United fans tends to look after their old lags. Any ex-player who didn’t blot his copybook whilst at Old Trafford can usually count on Reds to back him up in his future ventures, or at least give him the benefit of the doubt.

I’m talking to Phil Thompson about how Jurgen Klopp seems like a perfect fit for Liverpool when, unthinkingly, I use the phrase ‘the people’s club’.

With Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death little over a year after Peaches Geldof’s, Áilín Quinlan looks at the impact on children of a parent dying from addiction

Football fans of all stripes and none will need no telling that, of late, the quality of Mersey has been strained, writes Liam Mackey.

Last month, Pádraig Harrington told us, on the back of Europe’s Ryder Cup win, that Paul McGinley could do a job managing in the Premier League.

Mario Balotelli gave away his Liverpool shirt at half-time against Real Madrid in a moment that symbolised the gaping gap between the two sides; and there will be now be inevitable speculation over whether he will ever get it back again.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes it was the right time for the club to sell controversial striker Luis Suarez.

Sports psychologist and former Armagh footballer Enda McNulty says it was predictable that Luis Suarez would become embroiled in another biting controversy.

It’s that time again.

The world of soccer joined in unison with the people of Liverpool yesterday at a memorial service at Anfield to mark 25 years since the Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool football fans.

Former Liverpool captain Ronnie Whelan believes the current crop of Reds are finishing the season stronger than their rivals and that gives them the best chance of winning the title.

Former Liverpool captain Ronnie Whelan believes the current crop of Reds are finishing the season stronger than their rivals and that gives them the best chance of winning the title.

Pep Guardiola was likened, by The Guardian columnist Raphael Honigstein, to Spanish clothing retailer Zara this week — a comparison first made by ex-Barcelona treasurer Xavier Sala-i-Martín.

Contrasting fortunes for the new Wimbledon champions. Andy Murray breezed through his final eliminator to qualify for a tilt at the ultimate prize — a knighthood.

Mark Clattenburg and the Football Association were today both waiting to discover whether police would investigate allegations the referee used “inappropriate language” towards Chelsea stars John Obi Mikel and Juan Mata.

YOU KNOW you’re in trouble when an interview starts with a list of questions that are off-limits.

JAILING those involved in the riots for longer than they deserve risks undermining confidence in the justice system, lawyers and campaigners have said.

Tough sentences are being handed out to those involved in the riots to appease “angry Britain”, lawyers and campaigners warned today.

Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier will not require surgery after suffering chest pains, assistant manager Gary McAllister has confirmed.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has insisted there is no deal in place to sell Spanish full-back Jose Enrique to Liverpool.

Former Liverpool defender Phil Thompson believes the “unprecedented” way the club’s fans had turned on manager Roy Hodgson was instrumental in his departure.

RICHARD DUNNE has challenged his side to re-establish their credentials as a Premier League force today in the lunch-time kick off against Arsenal.

STEVEN GERRARD is backing his former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier to be successful at Aston Villa after revealing he was “desperate” to return to the Barclays Premier League.

New Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is hoping to appoint one of his former Liverpool backroom staff – Patrice Bergues – at Villa Park.

Gerard Houllier is relishing the "tremendous challenge" ahead of him after being confirmed as Aston Villa's new manager.

GERARD HOULLIER admits he found it impossible to turn down the chance to return to the Barclays Premier League as Aston Villa’s new manager.

Aston Villa have confirmed the appointment of Gerard Houllier as their new manager.

Gerard Houllier will become only the second foreign manager in Aston Villa's history when named as Martin O'Neill's successor.

Gerrard Houllier is poised to become the 25th manager in Aston Villa’s 126-year history when his appointment as Martin O’Neill’s successor is announced in the next 24 hours.

Gerard Houllier is poised to be reunited with his former Liverpool assistant Phil Thompson when confirmed as Aston Villa’s new manager in the next 24 hours.

ENGLAND midfielder Joe Cole’s arrival at Liverpool has more significance than just bolstering Roy Hodgson’s squad as it is a key marker in the battle to keep Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.

Former Liverpool captain Phil Thompson has called on the club’s star players to issue co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett with an ultimatum to provide more transfer funds or they will walk out.

Phil Thompson, the last of the Shankly boys, has led the tributes to the Anfield legend in the week that marks the 50th anniversary of the Scot’s appointment as Liverpool manager.

THE PEOPLE bidding to buy a divided Liverpool are themselves divided. Of course they are. How could it be otherwise in such crackpot times?

LIVERPOOL fans in Ireland are being urged to dig deep and make the historic, but troubled, club a “vehicle not for making money, but for making glory”.

Liverpool FC supporters in Ireland could make up more than a third of fans gearing up for a bold takeover.

ONE of the men accused of making thousands of pounds by selling forged signatures of sports stars organised a free holiday for England striker Michael Owen, a court heard yesterday.

US SENATOR Larry Craig, pictured, has been chosen for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame, despite his arrest and guilty plea in an airport sex sting.

Former England defender Phil Thompson has hailed the appointment of John Terry and Steven Gerrard as England captain and vice captain as “a wonderful decision”.

Former Liverpool captain and assistant manager Phil Thompson believes Liverpool need to rejuvenate their attack.

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard is determined to succeed where his legendary predecessors Phil Neal and Phil Thompson failed - by lifting the Club World Championship.

Michael Owen has revealed Alan Shearer even offered to give up Newcastle’s famous number nine jersey in a bid to persuade him to move to St James’ Park.