Torres – We can beat Arsenal at Anfield, and expect to win a trophy

Written on December 11, 2009 – 10:17 am | by |

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 [...]

Gerrard – Aquilani is similar to Xabi Alonso

Written on December 11, 2009 – 9:09 am | by |

The Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was pleased to get his first chance to play a full game against Fiorentina alongside new £20m signing Alberto Aquilani, and he has high hopes that the Italian will be a good replacement for Xabi Alonso, who left Anfield for Real Madrid in the summer. “It was nice for Aquilani [...]

Gerrard warns Arsenal ahead of Torres return

Written on December 11, 2009 – 8:43 am | by |

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 [...]

Souness – I fear Liverpool are in meltdown!

Written on December 10, 2009 – 6:15 pm | by |

The ex-Liverpool manager Graeme Souness is extremely worried that the team will not be able to come out of the downward spiral they are in at the moment, and thinks that the money lost if they don’t qualify for the Champions League may see them slip further behind the leaders of the Premiership. “My big [...]

Mascherano calls for "big game" against Arsenal, but won't talk about new contract!

Written on December 10, 2009 – 2:22 pm | by |

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. [...]

Liverpool transfer rumours 10th Dec – Pavlyuchenko, Dossena and Babel

Written on December 10, 2009 – 2:12 pm | by |

The Liverpool transfer rumours are coming thick and fast as the window is getting closer, and today’s main story concerns the Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko. The Russian hitman has made it clear he wants to leave, and has recently been linked with both Arsenal and Roma, but today’s Mail has added an extra twist by [...]

Benitez still looking for positives despite yet another defeat

Written on December 10, 2009 – 1:15 pm | by |

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 [...]

Benitez – We've had three clean sheets, but now need to find the balance

Written on December 9, 2009 – 10:26 am | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez admits that this season has been up and down, defensively and offensively, this season, but once more players return from injury, the team will get it right in the end. “It’s clear we are trying to find the right balance.” said Benitez. “At the start of the season we were [...]

Benitez – Torres could play in second half tonight, but Gerrard may start

Written on December 9, 2009 – 6:00 am | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has already said that his £20m signing Alberto Aquilani will finally get his full debut for the club at last, and he thinks that captain Steven Gerrard could also play the whole game to improve his match fitness ahead of the crucial match against Arsenal this weekend, but Fernando Torres [...]

Benitez – Aquilani has quality, vision and is dynamite!"

Written on December 8, 2009 – 3:00 pm | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has admitted that he hasn’t taken any risks with his new £20m signing Alberto Aquilani, but he thinks that the game against Fiorentina should be the ideal opportunity for the Italian to showcase his talents and ease him back to full fitness. “We decided we couldn’t take any risks with [...]

"I will be a great player for Liverpool"

Written on December 8, 2009 – 2:35 pm | by |

The 16 year old starlet Kristjan Gauti Emilsson has been tracked by many big clubs including Man Utd and Ajax, but he couldn’t turn down the chance to join his idols at Anfield. Kristjan is already 6ft 4in at 16 years-old and has made his first team debut at Icelandic champions FH Hafnarfjordur. He says [...]

Aqulani "has an issue" with Benitez, says his father

Written on December 8, 2009 – 2:32 am | by |

The father of Liverpool’s new £20m signing Alberto Aquilani claims that his son has been fit and ready to play for over a month, and he can see no reason why he hasn’t been given any playing time. In the month that his father claims Aquilani has been ready, the Italian has only played one [...]

Pepe Reina very keen to sign new Liverpool contract

Written on December 7, 2009 – 1:13 pm | by |

The Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has been talking about how much he loves Liverpool and is more than ready to come to an agreement with the club over a new contract. The Spaniard is considered one of the best keepers in the world right now and at only 27, has many more years at the [...]

Benitez – Torres and Aquilani will play against Fiorentina

Written on December 7, 2009 – 10:20 am | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been treating his new £20m signing Albert Aquilani with kid gloves since his arrival at the beginning of the season, and has been waiting for an “easy” opportunity to give him some playing time. Those chances have been few and far between up ’til now, but Benitez thinks that [...]