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In our last poll, we asked whether the club needed to sign a striker, winger, attacking
midfielder, or holding midfielder in the transfer window to shore up one of the areas of weakness
that had become apparent over the course of the 2011-12 season. An overwhelming majority of nearly
70% said that what the club needed more than anything was a striker, while 17% said winger, 8% said
attacking midfielder, and only 5% said holding midfielder.
Luis Suarez is back from his suspension, Manchester United's tired of having 3,000 Liverpool
supporters out-sing 70,000-odd United fans whenever the clubs meet at Old Trafford, and it turns
out Liverpool signed an attacking player over the January transfer window after all. And also it's
Friday, so let's get busy wasting a bit of time.
By Amy Eustace
There came a point at the beginning of last year when you simply knew it was coming. Perhaps
it was the infamous Roy Hodgson face rub – a sure sign that man had reached his last bastion of
pure desperation – the previous December, or the penalty that Steven Gerrard sent soaring
uncharacteristically over the bar against Blackburn the same month.
Because knowing the final score makes Joe Hart's heroics far less frustrating. Because Craig
Bellamy is fantastic, even if for the final twenty minutes he was on the pitch it was hard not to
worry his knees would explode every time he took off. Because the crowd was absolutely phenomenal
and we could easily have devoted an entire entry to videos of just that.
Get In Bellers!...Liverpool booked their place in the League Cup final at
Wembley on Wednesday night after beating Manchester City 3-2 on aggregate. It was a fantastic tie
for the neutral as City took the lead twice at a boisterous Anfield but the home side were the
better team over the two legs and Craig Bellamy's 73rd minute goal made sure the Reds would be
fighting for some silverware next month.
Liverpool were set to face Everton in the Merseyside Derby on February 25th, this game will have
to be rescheduled as Liverpool now face Cardiff in the League Cup final on February 26th at
Wembley.
No date has been set for the rescheduled match as yet.
Liverpool were set to face Everton in the Merseyside Derby on February 25th, this game will have
to be rescheduled as Liverpool now face Cardiff in the League Cup final on February 26th at
Wembley.
No date has been set for the rescheduled match as yet.
Craig Bellamy once again starred for Liverpool as they booked their place in the League Cup
final with a 2-2 draw against Manchester City. This resulted in Liverpool winning the semi-final
3-2 on aggregate.
Liverpool were the dominant team in the second leg of the semi-final and if it wasn't for the
heroics of Joe Hart Liverpool could quiet easily run away with the game.
By Alan Duffy
Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City (Aggregate 3-2) Carling Cup Semi-final 25th January
2012
Liverpool came from behind twice against Manchester City at Anfield to secure a place in the
final of the Carling Cup, and their first appearance at Wembley in 16 years.
Liverpool 2 Gerrard 40′ (pk), Bellamy 74′Manchester City 2 de Jong 31′, Dzeko 67′
"Would it be a risk to play defensively?" the reporter asked Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool
prepared to face Manchester City at Anfield in the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has called on his team to raise their game as his club pursue
victory in their League Cup campaign and continue to cling on to their fast fading hopes of
Champions League qualification. Gerrard's side have struggled in recent games in spite of heavy
investment in the squad by manager Kenny Dalglish at the start of the current campaign - and even a
recent return to fitness and form of the talismanic Gerrard has not been enough to stop the club
sliding to 7th in the Premier League table.
By Chris Wright
With Palace going into the game with a 1-0 aggregate lead courtesy of centre-back Anthony
Gardner, Cardiff levelled the score after just 7 minutes through Palace centre-back Anthony Gardner
who somehow got his head down lower than his own feet to power a header past Julian Speroni and in
off his own post.
A trip to Wembley and Liverpool's first cup final in nearly five years are on the line tomorrow,
with Manchester City heading to Anfield for the second leg of the League Cup semi-final. Liverpool
have a 1-0 advantage from the first leg after a Steven Gerrard penalty capped a dominant opening
spell for Kenny Dalglish's squad, but there's little illusion that they'll be able to coast into
the final, with City more than capable of turning the tie over.
