Reina
Arbeloa Skrtel Carragher Dossena
Kuyt Alonso Gerrard Riera
Torres Keane

Goals:
Torres 59' 63'

Just as promised: hands up, I was wrong. Liverpool deployed the 4-4-2, with Alonso for Mascherano because of injury the only deviation from my guess at a squad, and Liverpool leave Goodison two-nil winners thanks to the genius of Fernando Torres. Click to continue reading...

7:45am Eastern Time, live in the US on Setanta

Last four head-to-head:
1-0 Liverpool (h) 03.30.08
2-1 Liverpool (a) 10.20.07
0-0 (h) 02.03.07
0-3 Everton (a) 09.09.06

Last three matches:
Liverpool: 2-1 Crewe (h); 0-0 Stoke (h); 2-1 Marseille (a)
Everton: 0-1 Blackburn (a); 2-2 Hull (a); 2-2 Standard Liege (h)

Referee: Mike Riley


He's no Mark Clattenburg, that's for sure. Click to continue reading...

Cavalieri
Degen Agger Hyypia Insua
Pennant Lucas Plessis El Zhar
Ngog Babel

Subs:
Torres for Ngog 66'
Carragher for Degen 73'
Keane for El Zhar 87'

Goals:
Agger 15'
O'Conner 25'
Lucas 58'

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Reina
Arbeloa Skrtel Carragher Dossena
Kuyt Gerrard Alonso Riera
Torres Keane

It was exactly what was feared. When the best you can say was at least Liverpool didn't lose, against a team many tip for relegation, it's not a good day at the office.

It's bad, bad déjà vu reminiscent of the draw against Birmingham early last season, except the strike force was Torres and Keane instead of Kuyt and Voronin. Click to continue reading...

Reina

Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel/Agger Aurelio

Babel Alonso Mascherano Riera

Gerrard

Torres


Normally, when one plays away from home, in Europe, against a team who love to play quick tempo football, you will try as hard as possible to try and slow the game down. Click to continue reading...

Reina
Arbeloa Skrtel Carragher Dossena
Mascherano Lucas
Kuyt Gerrard Babel
Torres

Goals:
Cana 23'
Gerrard 26' 32' (pen)

Welcome back, Steven Gerrard.

The first half was eminently watchable, end-to-end stuff. With the return of Gerrard and Torres, Liverpool went back to the 4-2-3-1, while Marseille weren't content to allow Liverpool the leeway they did in France last season. Click to continue reading...

Olympique Marseille vs Liverpool Stade Velodrome Kickoff is 8:45 pm CET, 19:45 pm GMT, 2:45 pm US Eastern Marseille 0-0 Liverpool Big team news is that Gerrard and Torres are starting for Liverpool. Marseille: 4-2-3-1: Mandanda; Bonnart, Taiwo, Hilton, Zubar; Cheyrou, Kana; Kone, M'Bami, Ben Arfa; Niang Liverpool: 4-3-3: Reina; Arbeloa, Dossena, Carragher, Skrtel; Gerrard, Mascherano, Lucas; Kuyt, Torres, Babel Click to continue reading...

As a Manchester United fan there is nothing much worse than losing to Liverpool. Even St£vie G and Carragher's sulky countenances were lifted to unfamiliar grins for half an hour after the game (before, of course, their houses were burgled again for the fourth time that day). Rafa gave a wide-eyed and incredulous interviews stating that Liverpool were now serious title contenders, all the while trying to convince himself of the fact at the same time.

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Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel Aurelio
Benayoun Alonso Mascherano Riera
Kuyt Keane

Goals:
Tevez 3'
Brown (og) 26'
Babel 77'

Finally. And what a way to do it.

United made a dream start, with early pressure leading to a Tevez goal within three minutes when Berbatov beat two men to the byline and was able to cut back to Tevez (Mascherano failed to follow him into the box). Click to continue reading...

Liverpool FC have named both Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard in their squad to face Manchester United at Anfield tomorrow.

The duo have been forced out in recent weeks with hamstring and groin problems respectively.

Boss Rafa Benitez is hopeful both may feature at some stage. Click to continue reading...

Apologies for the lack of posting but I came down with a case of bird flu and when you've got the bird flu you have to adhere to a strict diet of no cigarettes or alcohol which means no blog posts. But I'm back and slightly intoxicated and here to tell you about this little match we have coming up on Saturday.

