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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers looks set to be preparing for a busy summer of transfer movement both in and out of the club, with reports that his transfer budget may not be the largest in living memory a direct consequence of the Merseyside outfit’s debt rising in the past year and the heavy investment made during the [...]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has talked repeatedly about the need to bring in some fresh faces to the club over the summer, with the side looking to be less reliant on youngsters in the years ahead. However, given the outlay forked out for Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho during the January transfer window, he may have [...]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers looks set to be preparing for a busy summer of transfer movement both in and out of the club, with reports that his transfer budget may not be the largest in living memory a direct consequence of the Merseyside outfit’s debt rising in the past year and the heavy investment made during the [...]

The awards season has rolled into town folks and as ever with the PFA Player of the Year awards, controversy and debate reigns supreme, with attention focused just as much on those omitted than those nominated. It all rather begs the question, are these awards pointless? It is simply irrational to get so heated about them? [...]

As we near the business end of the footballing calendar; where dreams are shattered, myths dispelled and tears commonplace, several clubs in the top half of the table with sizeable budgets at their disposal will be casting envious glances at some of the talent involved in the current relegation dogfight at the other end. With every [...]

One player may have escaped the attentions of most at Anfield this season; someone who was a member of Roy Hodgson’s Euro 2012 squad and has yet to feature more than four times in the league for Liverpool this season. His name is Martin Kelly and he could just be the future of Brendan Rodgers back four if handed [...]

You could be forgiven for thinking that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is a man with few problems on his plate as his side cruises to the league title this season, but the form, or rather lack thereof of his three wingers this term – Nani, Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young – will not have escaped his [...]

The future of on-loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll took a further twist this week with West Ham manager Sam Allardyce revealing that it looked as if the east London outfit was going to be unable to afford the money required to make his move at Upton Park permanent, but with Brendan Rodgers sounding more positive about the prospect of an Anfield [...]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed last week that mercurial midfielder Andrey Arshavin will be leaving the club at the end of the season, but amid links with Borussia Dortmund playmaker Mario Gotze , isn’t it about time that in order to try and bridge the gap on those above them, that they splash out on a genuinely exciting [...]

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert recently argued that the club’s star young striker Christian Benteke was worth upwards of £25m should another club come calling for him in the summer, but these kinds of absurdly inflated prices serve no purpose than other to frustrate fans and make them sigh at their manager’s myopic nature and it’s an [...]

Liverpool have performed about par for the campaign this year under new manager Brendan Rodgers , but there remain plenty of issues to iron out in the summer ahead, as it looks more and more likely that European football will be missing from Anfield next season – but which areas in particular, when you factor in his success [...]

Liverpool are reportedly monitoring Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa ahead of making a proposed summer move, but with a troubled past off the pitch and more than his fair share of injuries picked up on it, would Brendan Rodgers be better off looking elsewhere around the continent in search of more attacking width? The 26-year-old has been [...]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has talked repeatedly about the need to bring in some fresh faces to the club over the summer, with the side looking to be less reliant on youngsters in the years ahead. However, given the outlay forked out for Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho during the January transfer window, he may have [...]

Manchester United’s recent derby defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester City highlighted that what was then a 15-point gap between the two rivals was far too large, but with Sir Alex Ferguson’s title race turning into an all-out procession, what does it say about the quality of the rest of the top flight that a good but unspectacular [...]

Liverpool looked to have picked up one of the bargains of the January transfer window when they signed Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea, but after an extremely bright start to life at Anfield, he seems to have gone off the boil in recent weeks, with manager Brendan Rodgers seemingly unsure how best to use him, calling into question [...]

Everton manager David Moyes continues to put off deciding or even talking about his future until the end of the season, seemingly waiting to see if the club can match his own ambitions, but with this cordial brand of contractual brinkmanship carrying on for another couple of months, can the hierarchy that operate within the corridors of [...]

The Merseyside derby is a fixture that every fan looks out for when the footballing calendar is announced at the start of the season, because while the local clash between Manchester United and Manchester City at the top of the table may be the biggest game in terms of prestige at the moment, few can trump [...]

Newcastle face Benfica at home with their Europa League hopes hanging in the balance, facing the difficult prospect of having to overturn a two-goal deficit in front of their own fans to have any hope of progressing to the final four, and while their European journey has been superb so far, are they in danger of [...]

Tottenham’s recent slump in form has more than opened the door for Arsenal to move back into a top four place in the top flight going into the home straight of the campaign, leaving room for suggestions that experience just as much as quality will be the defining factor between now and the end of the season. [...]

With the title race all but sown up this season and Sir Alex Ferguson’s side set to regain their Premier League crown from local rivals Manchester City, the game at Old Trafford looks set to be little more than a matter of bragging rights and professional pride, as City bid to close the somewhat embarrassing 15-point gap [...]