Will Gerrard get on the score sheet again Wednesday
night?...Manchester City travel to Anfield on Wednesday night for the second leg of the Carling
Cup tie between the two sides. With Liverpool holding the slight advantage, the game is perfectly
poised for an exciting clash and the winner is off to Wembley.
This week's languagecaster main listening report spotlights the Football League Cup in England -
it's format, history, some statistics, and cracking matches.
Captain Fantastic...Liverpool were victorious in the first leg of
the Carling Cup Semi Final with Manchester City last night courtesy of a Steven Gerrard penalty.
Manager Kenny Dalglish used tactics to his advantage as Liverpool began to park the bus in the
second half. Man City could do nothing to get an effort past the Liverpool defence let alone past
Pepe Reina who was left relatively jobless throughout the 90 minutes.
Manchester City 0Liverpool 1 Steven Gerrard 13′ (pk)
A week after falling 3-0 to Manchester City in the league, a Liverpool side without two of their
top players returned to face a City side missing three of their best for the first leg of the
League Cup semi-finals.
Taking in to consideration the 5,700 travelling Liverpool fans, there were just 30,317 City fans
in the ground tonight to watch their team in the League Cup semi-final.
The tickets were originally on sale at £35 for adults, £15 for 16-21s and £5 for children,
although over the past few days they have been trying to flog them for a tenner at local colleges
and the university, as well as giving them away for free at local schools.
Goal: Wednesday's Bet of the Day: A low scoring match between Manchester City and
Liverpool
After a correct tip in the first League Cup semi-final between Crystal Palace and Cardiff, Adam
Bate doesn't see many goals between the two Premier League big boys on Wednesday
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LFC: Reds to equal Arsenal record
Liverpool will equal Arsenal's record when they play their 14th League Cup semi-final tonight
against Manchester City.
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A news article on 2012-01-11 08:51:26 from: Liverpool FC
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Kickoff from the Etihad Stadium at 7:45PM GMT/2:45PM EST
Ways to Watch:
Match televised live on BBC One in England and Fox Soccer Plus in the US.
Match also televised on delay on Fox Soccer Channel in the US (thanks Douggle07).
Wiziwig.
For the third time in two months, Liverpool and Manchester City square off, this time in the
first leg of their League Cup semi-final. Liverpool's trip to the Eastlands last week ended with
the visitors on the wrong end of a 0-3 result that saw City concede most of the possession but take
the chances they managed to create.
Andy Carroll's goal against Oldham has hopefully given him some
confidence...Liverpool are off to the Etihad once again as they prepare to face Manchester City
in the first leg of the Carling Cup Semi Final on Wednesday night. The most recent clash between
the sides saw City put three past Liverpool, the Reds made a good performance, they just couldn't
find the net.
It's a bit of an unexpected grab-bag today, with plenty of newsworthy tidbits but not a whole
lot to really sink our teeth into, so we've got a few highlights to hit before getting to the video
that might normally round out a lazy Sunday here on the Liverpool Offside:
* The third round is done, the fourth round is drawn, and because it simply had to happen
it means that Liverpool will host Manchester United in the FA Cup on either January 28th or
29th.
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the conclusion of the 3rd round of fixtures on 8th January, 2012.
As of today, with one game of his ban served against Manchester City and the fixtures flying by
fast in January, Luis Suarez is set to miss Oldham in the FA Cup, Manchester City home and away in
the League Cup semi-finals, plus Stoke, Bolton, and Wolves in the league in January and the first
match of February against Tottenham.
Out - Champions League, mainly thanks to Basle.
Out - League Cup, thanks to Crystal Palace.
Not - top of the league at new year thanks to a 2-3, bottom of the league Blackburn win (on
Fergies 70th birthday). Oh dear!
