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LIVERPOOL AIM TO OVERCOME LILLE HAZARD

Liverpool face Lille at Anfield tomorrow night hoping to overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in France. The Reds played well enough in Lille only to concede from a late free kick from that man, Hazard. He is their play maker so we will have to pay close attention to him tomorrow night. After […]

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LIVERPOOL 4-0 UP!

Torres got two Liverpool are 4-0 up with ten minutes to go at Anfield. In what is our best display in months, Liverpool scored 3 goals in 6 first half minutes. First Fernando Torres converted a pass from Maxi into a goal. Two minutes later Ryan Babel scored in the box, then Aquilani scored his […]

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AQUILANI STARTS FOR LIVERPOOL

Alberto Aquilani starts in the middle for the Reds tonight instead of Lucas while Ryan Babel retains his place in the side against Portsmouth. The Reds side in full is: Reina, Insua, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Mascherano, Aquilani, Gerrard, Babel, Rodriguez, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Benayoun, Kuyt, Lucas, Kelly.

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RAFA: SEVEN DAYS TO SAVE HIS JOB

Rafa under pressure Rafael Benitez faces a crucial week which will define his and Liverpool’s future. The manager is under severe pressure to save Liverpool’s season and his own job as well. We play Portsmouth at Anfield tomorrow night in a must win game in the fight for 4th place in the League. Avram Grant’s […]

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NEW INVESTORS AT LAST

Hicks & Gillette It looks like Liverpool may finally be getting fresh investment. The club has lined up a spectacular deal with the Rhone Group – reported to be worth £3billion – to dilute the controversial ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The New York-based private equity firm have begun due diligence with a […]

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100K A WEEK STARS MUST DELIVER

We have all heard of lots of Liverpool players who have been rewarded with lucrative new contracts this season. Many of Liverpools star players are now in the millionaire bracket thanks to new deals agreed this season by Rafael Benitez and Christian Purslow. On the face of it, a good idea to tie down your […]

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DEFEAT NUMBER FIFTEEN OF THE SEASON

Liverpool lost their fifteenth game of the season in France against Lille. Things are going from bad to worse to awful this year. The game looked to be heading for a deserved draw when Lille scored from a free kick in the last ten minutes of the match through forward Hasard. It was Liverpool who […]

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BABEL AND JOHNSON START

Glen Johnson makes his first start in ages for Liverpool while Ryan Babel is also in the first team for today’s game in Lille. The team in full: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Riera, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, El Zhar, Kelly.

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RAFA TRIES TO RALLY HIS TROOPS

Rafael Benitez today tried to rally his dejected troops after that deeply disapointing defeat at Wigan. This season has seen one poor performance after another. We are down in sixth and likely to remain there with an appalling nine defeats in the League already, this season. Rafa under pressure The future of the Manager is […]

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RAFA BENITEZ NOT A HAPPY MAN

Rafa Benitez refused to excuse his team after their abysmal defeat to Wigan. Liverpool crashed to a catastrophic 1-0 defeat to the relegation-threatened club, leaving Liverpool’s Champion’s League dream in tatters. Rafa’s Revulsion “I think we didn’t play well, especially in the first half. We didn’t show attitude.” Benitez admitted his side gave the ball […]

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