Steven Gerrard was the hero once again for Liverpool when his stunning 30-yard strike gave the Reds a deserved 2-1 win against Aston Villa. Martin Laursen put through his own net for Villa, but Gareth Barry levelled from the penalty spot with five minutes remaining. Up stepped Gerrard to do what he does best.
Premier League chief Richard Scudamore has confirmed that they will hear the Gabriel Heinze case.
The Argentinean full-back is desperate to leave Manchester United in order to join fierce rivals Liverpool, but with the
Premiership champions refusing to let him join Rafa Benitez’s side, the player has called upon the Premier League to resolve the issue.
Liverpool have been handed a tough draw against Toulouse in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
Arsenal have been drawn against Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic for a place in the knockout stages.
Rangers will play the winners of Crvena Zvezda v Levadia Tallinn, should they beat FK Zeta, while Celtic will face a tough task against Spartak Moscow.
New Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin is looking to have the same impact on the Premiership as what Dimitar Berbatov had for Tottenham Hotspur last season.
Voronin played with Berbatov during their time together at Bayer Leverkusen and the Ukrainian international insists that he has not moved to Anfield just to make up the numbers in Rafa Benitez’s squad.
Jose Mourinho believes that Rafa Benitez is under real pressure to deliver the Premiership title for Liverpool.
The Reds have not won the title in 17 years and Mourinho feels that Liverpool have no excuse if the fail to win the Premiership this season, after spending around £40million during the summer transfer window.
Manchester United are investigating whether Liverpool made an illegal approach for Gabriel Heinze.
The Argentina defender wants to leave Old Trafford and has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool, although Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that he will not sell to their fierce rivals.
“Gabriel Heinze will not be joining Liverpool,” Ferguson said.
Sir Alex Ferguson is expecting the Premiership to be a four-way title race this season.
The Manchester United boss feels that the main challenge for their crown will be coming from Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
