Another international break has ended finally giving United the opportunity to avenge the 1-0 defeat against Chelsea. Willing victims, Everton, line up at Old Trafford in the day's late kick-off, with Sir Alex Ferguson's touchline ban not set to begin until after the match; he will surely demand a victory before he takes his seat in the stands.

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Last 4 head-to-head:
1-1 (h) 02.22.09
3-2 Liverpool (a) 10.05.08
1-0 Liverpool (h) 05.04.08
0-0 (a) 12.30.07
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 2-2 Brum (h); 1-1 Lyon (a); 1-3 Fulham (a)
City: 3-3 Burnley (h); 0-0 Brum (a); 5-1 Scunthorpe (h)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Torres 10; Gerrard 4; Benayoun, Kuyt, Ngog 3; Babel, Johnson 2
City: Bellamy 5; Adebayor 4; Petrov 3; Tevez, Wright-Phillips 2; Barry, Ireland, Lescott, Richards, Toure 1
Referee: Phil Dowd
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Johnson Carragher Agger Insua
Lucas Mascherano
Kuyt Gerrard Aurelio
Ngog
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by VIC CRESCIT Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Somebody at the club must have repeatedly run over a black cat in a tank. Yet again the injury curse has struck. Robin van Persie will be out, as things stand at the moment, for at least six weeks. He did his right ankle ligaments landing badly after a tackle playing for the Netherlands in their goalless draw in a friendly against Italy in the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara on Saturday.

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With his contract expiring next summer, Fabio Aurelio is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with another other club in January. Rafa Benitez reportedly wants Liverpool to renew Aurelio's contract, but what has the Brazilian actually done in his time at the club to deserve this?
The plain fact is this: Aurelio (aka Mr Glass) is injury prone. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool FC boss Rafa Benitez believes there are only minor issues to address with his faltering side and has urged his players to start their season afresh after the international break.
The Reds have already lost five Premier League matches - three more than during the whole of the previous campaign - and critics have already written off their title hopes. Click to continue reading...

Albert Riera admits Liverpool FC are suffering from a mental block as they struggle to overcome their poor run of form and a crippling injury list.
The 2-2 draw with Birmingham City on Monday means the Anfield outfit has won only one of their last nine games to fall 11 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has insisted that he would like to remain as the tactican of the Merseyside club for many more years to come.
The Reds are in a serious crisis, as six losses in seven games has threatened to throw the club's ambitions out the window. A seventh loss - against Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League - would be catastrophic for the Anfield outfit, as it would be their worst run since the appointment of the legendary Bill Shankly as manager of the club. Click to continue reading...

With our injury crisis and our poor run of form, Lyon are favourites to win in France tonight.However, I am sticking my neck out and going for another famous win in Europe.Yes, we are missing loads of first team players, most notably Steven Gerrard.Yes, Fernando Torres isn't fully fit and yes we are in our worst run of form for decades. Click to continue reading...

Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio have not travelled with the Liverpool squad for the Champions League match against Lyons tomorrow night after they failed fitness tests today.
Uefa has allowed Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager, to bring in Daniel Ayala from a reserve list of players, such is the severity of the injury crisis at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

COS Columnist Jonny Carter continues to discuss the enigma that is Mr. Benitez. Part One can be seen by CLICKING HERE.

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I found it a little shameful that Rafa was content to excuse the current Liverpool form with an injury crisis.

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One of the big questions of the offseason, is who will be the Wizards coach next season? A few weeks ago after the final home game, Peter Vermes talked about potentially becoming the permanent coach for the Wizards, and Robb Heineman said that he wants to have the head coach in place before the MLS expansion draft, the week after MLS Cup. Click to continue reading...

Big Story
The future of Rafa Benitez dominates the British press this morning, as Liverpool slumped to their sixth defeat in seven games and fingers are being jabbed once again: former Liverpool star Ronnie Whelan suggests Rafa does not care about the Premier League; Sam Wallace concludes that Rafa is too clever for his own good; John Ley looks at the facts unnecessarily needed to prove Liverpool have had a poor start; and David Hytner looks at the club's growing injury crisis, the one mitigating factor that seems to be saving Rafa.

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Liverpool suffered a disastrous defeat to Roy Hodgson's Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
Without Skrtel and Agger due to a virus, Rafa chose to field an emergency line-up with Deggen and Kyrgiakos in defence and Voronin upfront alongside Torres.
Liverpool started brightly attacking Fulham in waves. Click to continue reading...

David Moyes - Management is a lonely job at times

To say it was a week to forget for Evertonian's is an understatement.
Three games, three defeats, 10 goals conceded and a casualty list befitting a small battlefield, it is no wonder Toffees fans are wearing concerned expressions at the moment.

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Everton v Aston Villa
English Premier League
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Kick-off: 1500 GMT

Everton's injury crisis shows no sign of abating and they are now without 10 senior players for the match against Aston Villa but defender. Leighton Baines and Louis Saha their highest goalscorer this season could return to the fold.

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Last night was a lesson, a great one, and, luckily, it was one which didn't cost us anything. There were some serious freak results in the Champions League last night, and while we all know we should have won, when you see Barca getting beaten at home by Rubix Cube, Liverpool losing at home to Lyon after leading, and Rangers getting thrashed by Uzi or whatever they're called, a draw away at the home of the Dutch Champions doesn't seem too bad.

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We are in trouble. We have a bit of an injury-crisis going into tomorrow's game against Sunderland.
As I reported on Wednesday, Steven Gerrard stayed with the England squad even though he had a groin problem and he even tried to play in a practice match and in doing so, he aggravated the injury even further, madness! Click to continue reading...

