Steven Gerrard: Jamie is a 24-Carra Liverpool FC great

STEVEN GERRARD today paid Jamie Carragher the ultimate tribute as he described him as a world-class defender and Liverpool great.

Picking Liverpool side is another Reds ambition fulfilled for Carra

JAMIE CARRAGHER is sat at a table in his Liverpool One café, rubbing his brow and starring intently at piece of paper that has a number of familiar names scribbled on it.

Steven Gerrard eager to make amends for England's dismal World Cup

SKIPPER Steven Gerrard has called on England to make a statement of intent in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria tonight.

Ryan Babel tells Roy Hodgson he can be forward solution for LFC

RYAN BABEL is ready to show Roy Hodgson he can provide a solution to Liverpool's striking dilemma after rejecting the chance to move on transfer deadline day.

The Jamie Carragher story: From Marsh Lane to LFC legend

MAY 25, 2005. It had just gone 11.15pm and Jamie Carragher was lying on the pitch of the Ataturk Stadium, heaving to catch his breath and trying desperately to ignore the pain that was being induced by cramp in his legs.

Liverpool's summer spending: So where was this 'big summer'?

THE email was sent just days after another message delivered through cyberspace had caused an almighty kerfuffle.

THE transfer window is drawing to a close with deadline day - and you can keep up to date with all the latest moves, right here.

Lucas ready to fight for Liverpool FC future as Stoke City lie in wait

LUCAS today insisted he is ready to fight for his Liverpool future - as Stoke prepared an audacious deadline day move for the midfielder.

Javier Mascherano completes move from Liverpool FC to Barcelona

JAVIER MASCHERANO completed his move to Barcelona last night - with the Catalan giants insisting in a buy-out clause of 90million euros in his new contract.

John Aldridge: Raul Meireles can free up Liverpool FC's Steven Gerrard to help Fernando Torres

WHEN the fixtures for the new season were published back in June, I have no doubt that many of you, like me, will have spent a couple of hours studying and predicting.

John Aldridge: Premier League break comes at bad time for Liverpool FC's Fernando Torres

YOU might have been able to tell initially as he wheeled away in celebration but a weight will have lifted from Fernando Torres' shoulders on Sunday.

Liverpool FC v Steaua Bucuresti Europa League 1st leg ticket selling plans

The entire stadium will be ticketed and the following prices will apply: Main Stand, Centenary Stand, Anfield Road and Paddock £30. Over 65s £22.50. Kop Grandstand £28, Over 65s £21.

Liverpool has in the last four days played in two different games. The first was in Trabsnor in Turkey and the second took place this afternoon at Anfield. Several seasons ago both of the teams would have I suspect have been a walk over, but since then, the team for many reasons on and off the pitch has been in a steep decline.

We can have the usual arguments about whether the players are not good enough and whether there has been enough money in the transfer account for us to purchase the calibre of players that are needed to bring the squad up to date. These though will not help the fact that the players still seem to be unable to give their best for the club.

The team for Thursday's trip to Trabznor , saw several of the senior players left out, to enable them to rest for the West Brom game this afternoon. This of course left Roy to make up a squad that included several of the youngsters who have moved up from the academy. The addition of Joe Cole to the team though meant that they should have played a lot better than they did.

Daniel Agger welcomes imminent arrival of Paul Konchesky to Liverpool FC

DANIEL AGGER today welcomed the imminent arrival of Paul Konchesky - even if it means he will face a bigger fight to get in Roy Hodgson's new look Liverpool team.

Liverpool FC 1, West Brom 0: Dominic King sees Fernando Torres slip back into the groove

THE applause was loud and the welcome was typically warm; the Kop instantly make big Liverpool signings feel at home and Raul Miereles was the latest beneficiary of the red carpet treatment yesterday.

Raul Meireles is living in dreamland having signed for Liverpool FC

RAUL MEIRELES has admitted signing for Liverpool is a dream come true - as Roy Hodgson backed his £11m capture to bring star quality to the Reds midfield.

Roy Hodgson hopes Spain won't pick Liverpool FC's Fernando Torres for internationals

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson paid tribute to the quality of Fernando Torres after his strike proved enough to beat 10-man West Brom - and then voiced his hope Spain would not pick him for their forthcoming internationals.

Liverpool FC's Roy Hodgson to get all Javier Mascherano money to spend on players

ROY HODGSON has been given the green light to reinvest every penny Liverpool will receive from Barcelona for Javier Mascherano on new recruits.

Carly Zucker, wife of Liverpool FC star Joe Cole, victim of eight-man motorbike carjacking

THE wife of Liverpool FC's star summer signing Joe Cole was the victim of a violent carjacking by eight thugs on motorbikes.

Brooding Milan Jovanovic hungry to make Liverpool FC a successful move for him and his family

FIRST came the crushing disappointment, then followed the quiet reflection; now the time has arrived for Liverpool to continue their fight back.

Tommy Smith: Give Roy Hodgson great credit for Liverpool FC's Europa League win in Turkey

WELL done to Liverpool - and well done Roy Hodgson. After the dismay of losing 3-0 at City and the controversy over Javier Mascherano, the last thing anyone really needed was to be heading to eastern Turkey to defend a 1-0 lead with top stars like Gerrard, Torres and Agger all missing.

Liverpool FC skipper Steven Gerrard wary of Europa League opponents

STEVEN GERRARD believes Liverpool will need to be on top form to progress from the group stage of the Europa League.

Dominic King: Javier Mascherano's Liverpool FC reputation ruined by act of desperation

SO he has got his wish; 13 months after expressing his intense desire to join Barcelona, Javier Mascherano is finally on his way to Catalonia.

Liverpool FC through in Europe as Dirk Kuyt vows to stay at Anfield

DIRK KUYT today promised Liverpool fans a bright, new future as he reaffirmed his commitment to the club.

Trabzonspor 1, Liverpool FC 2 (agg: 1-3): Dominic King sees a late Reds rally avoid a Europa leak

THEY stood in the teeming rain, 91 hardy souls, barely able to comprehend the events which were unfolding in front of them, fearing their world was about to cave in.

Roy Hodgson wants to build Liverpool FC team around Dirk Kuyt

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson insists he wants to build his team around people like Dirk Kuyt and has no intention of selling him.

No bids for Dirk Kuyt insists Liverpool FC manager Roy Hodgson

ROY HODGSON today insisted Liverpool have not received an official bid from Inter for Dirk Kuyt - as he turned the spotlight on the player's agent.

Liverpool FC's Joe Cole ready to put penalty miss behind him in Europa League clash with Trabzonspor

THE two biggest names may have remained at home but that did not temper the excitement of the residents in Trabzon when Liverpool's squad touched down here yesterday.

Phil Thompson: A top four finish for Liverpool FC matters much more than Europe

I'VE got fantastic memories of the old UEFA Cup - now the Europa League - both as a player and as assistant manager with Gerard Houllier in the treble year of 2001.

Phil Thompson: Javier Mascherano's refusal to play for Liverpool FC made me cringe

IT made me cringe to see Javier Mascherano refusing to turn out for Liverpool at Manchester City on Monday night.

Liverpool FC jury: Fans give their views on Javier Mascherano and the road ahead for the Reds

A PROFESSIONAL footballer not being in the right frame of mind to play can only be interpreted one way... unprofessional!

The rumour-mill has it that Dirk Kuyt is pondering his future at Anfield and is considering a move to Rafa Benitez's new club, Inter Milan, after a £15million bid last week. The fact that Rafa wants Kuyt should be no surprise to anyone as he could have had a broken ankle and he would have still been in Benitez's starting eleven.