Enough was enough.

AN Irishman hit the headlines in Kiev yesterday but enough about Sean Quinn — the real story arrives today when Giovanni Trapattoni lands at Boryspil Airport just outside town.

Ukraine 1 Holland 1

SKIPPER Steven Gerrard is confident Liverpool have “turned the corner” after their recent slump and are back on course for a Champions League place.

Liverpool’s transfer activity is threatening to overshadow their FA Cup third-round trip to Reading today.

THE opening is there for Liverpool but they have to take it.

LIVERPOOL’S hearts were broken by a cruel last-minute equaliser that has all but ended their Champions League dreams for a traumatic season.

Lyon 1 Liverpool 1

Liverpool are able to call on defender Daniel Agger for tonight's crunch Champions League Group E clash in the Stade Gerland, the Dane having recovered sufficiently from a back problem to return for the Anfield club’s injury-hit side.

Fulham 3 Liverpool 1

THE Carling Cup’s primary purpose might sometimes appear to be to clutter up an already crowded fixture list, but for the time being Arsenal are relishing the inconvenience.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is facing up to the worst injury crisis of his five years at the Reds’ helm ahead of Sunday’s visit of champions Manchester United.

RAFAEL BENITEZ insisted he did not take an unwise gamble on Steven Gerrard’s fitness in last night’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at home to Lyon.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy. He casts his eye over your comments and gives his own critical analysis of the goings on throughout the world of football. You may agree with him or then again you may not. This week France in the qualiers and away in the second let; Pool react with dignity; Throwing toys out of the pram; Pool undone by hot air; Hiddink available for Anfield; Best Premiership for years; Utd v Liverpool difficult to call; Bruce next Utd manager; Fulham victims of their own success; Lamps lack of goals; Wenger was right about obscenities; Defoe’s should have seen red.

Liverpool 1 Lyon 2

Sunderland 1 Liverpool 0

RAFAEL BENITEZ insists Liverpool possess the quality which means they can cope without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez conceded his side’s first-half performance left them with too much as his side went down in Florence last night.

Fiorentina 2 Liverpool 0

LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez will warn his players to be on their guard against a fallen giant who used to be one of their biggest rivals.

Rafael Benitez hailed the contribution of hat-trick hero Yossi Benayoun after Liverpool’s 4-0 demolition of Barclays Premier League new boys Burnley.

Liverpool 4 Burnley 0

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been charged with improper conduct following comments made after their opening-weekend defeat to Tottenham, the Football Association have confirmed.

Bolton 2 Liverpool 3

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3

LIVERPOOL put the misery of their opening day defeat at Tottenham firmly behind them with a convincing victory over Stoke at Anfield last night.

Liverpool 4 Stoke 0

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez accepts his side must “improve” if they are to mount a sustained title challenge after losing their opening game of the new Barclays Premier League campaign.

THIS was supposed to be the day for Liverpool to bellow their title aspirations to the rest of the Premier League.

RAFAEL BENITEZ could be investigated by the FA after claiming Stuart Atwell, the fourth official for Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat by Spurs yesterday, was too young to officiate top flight fixtures.

Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1

Liverpool 1 Atletico Madrid 2

Xabi Alonso was today due to have his medical at the Bernabeu before becoming Real Madrid’s latest ’galactico’.

RAFAEL BENITEZ expressed delight at the progress shown by his team in the build-up to their upcoming campaign as they celebrated their first pre-season victory with a 5-0 demolition of Singapore at the National Stadium last night.

Singapore 0 Liverpool 5

Hull boss Phil Brown is planning to meet Fulham striker Bobby Zamora tomorrow to discuss a potential £5m move to the KC Stadium.

LIVERPOOL striker Fernando Torres has credited manager Rafael Benitez for helping him become a better player during his two seasons in England.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has defended his decision to pay over the odds for right-back Glen Johnson, even though he admitted the deal has cost him more than he had hoped.

JAVIER MASCHERANO has urged Liverpool to do all they can to keep the “influential” Xabi Alonso.

Javier Mascherano has urged Liverpool to do all they can to keep the “influential” Xabi Alonso.

RAFAEL BENITEZ knows he will have to be “cute and clever” in the market this summer but would not rule out breaking the club’s transfer record again.

Andriy Voronin claims he has opened talks with Hertha Berlin over extending his loan spell from Liverpool.

Two goals from on-loan Liverpool forward Andriy Voronin sent Hertha Berlin top of the Bundesliga today as they edged past title rivals Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Olympiastadion.

Bochum stunned Bayern Munich with two late goals to rescue a point from a 3-3 draw and pile the pressure on Bayern coach Jurgen Klinsmann.