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Never mind merely documenting certain events or quoting statements made by the parties involved. Carragher has chosen to have a right go at the owners of LFC in his autobiography. He calls them ruthless and accuses them of breaking promises and profiteering (link).

Carragher has a huge profile, but I doubt it's big enough to take on Hicks & Gillett. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia has today admitted he will consider his future after been left out Rafa Benitez' plans for the Champions League. The Finland international has been omitted from the club's 25-man panel for the Champions League group stages, weeks after the club rejected an offer from Stoke City for the player. Click to continue reading...

Well, the window's over, and I've little desire to write about how Manchester City is going to take over the world and has signed Pele, Garrincha, Cruyff and Beckenbauer or how Hicks and Gillett are furiously rubbing two pennies together in the hopes they'll multiply.

But I do want to make sure everyone's aware Carragher has an autobiography coming out (ghost-written by the excellent Brian Reade), and parts are being serialed in the Daily Mirror. Click to continue reading...

They play in different leagues, so perhaps the comparison isn't valid, but two different results and contrasting styles of play caught my eye this weekend:

Wolverhampton Wanderers stormed to the top of the Championship table with an utterly convincing 5-1 defeat of Nottingham Forest at Molineux on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

Reina
Arbeloa Skrtel Carragher Dossena
Alonso
Kuyt Mascherano Lucas Keane
Torres

I am not used to Liverpool setting up shop to come away with a point on the road, and I'm not happy about it. Without Gerrard and with Torres going off after 26 minutes thanks to an injury, Liverpool were without invention and rarely looking like getting a goal. Click to continue reading...

Dirk Kuyt was the reason Liverpool won 1-0 against Standard Liege tonight. Liverpool have many good players. Alonso, Gerrard, Torres, Carragher and Reina are top class players any team would love to have. With players like this fans should expect to destroy hard working teams like Standard Liege. At Liverpool though, shocking players like Dirk Kuyt mean that instead of winning 4-0, Liverpool scrape to 1-0. Click to continue reading...

Reina
Arbeloa Skrtel Carragher Aurelio
Kuyt Alonso Gerrard Benayoun
Torres Keane

Goals:
Kuyt 118'

These games are not doing my heart any good. Four games into the season, and the earliest goal Liverpool's scored has come in the 83rd minute. And Kuyt striking the winner after suffering a ton of stick makes it even sweeter. Click to continue reading...

Greetings faithful following, and welcome to a somewhat late review of this past Bank Holiday weekend's exciting action. Many factors (ok, one factor: beer) have delayed the writing of this wrap-up, but suffice to say that the editorial whip has been cracked and it will not be happening again. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough travel home from Liverpool feeling robbed as they went from leading the game 1-0 with 5 minutes remaining to losing the game 2-1 after 95 minutes. A great strike from Mido put Boro ahead only to see late goals from Carragher and Gerrard rip the points away from the visitors. Click to continue reading...

0 - 1 Mido 70'



1 - 1 J.Carragher 85'



2-1 S.Gerrard 90'+4



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The season is only one week old but Jamie Carragher is already showing signs of the loser mentality that plagued Anfield last season.

Carra was up and down like a yo-yo last season when it came to his public comments about the club One week he'd be high as a kite proclaiming how Liverpool's players were the greatest in the world. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool vs Middlesbrough: Rafa seeking to maintain a good start

Liverpool vs Middlesbrough is a tricky one for Rafa, particularly in the white hot pressure of the Premier League. The expectations on Liverpool are such that Rafa Benitez is one bad result from a wave of pressure, particularly at the start of the season. Click to continue reading...

Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Hyypia Dossena
Kuyt Gerrard Plessis Benayoun
Torres Keane

Goals:
Torres 83'

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Torres gets one chance, after 83 minutes of play, and makes absolutely no mistake with it. Click to continue reading...

Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Agger Dossena
Alonso Plessis
Kuyt Keane Benayoun
Torres

Let's hope it can't go anywhere but up.

I understand it's the first competitive game of the season. I understand Gerrard was out, that it was Keane and Dossena's first game, that Plessis is still a youngster, and that Agger is like a new signing. Click to continue reading...

