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Liverpool are not the team they were and if they think winning the Europa League will help save face then they are in more trouble than we thoughtMove along, there's nothing of interest here.Apologies for an intro that breaks (Read More)
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The sorrow arrived tamely. There was no wrenching twist of fate for Liverpool, just the drab understanding that Fiorentina had maintained their lead over Lyon to the end. This win in Budapest has not spared them elimination f (Read More)
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Email barry.glendenning@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts, plus follow Arsenal v Standard Liège, Barcelona v Internazionale and all tonight's live scores. Or follow this game on the sly with our pop-upRafael Benítez is not us (Read More)
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• Dutch international will review situation in January• 'If there's no improvement then I want to be somewhere else'Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has threatened to leave Anfield in the January transfer window unless he is given (Read More)
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• French team 'will want to win in Florence'• Manager calls for a repeat of finest hourRafael Benítez has conceded Liverpool must emulate their finest achievement in the Champions League group stage to avoid elimination in Hu (Read More)
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Have your say on all of the day's big stories, be sure to post your favourite links and also follow us on Twitter5.05pm: Apologies for the delay of the column, but our five things we learned from the Premier League this weeke (Read More)
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• Gerrard and Carragher included in provisional squad• Agger makes recover from head injury, Riera still outRyan Babel has been ruled out of Liverpool's Champions League Group E match with Debrecen in Hungary tomorrow.The Dut (Read More)
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• There's no point in Torres going, says Benítez• Liverpool hopeful striker will be fit to face EvertonThe Liverpool striker Fernando Torres remained on Merseyside to receive treatment on his injured groin today as his team-m (Read More)
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There was clearly something at stake, although the muddled action suggested that this was a contest for no more than a spot in next season's Europa League qualifiers. On current form that is exactly the competition where Live (Read More)
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Thierry Henry's handball against Ireland capped a miserable sporting year of shameless cheatingIt was another Frenchman, Jean‑Paul Sartre, who cooked up the phrase "by any means necessary" as a war cry to eradicate class in G (Read More)
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• Benítez insists Ngog is honest despite diving furore• Liverpool manager ready for 'important' fixtureRafael Benítez has accepted today's Anfield visit of Manchester City represents "make-or-break" for Liverpool's domestic a (Read More)
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• Midfielder could make first start against Manchester City• He is potentially one of the best in the world, says TottiAlberto Aquilani is in contention to make his long-awaited full Liverpool debut on Saturday as Rafael Bení (Read More)
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Expect Rafa Benítez to prevail on Saturday – but Mark Hughes's men to finish higher in the tableThe eagerly anticipated meeting of Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on Saturday is already being talked up as the battle (Read More)
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• Liverpool captain fit for first start in a month • Second injection alleviated need for groin surgerySteven Gerrard is confident of making his first Liverpool start for a month against Manchester City on Saturday after reve (Read More)
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Today's steam is gasSo, well, it happened like this, your honour. Having swanked it up for years on the gains of easy hearsay, the Mill was on the prowl for a new opportunity. We're reaching peak gossip, see, and there's no t (Read More)
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• Benitez would not even accept £100m for Torres• Debt may tempt owners to part with Liverpool striker Rafael Benítez said last night that he would quit if Fernando Torres is sold against his will. Liverpool's £245m debt has (Read More)
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Fabio Capello praised the efforts against Brazil but more ingenuity will be needed to trouble the top teams at the World CupEngland have now played four of the game's Great Powers in the Fabio Capello era and lost to three of (Read More)
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Argentina were the latest country to try and the latest country to fail. Spain remain a formidable force and must be considered favourites for the World Cup, however much the coach, Vicente del Bosque, seeks to escape a tag h (Read More)
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• Rafael Benítez: 'We have a better squad than people think'• Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera the latest casualtiesRafael Benítez believes his Liverpool squad is better than the critics think, despite a mounting injury crisis (Read More)
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Subscribe here for your own daily copy delivered to your inboxA BAD DAY FOR GLASGOWEver since the Fiver was knee high to a deep-fried Mars bar the Pope's O'Rangers and the Queen's Celtic have gone cap in hand to the Premier L (Read More)