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In-depth player stats: Liverpool vs Norwich

Liverpool v Norwich, Saturday 15:00   – An encouraging effort was not enough to prevent Liverpool slipping to a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford last weekend. New signing Daniel Sturridge made an almost immediate impact after coming on as a substitute, and despite his goal seeming to galvanise Brendan Rogers’ side in the latter part […]

Why does Liverpool striker blame Manchester United for everything?

Luis Suarez was banned for 8 games last season after the FA found him guilty of racial abuse after he referred to Patrice Evra as “negro” during an argument. Suarez failed to convince the FA panel that he was using the term in a friendly way, given the pair of them were clearly at loggerheads at […]

Liverpool boss brands Suarez’s cheating admission “unacceptable”

Luis Suarez has admitted to diving, namely that embarrassing occasion against Stoke City, but claims the media make more of a fuss about him cheating because the media is controlled by Manchester United. “Sometimes you do things on the field that later you think ‘why the hell did I do that?’ People say I throw […]

Where did it all go wrong with Liverpool loanee Sahin?

Nuri Sahin, who was the Bundesliga Player of the Year two seasons ago, joined Liverpool on a season-long loan in the summer. Arsenal had also been keen to sign him, after Arsene Wenger missed out on the Turk when he was still at Borussia Dortmund, but Liverpool offered to pay all of the 23-year-old’s £115,000 […]

STATS: Manchester United vs Liverpool

Man Utd v Liverpool, Sunday 13:30   – Man Utd thrashed Wigan 0-4 at the DW stadium last week to maintain their advantage at the summit of the Premier League. Two braces from Robin van Persie and Javier Hernandez ensured all three points returned to Old Trafford in a fixture which underlined just how ruthless their […]

Another player undermines Chelsea’s size after Liverpool move

Joe Cole is a boyhood Chelsea fan and spent seven years at Stamford Bridge following his move from West Ham. However, when he joined Liverpool he made some comments about his new club which might have put his former fans’ noses out of joint. He claimed that Liverpool were the biggest club in the country […]

PICTURE: Suarez kisses hand after scoring handball goal for Liverpool

After controlling the ball with his hand before putting Liverpool 2-0 up in the FA Cup, Luis Suarez then kissed and pointed to his hand to really rub salt in Mansfield’s wounds, particularly given they had shown so much respect to their opponents. Mansfield left 96 seats unused and wrote the names of the Liverpool […]

Joe Cole’s career in full: Quotes from West Ham, Chelsea and Liverpool

November 18th 1999: Harry Redknapp, West Ham manager “He is an exciting young lad and I would love to see him go right to the top. He could have gone anywhere as a lad – Manchester United, Arsenal‚ every club in the land wanted him but he chose West Ham and now we are talking […]

STAT ATTACK: How did Liverpool striker perform for Chelsea this season compared to Torres?

Daniel Sturridge has played 161 minutes of Premier League football for Chelsea this season, having started one game and being brought on as a substitute for six games. He has completed 61 of his attempted 71 passes in the league this season, giving him an accuracy rate of 86% (Torres 70%). He has been successful […]

Allen’s hard work for Liverpool vs Sidwell’s tackles for Fulham

Liverpool v Fulham, Saturday 17:30 – Liverpool were left stunned by Aston Villa in their last game, coming away on the wrong end of a 3-1 defeat. A consolation goal from captain Steven Gerrard was little more than that as Liverpool were left outclassed by Villa. – Gerrard has once again been proving this season […]

Five ways that Brendan Rodgers can turn Liverpool FC into world-beaters

Brendan Rodgers is doing a fine job as Liverpool FC manager and should finish in the top half of the Premier League but we’ve got some great tips that will help propel the Reds higher up the table. Here are some handy helping hints which should increase those possession percentages further and help Liverpool get […]

West Ham vs Liverpool – Collins’ tackles vs Suarez’s dribbles

West Ham v Liverpool       16:00              – West Ham produced an incredible second half performance to win 3-1 against Chelsea in their last game.   – Goals from Carlton Cole, Mohamed Diame and Mobido Maiga secured three points in a game which could have seen the Hammers score even more, as they gave Petr Cech […]

STATS: Sterling’s great dribbles for Liverpool vs Fonte’s top interceptions for Southampton

Liverpool vs. Southampton (15:00)   Defeat at White Hart Lane will have disappointed Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, with his side unfortunate not to score more than once.  The Reds would be wrong to be complacent heading into a game against eighteenth-placed Southampton, who are on a good run of form:   –          Luis Suarez failed […]

STATS: Bale’s top crossing for Tottenham Hotspur vs Allen’s hard work Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Liverpool (19:45)   Tottenham ended their losing streak with a comfortable win at the weekend, and now face a Liverpool side unbeaten in eight straight games.  Both will be looking to preserve their form heading into the Christmas period:   –          Gareth Bale is having another excellent season for Tottenham, and has […]

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