Monday evening’s game at Anfield sees Liverpool play West Bromwich Albion in the race for European qualification.
The hosts have won just one of their last five matches, and go in to the game on the back of their 2-2 draw at Champions Manchester City last time out.
Brendon Rodgers men currently sit in eight position, though victory here would see them leap-frog Swansea City.
Daniel Sturridge may feature after recovering from a thigh injury, while Raheem Sterling is also poised to return. Philippe Coutinho could make his debut after signing from Inter Milan two weeks ago.
Top scorer Luis Suarez is favourite to open the scoring, and can widely be backed at 4.33 (10/3), whilst Bet 365 offer 7.5 (13/2) for Steven Gerrard to net first.
Liverpool are favourites for the victory at 1.4 (2/5) with Paddy Power, with West Brom as highly priced as the 10.5 (19/2) on offer from Bet Victor and the draw 5.25 (17/4) with the same firm.
The visitors, who sit one place and two points below Liverpool, are without a win in their eight games, and have lost five of their last six in the league.
Goron Popov will miss the game as he begins a three match suspension, though Youssouf Mulumbu is set to return from a knee problem. Peter Odemwingie may be selected after being disciplined for his attempt to force a move to Queens Park Rangers.
Odemwingie is 15.0 (14/1) to get the first goal of the game, with joint top scorers Romelu Lukaku and Shane Long 11.0 (10/1) and 15.0 (14/1) respectively.
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Sunday afternoon’s game in the FA Cup sees Blue Square Bet Premier side Mansfield Town host Premier League Liverpool at Field Mill.
The hosts currently sit ninth in the division, and are looking to reach the fourth round for a second time in six seasons, having faced Middlesbrough in January 2008.
Striker Jake Speight has six for the season so far, and is 15.0 (14/1) with a variety of bookmakers to give the home side a shock lead.
Paul Cox’s men are available at 15.0 (14/1) with William Hill to win the match, with Liverpool odds on at a best price of 1.25 (1/4). Bet 365 offer 7.0 (6/1) for the tie to go to a replay.
Liverpool, who were defeated by Chelsea in last seasons final, have lifted the FA Cup no fewer than seven times, and are 13.0 (12/1) with Bet Victor to make it eight on May 11th.
Jose Enrique will miss the game through injury, so Andre Wisdom is expected to keep his place in defence, while top scorer Luis Suarez may be rested following the arrival of new signing Daniel Sturridge.
The former Chelsea man already has eight FA Cup goals to his name at the age of just 23, and is widely available at 4.5 (7/2) to add to that tally with the first goal of the game.
Liverpool went behind the last time they faced a non-league side before eventually beating Havant and Waterloovile by five goals to two, so you may be tempted to back the non-league side to take the lead at 4.75 (15/4) with Bet 365.
The Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that he has not spoken with the star striker Luis Suarez about the need to reduce his passion on the field so as to not receive many yellow cards. The striker has accumulated a lot of a look at this season partly because of his verbal duels with the referees and partly because of his diving attitude. This led to him being suspended for the match against West Ham recently. Even though Liverpool managed to win the match 3-2, the match could have been extremely different had it been for the presence of Suarez.
Suarez was also booked by the referee in the recent 3-1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. This extremely disappointing match meant that Liverpool were not able to capitalise on their recent run of good form, which has seen them close the gap on the teams chasing the fourth spot in the Premier league. As a result of this defeat, Liverpool now slip into the 12th position in the table. The yellow card received by Suarez was his sixth of the season and he is in danger of being suspended for two matches as a result of picking 10 yellow cards.
“He is a passionate lad. I didn’t think he deserved to be booked. I would never take that passion out of his game. That’s what makes him the player he is,” said the Liverpool manager after the match. It was an extremely embarrassing result for the Liverpool manager, who set up prior to the match that he finally felt that Liverpool will be capable of challenging for top four spot. Prior to this match, Liverpool actually enjoyed a good run of form that has seen them rise close to the top half of the table, but this defeat leaves them in the square one.
