Where do you draw the line when it comes to Fernando Torres' fitness? That's the question I've been asking myself ever since I wrote yesterday's piece on Steve Gerrard's absence from the squad for Wednesday night's European tilt against Lyon. I read, re-read, and then read Rafa's comments regarding the injury numerous times before coming [. Click to continue reading...

Lucas Leiva had a great game against Man Utd on Sunday.
I have been his biggest critic since he first joined Liverpool a couple of seasons ago.
But I have to say he was very good yesterday in central midfield alongside Mascherano.
He tackled like a man possessed, winning virtually every challenge he went into. Click to continue reading...

I've mentioned before on here about Singapore's whiney sports culture. They complained that Liverpool didn't bring Steve Gerrard, they complained about the ticket prices against China for a recent friendly. And now they have something else to complain about. And rather like a gaggle of hags settled round their knitting and cauldrons you get the impression they might just be enjoying themselves. Click to continue reading...

With a 5-1 victory at Wembley, the English national team was able to exorcise the ghosts of its last meeting with Croatia and advance to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. 5-1? Against effectively the same Croatia side that gave England fits in their 2007 meeting? You could write off last year's 4-1 England victory in Zagreb as a fluke, but this suddenly makes England look pretty good. Click to continue reading...

God, You would think we had just been relegated the way the media and some around Liverpool have reacted to last night's strange defeat to Aston Villa.
We caused our own downfall last evening thanks to errors by Lucas and Steve Gerrard.
But we had 21 shots with 11 on target compared to Villa's 6 strikes on goal, we didn't play badly and did not deserve to get beaten. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool surprisingly lost 3-1 to Aston Villa at Anfield to end a run of 31 matches unbeaten at home and leaving them with two defeats out of three so far this season.
Things started to go wrong when Lucas headed into his own goal after 30 minutes and they were made worse on half-time when Davies headed in from a Villa corner. Click to continue reading...

After last night's demolition of Stoke City the optimism has returned to Anfield.
Steve Gerrard played as an orthodox inside-right midfielder and his constant surging runs caused havoc amongst the Stoke defenders, whipping in cross after cross, it was Gerrard who propelled us to victory.
Rafa obviously has a few tactical changes up his sleeve so we need not worry, we are title contenders again, thank God Click to continue reading...

Liverpool will be looking for a victory against Stoke at Anfield tonight.
Following the defeat to Spurs on Sunday, the Reds know this is a must-win game in the bid for the Title.
Of course, the two nil-nils against Stoke last season may have cost Liverpool the League, so we will be gunning for revenge tonight. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool lost their opening game of the new season to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane today.Playing without Xabi Alonso for the first time since his move to Madrid, the Reds looked lethargic in the first half, with only one shot towards goal by Captain Steve Gerrard.Spurs took the lead close to the break when defender Assou-Ekotto scored a screamer from outside the box. Click to continue reading...

As the new season is upon us, Fernando Torres has signed a new five year deal worth £110,000 a week to keep him at the club until
2014, excellent news.
Meanwhile, doubts persist about Steve Gerrard's groin injury which continues to cause concern for Sunday's Premier League opener away to Tottenham Hotspur. Click to continue reading...

There is nothing football supporters enjoy more than a talking point, something to stir debate, boil the blood and argue about. In honour of this noble pursuit I decided to compile two teams made up from the best English players ever to grace the Premier League and pit them against the best foreign XI.

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Liverpool's football heroes are used to nights of great drama - but not in the theatre.
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher took to the stage with assistant manager Sammy Lee at the opening night of a play about the club's greatest game. One Night in Istanbul follows a group of Liverpool fans trying to watch the incredible 2005's Champions League final win in a seedy Turkish hotel. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's title plans have been thrown into disarray by a standoff between Javier Mascherano and manager Rafa Benitez.
The pair fell out at the end of last season after Benitez rotated the team, leaving Mascherano out of some crucial matches.
The 25-yearold captain of Argentina is now pressing for a move to La Liga,
declaring he is ‘flattered' by reported interest from Barcelona. Click to continue reading...

Fernando Torres' rookie season in the Premier League was a resounding success due to his exploits in front of goal, notching an impressive 33, and the Spain international claims that the improvements in his game have been vast, and are down to the tutelage of Reds gaffer Rafael Benitez.
"Rafa concentrates on the professional side of things," said Torres, to the official site of the world's governing body for football; FIFA. Click to continue reading...

Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew! That was a game and half wasn't it?
How the hell have Liverpool fans dealt with two games like that in one week? I tell you this, its 24 hours later and my pulse is still racing faster than Usain Bolt runs.
The point gained for Arsenal should cement at least fourth place in the Premiership for us. Click to continue reading...

Almost every homo sapien on earth believes that Steve Gerrard is the best thing to have come out of Liverpool since the Beatles. I'd agree to a point. He is mustard. The second best player England have. After Theo Walcott of course.
Luckily for Arsenal, unluckily for Liverpool I've heard a sick rumour he won't be playing tomorrow. Click to continue reading...

Michael Essien is an athletic beast. He got his head down in time for a goal line save in the 90th minute as Cech was beaten all ends up. The Blues would have gone to the semi-finals on goal aggregate even in defeat. It was a pulsating encounter with end to end action.

But Liverpool was riding on emotion with the observance of the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy this week.

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I had to think several times before I wrote this post. I couldn't decide whether to write it because it involved another club and not my beloved Arsenal. In the end I decided that Gooners would understand why I have wrote this post.
I watched the Liverpool V Blackburn match yesterday and was genuinely moved by events there. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool 1 - 3 Chelsea
Torres 6 Ivanović 39, 62, Drogba 67

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When his deal expires at the end of this season , Guus Hiddink , the interim Chelsea manager has decided to stay on in a consultative role. Russian FA Officials have said that this does not conflict with work for their national side.

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Soccer ace Steve Gerrard is so obsessed with cleanliness he won't even walk barefoot on a beach, claims wife Alex Curran.Recalling their first wedding anniversary getaway to Miami in June, Alex, 25, said: "We didn't leave the pool on holiday because Steven doesn't like to get his feet dirty in the sand. Click to continue reading...

After six years at Tottenham, Robbie Keane has completed his transfer to Liverpool, the club he supported as a youngster. It is a great move for Keane who will play Champions League football and should be a great move for Liverpool who have bought an experienced and proven striker. The fee of nineteen million pounds is high but in the light of other recent moves, would seem to be about right. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa have rejected Liverpool's latest bid for Gareth Barry as the continuing saga becomes even more acrimonious.
Liverpool's new bid is believed to be in the region of £15 million but is still short of Aston Villa's valuation. The likelihood of Barry staying at Villa Park has all but disappeared after the club fined him for speaking out against them and in particular, manager Martin O'Neill, in an unauthorised newspaper interview. Click to continue reading...

It's that time of the season when the player of the season awards start being handed out. It's also the time of the season when us fans argue about who has been the best player in each of the positions. It is unlikely that any two fans would select an identical ‘team of the year' [...] Click to continue reading...