Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United saw off Liverpool in a fiery encounter at Old Trafford. The Liverpool born striker grabbed a brace early in the second half, to secure United fourth consecutive home win in the league against their bitter rivals from the East Lancs Road. Much had been said before the game [.

Suarez has been recalled to the starting lineup in what promises to be a heated encounter against Manchester United.

Liverpool: Reina, Enrique, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Spearing, Gerrard, Henderson, Downing, Kuyt, Suarez.

Subs: Doni, Carragher, Bellamy, Carroll, Adam, Shelvey, Kelly.

While it wasn't exactly backs to the wall for 90 minutes as some media reports are suggesting, Tottenham had to show a great deal of resilience to come away with a draw from yesterday's encounter at Anfield.

After the game, Assistant Manager Kevin Bond hailed a ‘different type of performance' as Spurs took a valuable point from the match.

Fabio Capello is furious at the English FA for firing his captain John Terry, and you have to begin to wonder whether Capello will still be in charge of England when this summer's Euro 2012 rolls around.

Capello was interviewed by national Italian broadcaster Rai 1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, where he attended Chelsea's 3-3 draw with Manchester United, and he stated openly how angry he was.

After a full week of news both on and off the pitch, Tottenham centre half Younes Kaboul identified the 3-1 win over Wigan as a return to form after some indifferent results of late.

Younes played a full part in the win and was unlucky not to open the scoring on two occasions before Gareth Bale and Luka Modric sealed the win.

Kuyt was the Hero today with a 88th minute winner to put Liverpool into the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup. The game ended 2-1 and the result seemed so bitter sweet for Luis Suarez who watched had to watch on from the sidelines serving his 7th match ban after the racial incident against Evra in their last encounter.

Kuyt was the Hero today with a 88th minute winner to put Liverpool into the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup. The game ended 2-1 and the result seemed so bitter sweet for Luis Suarez who watched had to watch on from the sidelines serving his 7th match ban after the racial incident against Evra in their last encounter.

Saturday Liverpool - Manchester United 7:30am - Fox Soccer A highlight encounter in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, even if Liverpool are 7th in the league to United's 2nd. "Liverpool have been struggling for form recently, and if we play like we did at Arsenal then I can't see why we can't get a very positive result," former United striker Ashley Cole told the club's official site.

SPANISH FOOTBALL action with two 2º leg SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) quarter-finals clashes tonight with the following final results & scorers. Mallorca-Bilbao REAL MALLORCA hosted ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO with a 0 - 2 deficit from the 1º leg encounter. The home team was vibed up to attempt to turn around the result but failed to do so as the "Basque" Club defended well & played it cool to keep

Reserve coach Rodolfo Borrell believes Liverpool might be forced to adopt a more direct style of play as they look to overcome a physical Blackburn side at the Academy on Tuesday.
Rovers have yet to win a reserve game so far in 2011-12, but they did prove a tough nut to crack when the two sides shared the spoils in a goalless draw back in November.

Jose Reina believes the Anfield faithful can play a big part in helping Liverpool book their place in the Carling Cup final.
The Reds hold the upper hand in their semi-final showdown with Manchester City, with Steven Gerrard's penalty at the Etihad Stadium handing them a narrow lead.
The road to Wembley will now head to Merseyside on 25th January, with everything riding on the second leg of an evenly poised encounter.

Meet Francisco Cruz, the winner of the FIFA Interactive World Cup of 2011. He won an invite to the Ballon d'Or on Monday and like a real pro, he gave one of his favourite players - Wayne Rooney - a battering on the FIFA 12! In an imagined encounter between his native Portugal and Rooney's England, the scoreline ended 3-0 in Francisco's favour and he later received a diploma for his win.

On Saturday, January 28, Anfield will witness a thrilling encounter between Liverpool and Manchester United during their FA Cup fourth round match. These two teams have locked horns 16 times in the FA Cup in previous seasons. While United have nine of those meetings, Liverpool have managed to win in only three.

szólj hozzá: Tottenham H. 2-0 Everton

Benoit Assou Ekotto's spectacular 30 yard strike continued a tradition of Spurs long range bombs in recent times - Danny Rose, Rafael Van Der Vaart, Tom Huddlestone, Kyle Walker, come to mind. The first goal came from Aaron Lennon, cutting past Leighton Baines, after the left back completely missed clearing a long diagonal ball from Ekotto, and then shooting past the diving Tim Howard.

szólj hozzá: City v Liverpool 0:1 EXTENDED

Have at the 20 minutes highlights before it is taken down. Stefan Savic brings down Daniel Agger and Steven Gerrard converts the PK in the 12th minute. Liverpool were much the better team for large parts of the match in the first half. In the second they played good hard defensive ball to deny City at the Etihad.

If ever there was a match made in Heaven in the footballing world, it would have to be between Arsenal and Thierry Henry, who have found each other again after a five-year absence, with the magic the same as it ever was.

It was an otherwise drab encounter, with little to get excited about as a makeshift Arsenal team struggled to break down a determined and dogged Leeds side coming with only one intention a lucrative replay.

Manchester United are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after defeating Manchester City in a pulsating encounter at Eastlands. Goals from Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck sent United fans into raptures as Fergie's men reclaimed local rights, while City were left incensed by referee Chris Foy's decision to send Kompany off.

Mail: Sir Alex Ferguson questions need for Luis Suarez talks

Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed the need for peace talks with Liverpool ahead of what promises to be an explosive encounter at Old Trafford next month, telling the Anfield club that it might have been more appropriate to put the idea to Manchester United first.