TORONTO FC VS. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
BMO Field - Saturday, 4PM EST
TV: CBC - RADIO: The Fan 590
If Charlton Heston was still alive he would be the perfect guest referee for this match. Hollywood's greatest crisis character actor would do well to preside over two clubs who have been an ongoing train wreck/ plane crash/ natural disaster all season. Click to continue reading...

In terms of the football played on the pitch, the Sevilla Real Madrid clash qualified as the best match of the young La Liga season.� Honorable mentions to Athletic Bilbao's 3-2 victory over Villarreal CF in Round 3 and the pulsating 2-2 draw between Valencia and Atlético Madrid last Saturday night, but this fixture contained everything that a writer and a supporter wanted: back stories prior to the game, vigorous and attacking football, tensions boiling over the players at hand, and incredible stops by both goalkeepers.

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Harry plans defensive raids to cover for worrying array of crocked centre backs.

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Reports are surfacing today of Harry Redknapp's attempts to resolve his defensive injury crisis by planning January raids to bring in two more centre backs to give Tottenham yet more strength in depth at the back.

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It seems like we are reverting back to the Spurs of a few years ago with awful luck where players getting injured is concerned. After losing Bassong and Ledley on Sunday, our defence is literally in pieces. Woodgate has no imminent return date and although Dawson isn't too far away now, him leading the line is something I don't want to think about.

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Bath City travelled to Dover yesterday, where they lost 2-1 in heartbreaking fashion. I was not there to see it, due to two main reasons: the Dover Athletic fixture is the farthest away of the season, and Mrs Nedved had an important work event over this weekend. Bringing both boys with me on a nine and a half hour round trip wasn't feasible (although this did not stop the supporter club chairman, Powell, from trying to convince Little Nedved Junior to 'ask Daddy to take him to the seaside on the supporters coach' during half time at the Lewes match). Click to continue reading...

If ever I needed a demonstration of why being a non-league fan is so great, I think I've just had it.
Earlier today it emerged that Bath City have signed a new player named Florin Pelecaci. He is a mid-fielder from Romania and has played top-flight football in both his home country and recently in Hungary. Click to continue reading...

Diego Forlan's last game for Manchester United was on the opening day of the 2004-2005 season, on a day where Miller and Djemba-Djemba started in midfield, with Roy Keane filling in at centre back during an injury crisis.

A fortnight after leaving United Forlan scored for Villarreal on his début.

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During a break at work this afternoon I took a brief moment to check on the Football Association website and see if the draw for the Second Qualifying Round had been announced. It had, and there before me was a list of eighty fixtures to be played in just under two weeks. One of them would be a fixture for Bath City. Click to continue reading...

Bath City beat Bishop's Stortford yesterday by five goals to one. Not at home, but playing away to Bishop's Stortford. I'll just repeat that for anyone who had not been listening the first time: BATH CITY BEAT BISHOP'S STORTFORD YESTERDAY BY FIVE GOALS TO ONE!
To those unfamiliar with the world's greatest non-league club, you might have a few questions. Click to continue reading...

Bad boy Joey Barton has given Chris Hughton some welcome news today by declaring himself fit for Newcastle United's home game against Leicester City on Monday night. Joey Barton - fit for Monday The midfielder has missed the club's last three games with a foot problem. However, amid a mini injury crisis that may deprive Newcasgtle� of three of [. Click to continue reading...

Rushden & Diamonds are next up for Boro as they look to bounce back from their defeat last weekend to Oxford United. The 2-1 loss at the Kassam Stadium was Boro's only� defeat of the season so far although the Hertfordshire club have also only won 1 match out of the 5 played. Rushden have faired slightly better recording 2 wins,� 2 draws and� 1 defeat in their opening 5 games.

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More of the same please Rafa!

Liverpool have an injury crisis in central defence and hope to complete the signing of Greece international Sotirios Kyrgiakos before Monday.

If not, Daniel Ayala could continue at centre-half, as Daniel Agger faces six weeks out with a back injury.

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Nine points three games. It's the new buzz phrase reverberating around White Hart Lane and it's music to millions of people's ears.
Today's win over West Ham was 100% deserved even if there was a hint of fortune surrounding Jermain Defoe's equaliser. Carlton Cole, you have my sincerest thanks. Click to continue reading...

Jonny Evans has today confessed that he is going to need to have surgery on his ankle, although hopefully when we're not in the middle of a defensive injury crisis!

"At some point my ankle will need surgery," said Evans. "It is a problem that has been bothering me since Christmas.

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Joleon Lescott's disenchantment with current club Everton appears to have been accelerated in recent days as Sky Sports News have reported that the defender has been training away from the rest of David Moyes' squad.

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The Greek International has signed.

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RAFAEL BENITEZ has moved to ease Liverpool's centre-back concerns by agreeing a deal to sign Greece international Sotiris Kyrgiakos.

The Anfield manager has been keen to bolster his defensive options given the summer departure of Sami Hyypia and ongoing concerns over the fitness of Daniel Agger.

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It looks like Ayala and Carragher may well be the centre back pairing for the Stoke game!

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Liverpool have been left sweating on the fitness of Martin Skrtel as they face up to a fresh injury crisis.

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Midweek, and therefore mostly useless, version.� But certainly worth consideration for next week's matches.
Injuries mount for Wolves

Striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is sidelined for a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury picked up in Saturday's opening-day defeat to West Ham, while right-back Kevin Foley is also ruled out for a similar spell with a medial ligament problem.

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