Rafa Benitez hailed a ”perfect” victory over Newcastle, which sees Liverpool travel to Inter Milan in the Champions League highly confident of finishing the job they started at Anfield three weeks ago. Another inspirational Fernando Torres performance propelled Benitez’s side to a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Newcastle at Anfield on Saturday.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez hailed Fernando Torres as ”on fire” after the Spanish striker hit his second successive Anfield hat-trick to lift his club into fourth spot on the Premier League table on Wednesday. Torres sentenced West Ham to their second 4-0 defeat in four days after a sizzling performance by Benitez’s side.
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/ 24 January 2008
Chelsea will face London rivals Tottenham in next month’s League Cup final after crushing Everton’s dream of a first domestic final appearance in eight years on Wednesday. Joe Cole’s well-taken strike left Everton with little prospect of overturning their 2-1 first-leg deficit at Goodison Park.
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/ 22 January 2008
Substitute Peter Crouch scored two minutes from time after Marlon Harewood’s over-head kick and an own goal from Fabio Aurelio cancelled out Yossi Benayoun’s opener to earn Liverpool a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. It was a night that was all about the Liverpool fans directing their displeasure at the plans of club owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to re-finance their debts.
South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar has completed his move to Everton after being granted a work permit. The 25-year-old moves from Borussia Dortmund on a season-long loan and has already joined up with his new teammates for their pre-season tour in America.
Liverpool’s mastery in winning penalty-kick shoot-outs extends to even the guys who weren’t on the team two years ago. First-year Reds striker Dirk Kuyt converted the winner to give Liverpool a 4-1 shoot-out victory over Chelsea on Tuesday, sending Liverpool to the European Champions League final for the second time in three years.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has virtually conceded the English Premier League title. Now his attention turns back to winning the Champions League. Chelsea have a 1-0 lead going into the second leg of the semifinals at Liverpool on Tuesday, thanks to Joe Cole’s goal at Stamford Bridge last Wednesday.
With a three-goal, first-leg lead, and facing a weakened PSV Eindhoven, Liverpool didn’t need a superhuman effort to reach European Champions League semifinals. A 1-0 victory at Anfield Road on Wednesday was enough. It won’t have it so easy against English Premier League rival Chelsea in a rematch of their 2005 clash.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has urged his side not to be complacent when they face PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League quarterfinal at Anfield on Wednesday holding a 3-0 lead. Wednesday’s other quarterfinal is far more evenly balanced with Bayern Munich hosting AC Milan after the teams finished last week’s first leg 2-2 in Italy.
Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool can open the door to a second Champions League title in three years by shutting down Barcelona at Anfield on Tuesday night. A memorable 2-1 win in the Nou Camp a fortnight ago has left the 2005 champions as favourites to progress to the quarterfinals of this year’s tournament at the expense of the holders.
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/ 10 December 2006
A convincing 4-0 home victory for Liverpool against Fulham on Saturday maintained the club’s recent Premiership improvement and featured Jamie Carragher’s first league goal in nearly eight years. The Liverpool and England defender scored his team’s second goal as they amassed three in 12 minutes early in the second half to kill off a dogged Fulham team.
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/ 25 October 2006
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has insisted his team can still win this season’s Premiership title despite currently being 11 points behind leaders Manchester United. Gerrard, so often Liverpool’s saviour, was well-policed during United’s victory at Old Trafford on Sunday, which meant the Merseysiders have still to win away from Anfield in the league this season.
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/ 9 September 2006
Tim Cahill backed Andrew Johnson to get 20 goals this season after the England striker scored an opportunist double to fire his side to a 3-0 derby victory over Liverpool on Saturday. Johnson’s brace, after Cahill had opened the scoring, extended Everton’s unbeaten start to the season to four matches and Australian midfielder Cahill insisted there was no reason why the run should not continue.
South Africa winger Delron Buckley was handed a trial with English Premiership club Everton on Tuesday. Buckley (28) will train with the Merseysiders in an attempt to persuade manager David Moyes to give him a permanent contract. The Durban-born player was released by German club Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season.
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard warned on Tuesday that his side are on the rise and will be better equipped than ever to challenge Chelsea for next year’s Premiership title. ”We have progressed a lot in the last year,” said Gerrard. ”The gap was 35 points last season, this time around we are better than half that. We have got a fantastic manager [Rafael Benitez] who is going to continue to build.”
Irish raider Numbersixvalverde won the Grand National in Liverpool on Saturday giving jockey Niall ”Slippers” Madden victory with his first ride and Ireland their fifth win in the world’s most famous race in the last eight years. The Martin Brassil-trained 11-1 shot beat home last year’s winner and topweight Hedgehunter (5-1) while Clan Royal (5-1) was third and Nil Desperandum (33-1) fourth.
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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is poised to boost his defensive ranks once again with the capture of Denmark international Danny Agger. Benitez has already added Dutchman Jan Kromkamp from Spanish high-flyers Villarreal to his squad during the January transfer window.
Former West Ham, Manchester City and Everton midfielder Mark Ward was jailed for eight years for drug trafficking on Tuesday. Ward, who retired from the game nine years ago, pleaded guilty to possessing four kilograms of cocaine with intent to supply at his rented home near Liverpool.
Reigning champions Chelsea opened up a nine-point gap at the top of the Premiership table after a stunning 4-1 demolition of Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s side look unstoppable after cantering to their eighth successive league triumph following a stylish performance.
Everton manager David Moyes insisted his side can still rescue their Champions League dream and qualify for the group stages despite watching them lose 2-1 to Villarreal in the third qualifying-round first leg at Goodison Park. The Merseyside club have a mountain to climb in Spain in two weeks’ time.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez claimed that Steven Gerrard repaid the club’s supporters with an inspirational hat-trick as the European champions launched the defence of their title with a 3-0 win against Total Network Solutions at Anfield on Wednesday. Gerrard performed an astonishing U-turn on his future at the club last week.
Luis Garcia scored in the fourth minute on Tuesday to give Liverpool a 1-0 victory over English champion Chelsea and put the four-time winners into the Champions League final. The 1-0 aggregate loss ended Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho’s reign as European champion. He led FC Porto to the title last season.
Duncan Ferguson strengthened Everton’s grip on a Champions League berth as Manchester United’s fast-fading season took another knock with a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Scottish striker rolled back the years with a trademark 55th minute header which proved enough to earn the Merseyside club a first league win over United in 10 years.
James Vaughan became the latest teenager to be feted at Goodison Park when his goal in a 4-0 win against struggling Crystal Palace established the 16-year-old as the youngest English Premiership goal-scorer. And his goal also saw him become Everton’s youngest scorer, supplanting Wayne Rooney, now at Manchester United.