The Liverpool captain and midfielder Steven Gerrard has said that he feels that the Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is definitely the best striker he has played with at the club. The 25-year-old completed his £ 25 million move from Dutch football almost 2 years ago and he has been a revelation at Anfield. He has been able to single-handedly helped Liverpool keep afloat in the top half of the table, while he was instrumental in the Carling cup success the club enjoyed last season. This was the first trophy lifted by the club after more than six years, which made it special according to the Liverpool captain.
Even though the likes of Fernando Torres scored more goals at a considerably much higher pace, Steven Gerrard reckons that it is Suarez who has been best of the lot. The striker has developed a reputation for going down to the ground easily, but Gerrard reckons that there are very little players in the world capable of matching the talent within the Uruguay striker. Steven Gerrard also praised the ability of the Spanish midfielder Alonso, with whom he played at Liverpool. He reckons that Alonso is the best midfielder in the world for his dynamic ability.
“Absolutely, there’s no doubt. He could play in any national team in the world because he has so many great qualities. He is flexible. He can play at the English pace or he can associate with the ball very well. He is a very intelligent player, so he could play anywhere – not just any national team but any club in the world. But he has been a one-club man and that’s something I really admire,” said Alonso in praise of Steven Gerrard. Alonso left for Real Madrid in a £ 30 million deal a few seasons ago.
The former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has said that he hopes that both Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra understand the importance of the first home match at Anfield since the publication of the Hillsborough report. Both players have a history of not getting on well after the Uruguay striker was found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra in the same fixture last season. Since then, the pair had declined the opportunity to shake hands prior to the start of the Premier league match. However, it is expected that both clubs will be looking forward to the players shaking the hands ahead of this historic match.
The former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has said that the players should understand the importance of this match. The Hillsborough tragedy claimed 96 lives in 1989. However, the official report has been given to the public viewing only now after many years of Liverpool fans demanding justice. Robbie Fowler has said that the match between the two clubs on Sunday will be highly emotional. Liverpool fans have often chanted bad things about the Manchester United’s Munich disaster, while Liverpool have suffered the same fate with regard to the Hillsborough disaster.
“It would be nice for Luis Suárez to put some flowers at the United end regarding [the] Munich [air disaster], and for Patrice Evra to do so at the Kop. The two clubs do have a rivalry, but some things are far more important than football and this is one of them,” said Robbie Fowler ahead of this match. Liverpool come into the match on the back of the 5-3 win in the Europa league. However, most of the first-team regulars like Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard were rested for this match. Manchester United on the back of the 1-0 win over Galatasaray in the Champions League.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has praised the Uruguay striker Luis Suarez by saying that he is the type of player he likes a lot. Luis Suarez was at his best in the Europa league match against FC Gomel.
The Liverpool FC t-shirts ran out 3-0 winners on the night and 4-0 winners on aggregate. This has put them into the group stages of the Europa league, which will be some relief for the club that has been without Champions League football for the last three seasons. Luis Suarez has been linked with a move to Juventus through to the summer, but he recently signed a new five-year contract with the club.
Brendan Rodgers showed why he is regarded with a lot of respect to the club following the goals against FC Gomel. Luis Suarez and the latest signing for Liverpool – the former Chelsea forward Fabio Borini – were on target in this match. This was an extremely good precursor for Liverpool ahead of the start of the new season. Many expected Luis Suarez to struggle this season after coming on the back of a disappointing campaign with Uruguay at the London Olympics 2012. Despite having a very strong team at the football tournament, Luis Suarez could not help Uruguay to win the gold medal.
“Luis is an incredible player. He has come back to us and looked great in training. He is so creative in the box but he also presses very well when he doesn’t have the ball. He is the type of player I love. He is in love with football. He has such passion for the game. His combination work with Steven Gerrard and Fabio Borini was excellent,” said Brendan Rodgers after the match. Liverpool will be starting the new season with the away match against West Bromwich Albion, who are managed by the former assistant manager Steve Clarke.
