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Gerrard starts for LFC, Carroll on bench
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard returns to the starting line up for today’s visit of Manchester United, his first start since the same fixture in March of last season. Liverpool won that day and Gerrard will be leading his team mates to try and do the same. There’s no place in the starting 11 for Andy…
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Liverpool v Manchester United – preview
Two weeks after beating Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison the Reds (that’s the ‘Reds’ of Liverpool, not the ‘Red Devils’ of Stretford) today take on Manchester United at Anfield. Kenny Dalglish told his press conference audience that “everyone” was fit for the match but with some of the squad away on international duty…
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Pepe: We were all put in a bad situation
Pepe Reina’s autobiography is out today and depending on how candid he’s chosen to be we’ll maybe find out a lot more about the player than we deserve to. When we read it, rather than just take in soundbites hand-picked by newspaper columnists unconnected to the book and looking for something juicy for a headline,…
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Carra looking to the future with both feet in the present
WITH a large chunk of the Liverpool squad away with their national sides it’s been a less intense week of training for those who stayed behind. One of those is Jamie Carragher and the break from the Premier League calendar gave him time to talk to national radio and also to a football conference in…
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Henderson happy to play anywhere but prefers the centre
LIVERPOOL midfielder Jordan Henderson is away on international duty with the England Under 21s but he took a bit of time out to answer some questions on Twitter on behalf of The FA. Signed from Sunderland in the summer, Henderson said he prefers playing in the middle, rather than the wing, because that’s what he…
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Rafa Benitez receives honour in Madrid
Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez received the Silver Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit at a ceremony in Madrid this morning. The presentation was made by Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Cristina. Rafa was given the news last month in a letter from Spain’s Minister for Sport and President of the Sports Council,…
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Carroll, Suarez and Kuyt to start for the Reds in the derby
A FRESH autumn morning will make way for some Indian summer sun in Liverpool today as the city makes the most of the unexpected heatwave. Not that heat would have been completely unexpected in L4 today – it’s derby day, the 185th time The Reds have met The Blues in the league and a time…
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Mr and Mrs Benitez want to help the place they call ‘home’
RAFA BENITEZ and his wife Montse were at Hotel Indigo in Liverpool yesterday for the official launch of the Montse Benitez foundation. The couple moved to Merseyside in 2004 when Rafa became the Liverpool manager and seven years later they class the area as their home. They were uprooted for a short time when Rafa…
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Mr and Mrs Benitez want to help the place they call 'home'
RAFA BENITEZ and his wife Montse were at Hotel Indigo in Liverpool yesterday for the official launch of the Montse Benitez foundation. The couple moved to Merseyside in 2004 when Rafa became the Liverpool manager and seven years later they class the area as their home. They were uprooted for a short time when Rafa…
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LFC back to winning ways
Liverpool 2 Wolves 1 Premier League. 24 September, 2011. Anfield FOOTBALL loves its clichés and there were plenty that could be brought out for this one so little point holding back. The “one man team” tag will probably be used – Luis Suarez again standing out. But he went off near the end for the…
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