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Liverpool: Fergie - Liverpool have gone backwards
Sir Alex Ferguson has reminded Rafael Benitez that he thought Liverpool had peaked before the start of the season.
14:47 » EatSleepSportManchester United: Fergie stokes up Liverpool clash
Sir Alex Ferguson has reminded Rafael Benitez that he thought Liverpool had peaked before the start of the season.
14:30 » EatSleepSportFergie - Reds may have peaked
Sir Alex Ferguson claims he knew it would be difficult for Liverpool to mount another title challenge.
13:28 » SkySports.comReina holds no Reds regrets
Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina insists he will not regret extending his contract at Anfield.
12:24 » SkySports.comLiverpool: Gerrard hails Torres impact
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes Fernando Torres' goals will secure Champions League football at Anfield next season.
11:47 » EatSleepSportRafa takes Torres over Roo
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez insists he would not swap Fernando Torres for Man Utd's Wayne Rooney.
11:44 » SkySports.comArsenal hero Keown: Torres threat dominating mind of Man Utd’s Vidic
Arsenal legend Martin Keown believes Liverpool ace Fernando Torres has a psychological edge on Manchester United's defenders Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.<!--break-->Torres faces United tomorrow at lunchtime at Old Trafford.Keown told the Daily Mail: "United’s defensive pairing of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand clearly have the ability to deal with him, but something is not quite right with their technical and psychological approach when they line up against the striker."Back in October at Anfield, Torres out-paced and out-muscled Ferdinand to score Liverpool’s opener in a...
10:47 » tribalfootball.comLiverpool skipper Gerrard: Torres primed for Man Utd clash
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes Fernando Torres is primed for a big performance at Manchester United.Despite enduring an injury ravaged campaign, Torres' double last night took his total for the season so far to 17 in 27 matches - and his skipper insists there is still more to come."There is lot more to come from Fernando in a Liverpool shirt, believe me," Gerrard told liverpoolfc.tv. "He had been out a long time so it was only natural that it was going to take him a few games to find his rhythm but he is closing in on that now and it is fantastic for the team."If we can keep him...
10:45 » tribalfootball.comStoke No2 Reid rates current Everton team up with his title winners
Stoke City assistant boss Peter Reid rates the current Everton team up there with his title winners.Reid – voted 1985 PFA Player of the Year – insists the current Everton squad is the closest yet to the great side which he graced.“I’ve been very, very impressed when I’ve seen Everton lately,” he told the Liverpool Echo.“I’ve had the opportunity to see more of them since I finished managing Thailand and came back to the Premier League. I got to watch them beat Manchester City at Goodison and then Chelsea. Both of them were fantastic displays...
10:44 » tribalfootball.comMan Utd boss Ferguson: Xabi sale not to blame for Liverpool woes
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't believe the sale of Xabi Alonso sparked Liverpool's problems this season.Many fans believe Xabi's move to Real Madrid is why Liverpool have struggled this term.But Ferguson says: "I am not sure about that. I am not sure. I think he is a good player, obviously."
10:43 » tribalfootball.comMan Utd defender Ferdinand desperate to end Liverpool losing streak
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is desperate to end their losing run against Liverpool tomorrow.United have lost the last three games against Liverpool.“We’ve lost the last three games we’ve played against Liverpool,” Ferdinand told ManUtd.com. “Those games haven’t gone to plan but there’s always room for improvement and now is the time for us to beat them.“Liverpool are one of our biggest rivals and we never like losing to them. I’m confident we can get three points on Sunday and end this streak they have over us.”
10:43 » tribalfootball.comStorrie admits FA Cup transfer bonuses wrecked Portsmouth
Former Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie concedes their FA Cup victory cost them dear in transfer bonuses.Lassana Diarra and Glen Johnson were the most lucrative sales, generating £15 million.Storrie told the Telegraph: "We got good money but BBC Match of the Day ran a sheet of all the monies that had come in and asked 'where's all the money gone?' But what about transfer fees? Sell-ons?"Take Diarra. He cost us £5 million and we got €18.5 million from Real Madrid – the rate was £16-17 million – but £4.5 million add-on had to go to Arsenal. We still...