Cavalieri
Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel Dossena
Kuyt Gerrard Plessis Benayoun
Torres Keane

Subs:
Agger for Skrtel 46'
Hyypia for Carragher 46'
Ngog for Torres 46'
Darby for Arbeloa 46'
Alonso for Plessis 46'
Nemeth for Keane 59'
Insua for Dossena 59'
Spearing for Gerrard 59'
Reina for Cavalieri
Pennant for Benayoun 72'

Goals:
Torres 23'
Ngog 56'
Benayoun 60'
Alonso 70' (pen)

I didn't end up seeing the whole game until late last evening, so once again this is a bit late. Click to continue reading...

Reports coming in of a deal done for Gareth Barry to move to Liverpool

At long, long, last it appears the Gareth Barry move to Liverpool has happened. Reports are surfacing of Villa recieving 17.5 million plus Steve Finnan for Barry.

Rafael Benitez and all Liverpool fans will be pleased the longest running transfer saga of the summer will now be over. Click to continue reading...

It's official! While I think this is a great signing, others would tend to disagree. steven. would be one of those. You can read all about his warped opinion here.

I've heard the nay sayers: he's too old, he's overvalued, Owen was less and more the player. Anyone who doesn't trust the judgment of the almighty Rafa is really just sort of a terrorist.

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Robbie Keane will be undergoing his medical in Liverpool today and is set to sign a five-year contract worth £80,000 per week. On behalf of all Yanks who don't know beans about football, I'd like to offer a big Flavor Flav, "YEAHHHHHHHHHHH BOYEEEEEEEEE!"

This is the signing I've been most excited about when I first heard the rumor that Keane wanted to leave Spurs for his boyhood heroes, Liverpool.

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Cavalieri
Darby Carragher Agger Dossena
Benayoun Lucas Plessis Leto
Babel Voronin

Subs:
Aurelio for Leto 46'
Hyypia for Carragher 46'
Skrtel for Agger 46'
Spearing for Plessis 46'
Mascherano for Leiva 46'
Pennant for Babel 46'
Insua for Dossena 63'
Pacheco for Benayoun 63'
Kuyt for Voronin 71'
Hobbs for Darby 71'
Martin for Cavalieri 71'

Goals:
Voronin 6'
Jirsak 12'

In Fribourg, Wisla provided the sternest test Liverpool's faced so far this preseason. Click to continue reading...

Andrea Dossena yesterday made his long-awaited debut for Liverpool, who settled for a 1-1 draw in their friendly against Wisla Krakow.

Dossena arrived from Udinese earlier this month but had not yet featured due to some minor clearance problems. But the Italian defender finally took his bow in Krakow last night, lasting 60 minutes before being replaced by Argentine youngster Emiliano Insua. Click to continue reading...

Cavalieri
Degen Carragher Agger Insua
Benayoun Lucas Plessis Leto
Voronin Pacheco

Subs:
Skrtel for Agger 46'
Babel for Benayoun 46'
Hyypia for Carragher 46'
Darby for Degen 46'
Aurelio for Leto 55'
Spearing for Plessis 62'
Mascherano for Pacheco 77'
Kuyt for Insua 80'

Goals:
Lucas 10'
Gavranovic 12'
Voronin 36'

I wanted to post about the Lucerne friendly. Click to continue reading...

So Arsenal and Manchester United are set to face off this weekend in a top of the table clash. Both teams are sitting on 26 points, although Arsenal is on top through goal difference and still has a game in hand. Many will say that this game could decide the eventual league champion but I [...] Click to continue reading...

By 1970's Gooner Does a football coach select his starting eleven according to who's on form? Or according to the system that is the most appropriate for the particular game coming up? It's usually a combination of both of course. And if Robin Van Persie was available tonight we would not have been pondering the question posed in the title or trying to decide the formation. Click to continue reading...

Here it is:
Reina
Riise
Hyypia
Carragher
Finnan
Babel
Mascherano
Gerrard
Pennant
Kuyt
Voronin

Subs:
Itandje
Hobbs
Alonso
Sissoko
Lucas
Benayoun
Crouch

No big surprises except maybe Crouch not starting. I could care less, after his Marseilles performance he can rot on the bench until January and then sold. Click to continue reading...