Here's a look at probably the greatest midfielder ever to play for Manchester United scoring 150
goals in his 676 appearances for the Red Devils from his first against Port Vale in the League Cup
to his final goal against Fulham in last seasons Premier League tie.
Before The Venky's bought Blackburn, the word relegation was hardly a topic that entered the minds
of soccer fans when discussing Rovers. Just in the last several years, the club had reached the
semi-finals of the League Cup and FA ...
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United will play City away in the FA Cup 3rd Round on Sunday, January 8th with a 1pm kick
off.
United
December 31st – Blackburn (h)
January 4th – Newcastle (a)
January 8th – City (a) FA Cup
January 14th – Bolton (h)
City
January 1st – Sunderland (a)
January 3rd – Liverpool (h) League Cup
January 8th – United (h) FA Cup
January 11th – Liverpool (a) League Cup
January 16th – Wigan (a)
"United Will Face City On.
Sunderland may not be in trophy-winning form this season, but their victory in the
always-eventful 'sack race' may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
After looking tame and lacking confidence for much of this campaign under Steve Bruce, with a
paltry 11 points from 14 matches their return, new club chairman Ellis Short felt the club needed
to go in a new direction.
La Premier League riapre i battenti dopo i quarti di finale della League Cup (che hanno visto anche
la clamorosa eliminazione del Manchester United, ai supplementari, ad opera del Crystal Palace). Si
parte subito con il ‘Big Match of Saturday', infatti al San James Park il Newcastle di Alan
Pardew ospita il Chelsea di VillasContinua a leggere .
It's Friday. Lucas is still injured. It wasn't a dream, a bad trip, or a mass hallucination. The
collective unconscious didn't suddenly sprout arms, legs, and a sense of self and decide to play a
cruel trick on Liverpool fans. Still, there's stuff floating around out there to talk about that
doesn't involve talk of ACLs and MCLs and MRIs.
Jonny Evans made his debut for United in the League Cup against Coventry in 2007. Four years
later he was named captain of the side that had the opportunity to reach the semi-finals. However,
following the 2-1 defeat, Evans has claimed that he would swap the captaincy for a win.
"Before the game I was delighted to be given the armband, but I'd happily take that away to
have the victory instead," he said.
Rumour has it that although the initial diagnosis wasn't a positive one, until the swelling goes
down enough to perform an MRI the exact nature and extent of Lucas' injury won't be known. By most
accounts that means later on today there's a good chance we'll find out just went wrong, which
jumble of letters describe the part that went wrong, and how long he's likely to be out because of
it.
Liverpool have been drawn to face Manchester City in the League Cup Semi Final. This promises to
be an exciting match after the two clubs recently played out a 1:1 draw in their Premier League
meeting.
Cardiff City take on Crystal Place in the other semi, both clubs must feel pretty lucky after
not being drawn against the Premier League big boys.
To get the biggest issue out of the way off the top, there's no actual news yet on the injury
Lucas picked up against Chelsea in the League Cup on Tuesday. There are, however, rumours. And, as
is the way with rumours of this sort, they're mostly terrible no good very bad ones we'd really
rather not give much credence to.
Another abject performance from Marouane Chamakh in the League Cup match against Manchester City,
overshadowed by Park Chu-Young despite the South Korean's average performance, will have cast even
more doubt on his "second-choice" position in the pecking order of strikers. Recently he had this
to say about having the bit-part role at the club: "It [.
An emotional Craig Bellamy during the minutes applause for Gary
Speed...Liverpool have booked themselves a place in the Carling Cup Semi Finals after beating
Chelsea for the second time in ten days at Stamford Bridge. The 2-0 win saw Martin Kelly and Maxi
Rodriguez bag the Reds their goals whilst Chelsea couldn't even muster a consolation.
Martin Kelly 'made up' with first Liverpool goal & dreams of Wembley final after downing
Chelsea
The England under-21 international says he hopes to prove a constant threat in the opposition
penalty area, and dreams of the team going all the way in this season's League Cup
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