10:41 » tribalfootball.comAgger confident Liverpool too strong for Benfica
Dan Agger has no doubts Liverpool can handle Europa League opponents Benfica.Benitez's former club Valencia or Fernando Torres' previous employers Atletico Madrid await the winners in the semi-finals but defender Agger said they were not worried by any side."This is the last trophy we can win so we have to give everything we can to win it," said the Denmark international."We have to show it on the pitch and I think we did against Lille. If you have to win a tournament like this one you should beat them all."
10:34 » tribalfootball.comReina insists no rifts inside Liverpool squad
Pepe Reina insists there are no rifts inside the Liverpool dressing room.Following Albert Riera's outburst this week, there has been questions raised about morale.But Liverpool's No1 said: "Results have been bad this season, but I can assure you there are no problems in the dressing room."
10:33 » tribalfootball.comMan Utd boss Ferguson confident Vidic will stay on pitch against Liverpool
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has no doubts about Nemanja Vidic going into tomorrow's clash with Liverpool.Vidic has been sent off in his past three games against Liverpool.But Ferguson said: "The two at Anfield were definitely influenced by the crowd and the Liverpool players. I have looked at them again. I don’t think it will affect him this time. With Rio Ferdinandand Vidic coming back, you can see a much greater presence at the back now."
10:32 » tribalfootball.comReina: Staying for Liverpool fans so easy
Pepe Reina is delighted to see Liverpool fans now waving flags in his image.Banners and flags are a familiar sight on the Kop, but a new one caught the eye against Portsmouth last Monday, as a wheelchair-bound fan proudly unfurled an image of Reina after paying £200 for it."I didn't see the flag, but I have been told about it," Reina told the Daily Mail. "I am grateful we have fans like that and it is the sort of thing that made it easy for me to stay here."When I think of that lad and what he did, it makes me feel really proud and really lucky. It is always important to have people...
10:31 » tribalfootball.comMan Utd hero Park: Liverpool different to all other games
Park Ji-sung knows Manchester United face a test of their title credentials tomorrow against Liverpool.The South Korea international admits defeat at Anfield earlier this season was disappointing."We are looking forward to the game against Liverpool," Park told manutd.com. "We lost at Anfield earlier this season, so we are ready to play against them and this time I hope we show our strength."Now in his fifth season at Old Trafford, Park is accustomed to the electric atmosphere that this fixture always produces, and is calling on United fans for more of the same."You can feel the atmosphere is...
10:31 » tribalfootball.comLiverpool attacker Kuyt admits he leans heavily on hand-picked fitness crew
Dirk Kuyt has confirmed he leans on a carefully selected personal fitness team to make Liverpool's line up every week.To help his body cope with the rigours of English football, Kuyt flies over a team of alternative medical experts from his homeland. As well as the hammer man, he employs a faith healer and a haptonomy specialist, who helps with his psychological wellbeing."You have to be the boss over your own body," Kuyt, who hates missing games so much that he once made 179 consecutive appearances in Holland, told the Daily Mail."My motto is that everybody who works on my body has to be a...
10:30 » tribalfootball.comFerguson blasts FA over Gerrard reprieve
• Discipline unit is 'dysfunctional', says United manager• Liverpool 'are lucky' over possible suspensionsSir Alex Ferguson has described the Football Association's disciplinary department as a "dysfunctional unit" and called for a complete overhaul of its procedures after claiming that Liverpool were given preferential treatment to Manchester United.Ferguson was responding to the FA's decision not to punish Liverpool's captain, Steven Gerrard, for the use of his forearm on Portsmouth's Michael Brown at Anfield on Monday. "I don't think they know what they are doing," the United...
09:30 » GuardianMan Utd winger Nani: Gerrard should get out of Liverpool
Manchester United winger Nani has told Steven Gerrard he's wasting his time if he thinks he can win silverware at Liverpool.<!--break-->The Portuguese winger already has enough gongs in his short Manchester United career to make Gerrard green with envy.Ahead of tomorrow's noon showdown, Nani told The Sun: "I do not know about the intentions of Steven Gerrard this summer but it is normal that a player with his quality desires to win titles and if this doesn't happen in Liverpool he could think about leaving."In-form Nani, 23, says Gerrard will have nothing to celebrate tomorrow, either,...
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