsea and Manchester United The Kop lives in mortal fear of the mediocre buy, the non‑Liverpool signing: a dread that dates back to Phil Babb, Neil Ruddock, Julian Dicks and Jimmy Carter.

Look back at the usual starting eleven under Benitez in the 2008/2009 season, the season which we mounted our strongest Premier League title challenge yet finishing 2nd. The usual players (not in order of any sort) where:

Pepe Reina (Spanish)
Andrea Dossena (Italian)
Sami Hyypia (Finnish)
Steven Gerrard (English)
Daniel Agger (Danish)
Jamie Carragher (English)
Xabi Alonso (Spanish)
Yossi Benayoun (Israeli)
Albert Riera (Spanish)
David Ngog (French)
Fernando Torres (Spanish)
Emilano Insua (Argentinean)
Javier Mascherano (Argentinean)
Lucas Leiva (Brazillian)

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Napoli vs Lazio 2011 3/4/11- Stadio San Paolo, Serie A Final score:- Napoli 4-3 Lazio ( Andrea Dossena, Edinson Cavani*3/Stefano Mauri, Andre Dias, Salvatore Aronica own goal) Title contenders Napoli produce a stunning second half comeback to recover from two goals down to beat Lazio 4-3 at home. Edinson Cavani scored a hat trick for [.

Napoli – Cagliari 2-1: al San Paolo è Cavani show! Di Paolo Esposito Secondo posticipo consecutivo per il Napoli, che tra le mura amiche affronta il Cagliari dell'ex Donadoni. Padroni di casa che si schierano con il classico 3-4-2-1 che vede De Sanctis in porta, Santacroce, Cannavaro e Ruiz in difesa, Zuniga e Dossena ai lati dei centrali di centrocampo Pazienza e Yebda, con in avanti il trio

Flair and skill the trick for the Kop ?

When asking supporters the reason behind their teams ‘misfortune' this season, most Liverpool fans will angrily mutter one man's name, Rafael Benitez. The reaction is one connoting such anger and distain, anyone overhearing the conversation unaware of who this ‘Benitez' was, would naturally assume he was either the banker responsible for the recession or the man guilty of helping to conceive Justin Bieber.

Serie action began once again after the winter break.

Leonardo's debut was an excellent one as Inter beat second placed Napoli in a high voltage encounter. Open ended attacking football from both teams but Inter's finishing proved crucial.

Thiago Motta known mostly for his enforcing role under Mourinho enjoyed a transformation into a striker finishing off a nice left footed volley after an interchange of pretty passes.

MILAN, Italy Leonardo made a winning start as Internazionale manager after the Champions League holders downed Napoli 3-1 in a pulsating Serie A encounter at the San Siro. Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez departed due to a disagreement with the Inter president Massimo Moratti in the aftermath of their win in the Club World [.