Well, that was most pleasant. I’m not sure outsiders understand our reaction to Klopp, or else wilfully misunderstand it.

Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0: Liverpool might not yet have produced Jurgen Klopp’s heavy metal football, but they are now at least approaching soft rock.

Liverpool 3 Aston Villa 2: Brendan Rodgers needed no evidence of the short term memory of the football industry, the knee-jerk reactions that can turn champs into chumps and back again, all within the blink of a news cycle now measured in minutes rather than weeks.

Liverpool 1 Carlisle 1 (Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties): Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ torturous season continued as they scraped through a Capital One Cup tie on penalties against League Two side Carlisle last night.

Manchester United face their rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford this evening without the services of striker Wayne Rooney.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has praised his old club for getting ahead of the game in the transfer market as a sixth summer signing edges closer in the form of Southampton’s Nathaniel Clyne.

BOURNEMOUTH 3 BOLTON 0: Bournemouth will play in the Premier League next season for the first time in their 116-year history after cruising past 10-man Bolton 3-0 in front of a disbelieving Dean Court.

Liverpool 0 Bolton 0: FA Cup Fourth Round: What Liverpool missed here as they attempt to navigate a tricky FA Cup course to Wembley, they may just have available to them via the Capital One Cup.

Liverpool avoided an FA Cup upset at home to Bolton but even on a day of shocks it was not much of an achievement after a toothless display against Championship opponents Bolton.

Because we need to obsess over it a little more while we can.

A man has been arrested over the murder of Bogdan Michalkiawicz in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal last month.

Nottingham Forest 1 Bolton 1

Bolton 1 Millwall 1

Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has named a full-strength team but only six substitutes for the FA Cup third round tie at Bolton.

Bolton 1 Ipswich 2

Wolves 2 Bolton 2

Bolton’s 11-year stay in the Premier League came to an end at the Britannia Stadium after they could only manage a draw with Stoke.

Stoke 2 Bolton 2

Bolton 2 West Brom 2

Bolton midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker will undergo a fitness test ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with West Brom at the Reebok Stadium.

Not even Fabrice Muamba’s presence could inspire Bolton as Tottenham strengthened their Champions League credentials with the easiest of wins at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton 1 Tottenham 4

Sunderland 2 Bolton 2

Bolton boss Owen Coyle will again run the rule over his walking wounded ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League fixture with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Bolton came from behind to earn a Barclays Premier League relegation lifeline and dragged Aston Villa into the thick of the survival battle with victory over Alex McLeish’s side.

Aston Villa 1 Bolton 2

Bolton manager Owen Coyle is hoping Mark Davies is passed fit for his side’s Barclays Premier League clash at Aston Villa tomorrow night.

Bolton 1 Norwich 1

Bolton boss Owen Coyle is hoping to have the same squad available that lost to Newcastle two weeks ago when the relegation-threatened Trotters resume their Premier league campaign against Swansea tomorrow.

Alan Pardew has finally admitted Newcastle are in contention for Champions League qualification after seeing Hatem Ben Arfa light up their bid.

Hatem Ben Arfa produced a moment of genius this afternoon to maintain Newcastle's unlikely bid for Champions League qualification.

Skipper Fabricio Coloccini returned to action to boost Newcastle's drive for Europe against Bolton this afternoon.

Wolves 2 Bolton 3

Bolton manager Owen Coyle is likely to freshen up his side for tomorrow’s Premier League match against Wolves at Molineux.

Tottenham are on their way to Wembley, where they will play Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final after battling past Bolton on an emotional night at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham 3 Bolton 1

Bolton return to action against Blackburn at the Reebok Stadium a week after Fabrice Muamba’s harrowing collapse at White Hart Lane.

Bolton Wanderers 2 QPR 1

Bolton manager Owen Coyle will wait to discover whether Marcos Alonso will be available before finalising his line-up for tomorrow’s relegation six-pointer with QPR.

Manchester City 2 Bolton 0

Chelsea 3 Bolton 0