The lifelong Red has spent the last year researching and writing a book on the subject.

The Asian Liverbird, which was commissioned by the club after an approach by Bhana, explores how immigrants from Asia came to choose LFC upon arriving in England in the Sixties and Seventies – and why, generations later, their children and grandchildren are still wearing red. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are considering offering Steven Appiah a contract after the player admitted he would relish a move to the Premier League. The Ghana international is now a free agent after being released by Turkish side Fenerbahce and can still sign for any outside the transfer window.

Arsene Wenger is keen to add to his midfield options after missing out on Gareth Barry and Xabi Alonso during August and Appiah looks a suitable candidate. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez welcomed new signing Albert Riera to Anfield today - then admitted the player's former Premier League employers could be title contenders this season.

The Spanish winger spent six months on loan with Manchester City in his previous spell in English football and although it was an unmemorable stint for player and club, the prospects of both have flourished this week. Click to continue reading...

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has defended his tactics at Aston Villa.

The Anfield side gained a creditable point from a goalless draw with Martin O'Neill's team.

But the use of striker Robbie Keane out wide on the left provoked a lot of comment.

However Benitez insists it was the right decision. Click to continue reading...

FOR all Liverpool's wheelings and dealings during the transfer window, this summer will forever be remembered for the one player who didn't go anywhere.

The Champions League semi-final defeat to Chelsea had barely began to sink in when Rafael Benitez started planning for the new season in earnest with a £10m bid for Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

Well, apparently Arsene tried hard to seal the deal for this Liverpool star but just failed to bid enough for Rafa's liking! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! The Independent has reported that Arsenal tried to sign Xabi Alonso just before the transfer deadline, submitting an improved offer believed to . Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are reported to have had an eleventh hour offer of £14million rejected by Liverpool for Spanish International Xabi Alonso.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had been heavily linked with a move for the EURO 2008 winner all summer, along with the man the Anfield club had identified as the Spaniards replacement at the Reds, Gareth Barry of Aston Villa. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger had a last minute bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso rejected last night, according to media reports. Wenger has been in the market for another midfielder throughout the summer after the departures of Mathieu Flamini, Alexander Hleb and Gilberto Silva. And despite signing Samir Nasri, Amaury Bischoff and Aaron Ramsey, Wenger still [. Click to continue reading...

Hello all. I'm still alive if anyone was wondering, I just haven't had a good chance to write in ages. Since I last posted we won 3-0 against Newcastle which was a great result, and the transfer window closed last night. I waited up watching the news tickers on and off all day hoping for Xabi Alonso, or anyone else for that matter, and it just never happened. Click to continue reading...

The transfer window has now come and gone. And to a bit of surprise, Wenger signed no one, although reports indicate he did make an effort to go after Xabi Alonso. In fact, the biggest signings for us yesterday were the youngsters Kieran Gibbs and Mark Randall agreeing to contract extensions.

The Alonso signing would be hard to pull off, because Rafa Benitez would be a bit off his rocker to agree a transfer fee to a direct rival without getting much more than the player is actually worth.

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So transfer deadline day has come and gone with seemingly no activity from Arsenal. I'm told that we were in negotiations with Liverpool over the signing of Xabi Alonso but as yet no announcement has been forthcoming and at this point it seems unlikely.

Had a deal been reached then we'd probably have heard about it by now.

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Arsenal look set to miss out on Xabi Alonso after Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said the midfielder is likely to remain at Anfield. The 26-year-old Spanish international has been heavily linked with a move to the Gunners in recent weeks after his proposed move to Juventus fell through. But any deal is dependent on the transfer saga [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has reiterated that he wants to keep Xabi Alonso at Anfield.

The midfielder has been linked with Juventus and Arsenal throughout the summer transfer window and it was thought he could leave to finance a move for Aston Villa's Gareth Barry.

However, with a deal for Barry having been ruled out last week, Benitez has confirmed he will not be allowing Alonso to leave in any deadline day deal. Click to continue reading...

On the face of it, a 0-0 draw away at a side with genuine top four ambitions isn't such a bad deal especially if your best two players are out injured. Such justifications may be easy to find yet it is wrong to find comfort in them for the truth is that Liverpool could have won at Villa Park. For all the hype surrounding them, with their hyped up wide players being kept quite Aston Villa didn't show anything special. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Alonso has been linked with plenty moves away from Anfield this summer and as the transfer market comes to a close today, he's still at Liverpool and not Arsenal or Juventus. Some reports have Arsene Wenger still interested in... Click to continue reading...

  Arsene Wenger has gone one record as saying he will augment the current squad today or tomorrow.  Expect tomorrow to be a hectic day with rumours and counter rumours.  There are two positions that Arsene will be looking at, central midfield and another wide midfielder. One position that we need to re-enforce is the wide positions. Click to continue reading...

This source believes that Arsene Wenger is about to make a last-gasp signing of the summer by snapping up Liverpool maestro Xabi Alonso. Could this deal materialise? Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! We are now approaching the final days of the transfer window, and Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has . Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are reportedly closing in on the signing of Saint Etienne's deep-lying playmaker Blaise Matuidi according to Sky Sports News. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been linked with a number of midfielder's this summer since declaring that he was looking to bring one quality player in midfield to the Emirates Stadium earlier this summer. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool will be aiming to avoid European disaster when they face Standard Liege in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier at Anfield.

The tie is delicately balanced following a goalless draw in Belgium two weeks ago, but the Reds rode their luck in the first leg.

Standard appeared to have a legitimate goal ruled out, while Jose Reina saved a penalty as the Belgian champions gave Liverpool an almighty scare in the first leg. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United 1-0 Portsmouth
Ok, now I feel like the season has started properly. I was quite happy to have missed last weekend's games and particularly United starting off by drawing at home to Newcastle. I know that they drew against Reading to start things off last year, and still won the league, but come on. Click to continue reading...

According to this source, Wenger has decided he simply MUST have this midfielder after seeing his side lose following a shocking display at Craven Cottage. Why not join the debate at the COS forum? Arsenal are reportedly back in for Xabi Alonso, but may will have to pay £16million due to the ... Click to continue reading...

The fallout from the Fulham game has not been pretty. Condemnation of the performance and the wafer thin squad has been widespread, and rightly so.

I've already said plenty about what we need to do about it so it is somewhat depressing to hear the manager say we're not close to signing anyone.

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Morning all, or afternoon or whatever it is where you are. Yesterday was a miserable day for us. I'm sure you read my rant about Captain Gallas, and that about summed up my feelings for the day. Gallas shouldn't be playing at all and Eboue shouldn't have to play central midfield. Robin van Persie seems to have forgotten how to score and overall the whole thing was bloody awful. Click to continue reading...

Cesc Fabregas thinks Arsenal and Xabi Alonso would be a 'perfect' fit

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has urged Arsene Wenger to make Xabi Alonso the solution to the club's midfield problems before the summer transfer window closes.

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Matt Le Tissier was left feeling for Middlesbrough as Steven Gerrard got Liverpool out of jail again.

Gareth Southgate's side looked set to claim a surprise win at Anfield thanks to Mido's second goal in as many games.

But an own goal from Emmanuel Pogatetz dragged Liverpool back into proceedings before captain fantastic Gerrard popped up to break Boro hearts with a last-minute winner. Click to continue reading...