Brendan Rodgers believes his Liverpool side are firmly in the title mix — and expects the club to bring in reinforcements in the transfer window.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers feels Reds striker Luis Suarez is an “easy target” for critics.

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott and Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini both marked their first-team returns with a goal but the draw was little use in the battle to regain a top-four spot in the Barclays Premier League.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has urged Liverpool’s owners not to lose faith in Brendan Rodgers.

Cardiff 2 Liverpool 2 (after extra-time, Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties)

Everton 3 Sheffield United 1

CAPTAIN Matt Mills struck the only goal as Championship side Reading claimed another notable scalp to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for a second successive year.

Everton 0 Reading 1

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson refused to blame Joe Cole or Jose Reina after Arsenal snatched a last-gasp draw in their season-opener at Anfield.

Hull 0 Liverpool 0

FT: Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2

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

Burnley 0 Liverpool 4

WAYNE ROONEY returns to Everton today with Alex Ferguson convinced his star striker is now one of the world’s best players.

Everton have confirmed they have agreed a fee with Manchester City for the sale of defender Joleon Lescott.

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres wants to replace Cristiano Ronaldo as the Premier League’s top player.

LAST season’s top three will figure on the opening weekend of Sky Sports’ first batch of live Premier League fixtures.

Ayegbeni Yakubu calmly stroked home his third goal of the season to give Everton the lead against Stoke in the Barclays Premier League clash at the Britannia Stadium.

Liverpool have signed highly-rated teenage striker David Ngog from Paris St Germain.

TEN league titles in the bag, a Champions League trophy already tucked away and another one tantalisingly close to being secured.

Reading 3 Liverpool 1

Everton boss David Moyes condemned his red carded pair Phil Neville and Mikel Arteta as “stupid” as the Merseysiders’ traumatic season plunged even further into crisis.

Anderlecht coach Frank Vercauteren believes tonight’s Champions League opponents Liverpool are “not much different to Chelsea”.

Everton will again be without skipper Alan Stubbs for the trip to Fulham with the shoulder injury that has kept him out of the Merseysiders’ last two matches.

Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard has revealed how the tensions of what is now a three-cornered battle for the Premiership crown is affecting the champions.

DANNY MURPHY last night faced up to a month on the sidelines but insisted Everton striker Kevin Campbell was not to blame for his misfortune.

ALL the Champions League big guns who hoped to seal their places in the second round of the competition last night stuttered with qualification at their mercy.

TWO-GOAL Emile Heskey had a chilling warning for the rest of Europe as well as the Premiership — “there is more to come from Liverpool.”

Liverpool threw away the chance to clamber back towards the Premiership summit as a silly penalty and amazing own goal condemned them to a shock 2-0 defeat against Southampton at jubilant St Mary’s tonight.