Goals against Liverpool aren’t easy to come by especially for Manchester City. City have failed to score in their last six Premier League games against the Reds. In fact goals aren’t that much of a feature when these two sides meet; there have been just five goals in the last seven clashes - five have ended 1-0 and the other two have been 0-0 draws.

(more…)

It turned out to be a pretty successful season for Roy Keane and his Black Cats last time around. A 15th place finish may not sound all that impressive on paper but it certainly put to bed a few Premier League demons. And with minds more at eased, Sunderland can now concentrate on establishing themselves within the top flight.

(more…)

Rafa Benitez completed his first signing of the summer after Philipp Degen agreed to join the Reds today. The Swiss right-back will join the club on July 1st on a free transfer from Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund.

(more…)

Long serving Everton midfielder Lee Carsley has left the club on a free transfer with West Brom, Derby and Birmingham reportedly vying for his services. His absence will leave a hole in an already small squad at Goodison. Phil Neville could quite easily slip into the 34-year-old’s boots as the midfield enforcer but reports suggest David Moyes may be targeting an ex-Liverpool player for that role.

(more…)

The Reds are being linked once again with Florent Malouda the player who turned Liverpool down last summer to join Chelsea. He has hardly set the Premier League alight since his £13.5million move from Lyon after an injury ravaged season. Despite a stop-start debut campaign Malouda has made 37 appearances for the Blues (28 starts) and scored just 4 goals. It would be no surprise if Chelsea were looking to offload the 27-year-old but is he the sort of player Liverpool should be looking to sign?

(more…)

There was a time when we’d be shocked that these two clubs have only won one trophy between them this season. Alas that is the case with Tottenham likely to finish outside the top 10 for the first time in four years and Liverpool proving lacklustre even in their precious Champions League. So what’s going to spur them on in this final game?

(more…)

Liverpool’s season effectively ended last night after being knocked out of the Champions League, losing 4-3 to Chelsea on aggregate. So with the Reds playing solely for that proverbial pride, how much desire is there left in the tank?

(more…)

Ask football fans who they’d prefer to win this season’s Premier League - Chelsea or Manchester United - and it would ultimately come down to which they considered to be the lesser of two evils. For me, that lesser evil is Chelsea which is why, for one week only, I’m fighting for the blue corner.

(more…)

Manchester United fans - methinks you owe Emile Heskey rather a large drink. There must have been a few wry smiles from the Red camp on Monday evening when the Wigan striker netted that injury time equaliser thus severely denting Chelsea’s rampant title chase.

(more…)

Rafa Benitez’s side reached the Champions League semi-finals for the 3rd successive season after beating Arsenal at Anfield in midweek. This weekend it’s a return to the nitty-gritty of the Premier League and a chance to cement their current 4th place position. After the euphoria of Tuesday night the visit of Blackburn may not be the most glamorous of fixtures, however this match could be of enormous importance to the Reds future and to Premier 10 players themselves.

(more…)