Mail: Sir Alex Ferguson questions need for Luis Suarez peace talks

Sir Alex Ferguson has questioned the need for peace talks ahead of Manchester United's Premier League encounter with Liverpool at Old Trafford on February 11, in the wake of the Luis Suarez affair.

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It's been a blustery day across the UK and nobody has taken advantage of that better than Everton keeper Tim Howard. The USA international opened the scoring against Bolton in this evening's encounter with this wind-assisted effort. The Trotters' reserve keeper Adam Bogdan was the man beaten by his fellow member of the goalkeeping union.

Real Madrid was stunned and in serious trouble after conceding two set-piece goals in the opening half of its Copa del Rey Round of 16 first-leg encounter with Malaga Tuesday.

All it took was one 10-minute stretch for the cup holders to turn things around. Sami Khedira, Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema scored between the 68th and 78th minutes to completely change the club's fortunes and tournament outlook.

Landon Donovan has arrived in England and will begin his first training session at Everton tomorrow. He's eligible to play on Wednesday for the encounter between Everton and Bolton at Goodison Park. Whether he'll have a large part to play ...
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Liverpool v Newcastle: The Premier League fixture that always delivers

Ahead of the Christmas clash between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Anfield on Friday night, Sportsmail takes a look back at some classic encounter's between two of the top flight's stalwarts.

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Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish defends Andy Carroll ahead of Newcastle encounter

Liverpool manager has vehemently defended his £35m forward's record since joining the club.

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The post-Boxing Day schedule is a light one, but Arsenal kicks things off today with a chance to break into the Premier League Top Four with a victory against Wolverhampton (10am, Fox Soccer Plus).

Robin Van Persie will look to break the Arsenal club record for goals in a calendar year (he is currently tied with Thierry Henry at 34 goals) and has two games to try and match Alan Shearer's English Premier League record of 36.

The winter break is now upon us which means no Serie A action until January 8. What will we do now? However, during this time there is at least one enticing encounter to look forward to; the 2012 Dubai Football Challenge which will see Milan take on Paris Saint-Germain. It is a match that will [...]

Tottenham Hotspurs' upcoming encounter with Chelsea this midweek is not only being regarded as a big match or another London derby for Spurs' Brazilian midfielder, Sandro, but he also believes that the match can be the moment for his team to confirm their status in the league.

The former International Porto Alegre player is confident that a victory over the Blues can lift his team into a legit title winning candidates this season.

Tottenham Hotspurs' upcoming encounter with Chelsea this midweek is not only being regarded as a big match or another London derby for Spurs' Brazilian midfielder, Sandro, but he also believes that the match can be the moment for his team to confirm their status in the league.

The former International Porto Alegre player is confident that a victory over the Blues can lift his team into a legit title winning candidates this season.

As Arsenal prepare to take on Man City in a thrilling encounter at the Etihad Stadium, rumours doing the rounds suggest that the club could re-sign legendary striker Thierry Henry on loan in January.

However, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has remain silent on the issue drawing more speculation that Henry could indeed be on his way back to the Emirates.

A ro-dent in Real's title hopes It might sounds like a dodgy Samuel L. Jackson sequel, but Barcelona had to beat rats on a plane before they could triumph over Real Madrid on Saturday evening. Pep Guardiola's team were held up when it emerged that an infestation of Madrid-based rats had boarded their plane.

Less than 24 hours is left for the start of the first edition of this season's "El Clasico" encounter in the La Liga. Usually this would have been the first meeting between the two giants of not only Spanish football, but World Football. But this year they have already met twice in the two legged Super Copa clash and Barca had emerged deserving winners at the time.

Tomorrow's encounter at the Etihad stadium will prove to be one of Manchester City's most important in its recent history, needing a win against an already-through Bayern Munich side as winners of Group A. Eyes in Manchester will also been on the Villarreal-Napoli tie where a Napoli win would eliminate the Citizens from the competition.

Kenny Dalglish wants to see greater consistency from match officials after Jay Spearing's red card cost Liverpool in a 1-0 defeat at Fulham.
The Reds midfielder was dismissed after 72 minutes of a keenly-fought encounter at Craven Cottage.
Spearing dived in on Moussa Dembele, catching the Cottagers forward after first winning the ball.

Jonjo Shelvey hit a brace as Liverpool Reserves cruised to a superb 5-1 success at home to Wigan on Tuesday afternoon.
The midfielder notched the Reds' first of a one-sided encounter early on before Krisztian Adorjan and Nathan Eccleston put the hosts well clear inside 20 minutes.
The Latics were stunned but did pull a goal back through Daniel Redmond to give themselves some hope heading into the interval.

The Brazilian national championship has made a habit of last day climaxes in recent years and this season's competition is no exception. Corinthians (Played 38, Points 71) won their fifth Brasileiro tonight, their first league title since 2005, following a goalless draw against arch rivals Palmeiras.

FULHAM v Liverpool: Damien Duff provides major concern for Martin Jol after limping off mid-week

Damien Duff looks doubtful for Fulham's Barclays Premier League encounter with Liverpool on Monday.

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Dominant Reds held by City

Liverpool had to settle for a 1-1 draw despite dominating league leaders Manchester City for large parts of Sunday's encounter.

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It was a mixed week for Serie A clubs competing in Europe's top competition. An enthralling encounter with the world's best side ended in disappointment for AC Milan, while city rivals Inter did just enough to earn qualification into the knockout stages with a draw in Turkey. But for calcio fanatics, the highlight of this week's Champions League action came from a 2-1 contest at the Stadio San.

Gerrard and Cole latest

Kenny Dalglish today reiterated that Steven Gerrard is making good progress in his rehabilitation and reported no new injury concerns ahead of Sunday's mouthwatering encounter with Manchester City.

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