Tag: Manchester City

Liverpool beat Swansea in seven-goal thriller

Braces from England international duo Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson helped Liverpool secure all three points against Swansea City in a thrilling game at Anfield yesterday afternoon. The Reds were 2-0 up inside twenty minutes after first Sturridge, then Henderson scored before former Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey pulled one...

Rodgers linked with raid on former club for full-back

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been linked with a move for Swansea City defender Ben Davies, according to the Mail Online. The 20 year old broke into the Swansea City first team last season, and has gone on to make seventy-two appearances in all competitions, scoring three times....

Agger and Johnson available for Fulham clash

Liverpool will be hoping to build on their magnificent 5-1 mauling of Arsenal at the weekend by taking another three points against bottom-of-the-table Fulham. Daniel Agger and Glen Johnson are both back in training and could feature, though fellow defenders Mamadou Sakho and Jose Enrique and midfielder Lucas remain...

Toure insists Reds are still title challengers

Liverpool defender Kolo Toure believes that the Reds are still in the title race despite dropping points against Aston Villa at the weekend, according to the Mail Online. The 2-2 draw with Paul Lambert’s men kept the Merseyside club in the top four, though they are now eight points...

Sturridge hoping for return at Stoke

Liverpool may welcome back Daniel Sturridge for Sunday afternoon’s trip to Stoke City. The England international hasn’t played since the Meresyside derby at Goodison Park back in November, where his eighty-ninth minute equaliser salvaged a point for Brendan Rodgers’ side....

Liverpool slip to fifth after defeat at Stamford Bridge

Liverpool have slipped to fifth place in the Premier League after losing 2-1 at Chelsea – their second defeat in three days. The Reds took the lead on three minutes through Martin Skrtel, before goals from top scorer Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto’o swung the game in favour of...

Liverpool slip to fourth after Etihad defeat

Liverpool’s winning run ended at the hands of Manchester City, who secured a 2-1 win over the Reds at the Etihad Stadium yesterday afternoon. Philippe Coutinho put Brendan Rodgers’ men in front of 24 minutes; only for City captain Vincent Kompany to draw the hosts level seven minutes later....

Liverpool prepared for tough City test

Premier League leaders Liverpool face arguably their toughest challenge of the season so far as they travel to Manchester City, hoping for the three points that will ensure they remain in first place. The Reds will be without defender Jon Flanagan, who sustained during the 3-1 victory over Cardiff...

Suarez confident of Reds title challenge

Luis Suarez has told Sky Sports that he believes that Liverpool can challenge for the title if they maintain their current level of performance. The Reds have scored fourteen goals in their last three league games whilst picking up maximum points against Norwich City, West Ham United and Tottenham...

Liverpool thump Spurs to close gap at the top

Liverpool secured an emphatic win for the third game in succession, this time putting five past a sorry Tottenham Hotspur side in a game that turned out to be Andre Villas Boas’ last in charge of the North London side. Luis Suarez was again in fine form for the...