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Benitez set deadline to accept Juventus deal

Benayoun ready to join players' exodus as manager is told to sign £3.5m-a-year deal before end of week

Benayoun facing uncertain future

Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has added to the growing uncertainty at the club by admitting he does not know if he has a future at Anfield.

Gerrard's future uncertain despite walking off from defeat with head held high

Posterity once imbued Steven Gerrard with mixed feelings of what has always been known as the Uefa Cup where he comes from. "It's nothing special," Liverpool's captain said in his autobiography, "an ugly kid brother compared to the handsome Champions League." Those words were written in the rosy afterglow of victory in Istanbul five summers ago.

Liverpool suffer away goals defeat

Liverpool 2 Atletico Madrid 1 (aggregate score 2-2, Atletico win on away goals)

Lopez confident ahead of Liverpool clash

Atletico Madrid captain Antonio Lopez is in confident mood ahead of tomorrow's Europa League semi-final second leg against Liverpool, although he believes Rafael Benitez's men will be a different proposition compared to the first meeting.

Liverpool in driving seat despite loss in Madrid

Atletico Madrid 1 Liverpool 0

Liverpool's fourth place hopes fade after Fulham draw

Liverpool 0 Fulham 0

Reina signs new Liverpool deal

Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina has signed a new six-year contract at Anfield.

Carragher backs Liverpool to finish fourth

Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher insists the players still believe they can finish fourth in the Barclays Premier League.

FA will not take action against Gerrard

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard will not face action from the Football Association following his clash with Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown.

Benitez faces battle to lift morale for tricky Lille tie

The Europa League is proving no sanctuary for Liverpool, a side so short on confidence that their goal-scoring legend Ian Rush suggested yesterday that unless they lift their spirits they might struggle to finish in the top six of the Premier League, let alone one of next season's Champions League places.

Whelan: Liverpool are in a mess

Wigan owner says fans are being short-changed under regime of Gillett and Hicks

Liverpool confirm Skrtel foot break

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has suffered another injury blow after it was confirmed defender Martin Skrtel has broken his foot.

Mascherano rallies shaky Liverpool

Unirea Urziceni 1 Liverpool 3 (Liverpool win 4-1 on aggregate)
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