The Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher thinks that the team can’t use the excuse that they are missing lots of injured players any more, and the team that faced Arsenal was probably the best team they could field.
He agrees that they were maybe not completely fit, but from now on their can be no more excuses.
And [...]
The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels that Arsenal are right back in the race for the Premiership title alongside Chelsea and Man Utd, but thinks that there are three other teams that could put in a challenge, but he doesn’t mention Liverpool as possible contenders.
After yesterday’s win at Anfield, Wenger said: “For us, it gets [...]
Rafael Benitez feels that his Liverpool team were totally in control of the game against Arsenal yesterday up until half-time.
But the failure to score the second goal left them in a vulnerable position in the second half, and played on the team’s confidence.
“After the first half, everybody was convinced that it was a different team [...]
Rafael Benitez is absolutely certain that Liverpool should have been given a penalty by Howard Webb yesterday against Arsenal, when William Gallas clumsily up-ended Steven Gerard, and believes that, if it was given, it could have all been different.
“It was 100% a penalty,” said Benitez. “It doesn’t matter if the ball is going away in [...]
The Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is certain that the Arsenal striker Andrei Arshavin will not be running riot again this year, after the Russian scored all four Arsenal goals in a thrilling 4-4 draw.
“Arshavin was enormous against us last season but there will not be a repeat. The madness of last season is not possible [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is happy that both his top players, Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, are coming back to full fitness, but he gave his first indiction that he would not force them to play just because the opponents are Arsenal this weekend, as “every game will be important until the end of [...]
The Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano thinks that the time for talking is over, and the team now needs to go out and show what they can do on the pitch instead.
“The season starts again for us now. Obviously everyone would have liked to have started it in a different way, but we can’t change anything [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was very impressed with Alberto Aquilani’s first 90 minutes for the Reds against Fiorentina in midweek, and Fernando Torres also came through his comeback game unscather, so the Liverpool boss is seriously considering them both starting against Arsenal this weekend, although he added the proviso of saying they will be [...]
The Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is expected to play his first full game for a couple of months against Arsenal on Sunday, and says that Liverpool are still “on target” to win either the FA Cup or the Europa League this season.
“This season is not the season we were expecting at the beginning of the [...]
The Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard thinks that the return of Fernando Torres to the team could be the catalyst to get the Reds season back on track, and he believes the team will be all out to beat Arsenal this weekend.
“Torres’ return is massive for me, massive for everyone. He’s the main man, he’s our [...]
The Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is keen for the team to pull themselves out of their recent slump, and says that they have a chance to prove that they are still a good team by beating Arsenal on Sunday.
“It’s difficult because we’re not winning two or three games in a row at the moment. [...]
The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez saw his team concede yet another late goal to lose to Fiorentina last night, but is still trying to find some positives to focus on ahead of this weekends crucial League match against Arsenal.
“To see Aquilani and Torres were positives from this match,” Benitez said.
“I think it was clear today [...]
The Liverpool defender Glen Johnson believes that his team played well enough to beat Blackburn this weekend, and said that they were a very hard team to play against with their “ugly” football.
“I think we deserved to win the game, especially after our second-half performance,” Johnson said.
“I thought we’d scored when I crossed for David [...]
The Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio says that it is time to stop thinking about the great win against Everton last weekend, as it will mean nothing if Liverpool don’t carry the momentum forward and carry on winning games.
“Our target is to get back into the top four as quickly as we can,” Aurelio said. “We’ve [...]
