LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson has admitted Wayne Rooney’s desire to leave Manchester United could mean his star striker Fernando Torres is targeted by their arch-rivals.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson does not feel his position is under any greater threat now Christian Purslow, the man who helped appoint him, has left his role as managing director.

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow has decided to stand down from his role following the successful sale of the club.

RAFAEL BENITEZ reckons Inter Milan will face a better Tottenham side tonight than the one that beat his Liverpool team to fourth place in the Barclays Premier League last season.

Rafael Benitez today launched a cryptic attack on Liverpool’s ousted owners and current managing director Christian Purslow.

Liverpool could have new owners by mid-afternoon if events in a Texas courtroom go their way today.

LIVERPOOL’S complicated ownership issues could finally be concluded several thousand miles away today when a court in Texas reconvenes.

Liverpool’s complicated ownership issues could finally be concluded several thousand miles away tomorrow when a court in Texas reconvenes, it has emerged tonight.

Liverpool again moved to the brink of new ownership after a British High Court judge dismissed an injunction preventing the sale of the club.

THE battle for control of Liverpool took a sensational twist late last night after owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett claimed to have won a temporary restraining order from the Texas State District Court preventing the sale of the club.

Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton is convinced the club now has "a great future" following a momentous day in the British High Court.

A ruling is expected in the High Court this morning which could have far-reaching consequences for the future of Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL’s immediate future is set to be decided by Mr Justice Floyd in Britain’s High Court today after a day of twists and turns both inside and outside the courtroom.

Liverpool’s immediate future is set to be decided by Mr Justice Floyd in the High Court in Britain tomorrow after a day of twists and turns both inside and outside the courtroom.

Liverpool’s immediate future is set to be decided by Mr Justice Floyd in the High Court tomorrow after a day of twists and turns both inside and outside the courtroom.

Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett feel their position has been strengthened by a new bid to buy the club by Singapore businessman Peter Lim but the High Court will decide whether negotiations should be reopened.

Liverpool's major creditors the Royal Bank of Scotland will today seek High Court confirmation that the club's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are in breach of contract and not in a position to block a sale.

THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has obtained an injunction preventing Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett from sacking independent chairman Martin Broughton or any other board members ahead of today’s court case.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has obtained an injunction preventing Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett from sacking independent chairman Martin Broughton or any other board members ahead of tomorrow's court case.

The battle for the ownership of Liverpool will begin in London’s High Court after it was confirmed proceedings are scheduled to begin tomorrow.

Liverpool chief executive Christian Purslow is confident the proposed £300m (€344.2m) sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures will go through.

Liverpool remain confident of success in their High Court showdown with their American owners despite Tom Hicks denying he ceded control of the club to chairman Martin Broughton.

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks is determined to fight to hang on to control of the club after refusing to recognise chairman Martin Broughton’s authority.

WELCOME to my third Irish Examiner article in four days. The Sex Pistols used to call it ‘cash from chaos’…

Liverpool’s board of directors have agreed the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures, subject to Premier League approval and the resolution of a board dispute.

FORMER Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez rubbed salt in yesterday’s pain by defending his Anfield legacy.

Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has defended his Anfield legacy.

LIVERPOOL managing director Christian Purslow remains hopeful the club can be sold sooner rather than later with a number of interested parties currently looking at the accounts.

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow remains hopeful the club can be sold sooner rather than later with a number of interested parties currently looking at the club’s accounts.

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow has dismissed fears the club will go bust should the current ownership issues not be successfully resolved.

SO NOW the penny is beginning to drop. From the start, this season had ‘CONSOLIDATION’ branded into its wrinkled flesh and we’ve seen little to change that perception.

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow admits his club need to find new owners “as soon as possible” but will not make any hasty compromises on their future.

Rafael Benitez has hit out at Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow's handling of his golden handshake departure from the Merseyside club earlier this month.

IT WAS the longest goodbye on record, and even now there will be aftershocks aplenty.

FOR sale; one football club, rather tarnished, good fixer upper (just needs floor, roof and walls), bargain at €600 million.

SORRY if I seem a little distracted this week. Moving house (second time in a year) not only dampened my sunshine disposition but left little time to weigh up all matters red.

THERE’S no pleasing some people. Drop 20 points out of 30 and the manager’s clueless, the players are charlatans and the club is heading to hell in a Honda.

LIVERPOOL chief executive Christian Purslow last night pledged the club will not sell on their star players despite the financial restrictions currently in place at Anfield.

Liverpool hope to give new life to their plans to build a 60,000-seat stadium by bringing in new investors before the end of the season.

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow has moved to assure fans the Anfield club will not be forced to sell their star players over the summer.

FORMER Liverpool director Tom Hicks Jr, who yesterday resigned from the board of both the football club and parent company Kop Holdings, has apologised for his “mistake” in sending an obscene email to a supporter.

LIE still and stay skewered, damn you. Don’t you just hate it when the sacrificial lamb gets up and blows a big fat raspberry in your leering face? It’s too late in the day for me to start acting the uberfan.

Liverpool tried desperately last night to put a brave face on their first Champions League exit at the group stages for six years.

LIVERPOOL crashed out of the Champions League after a bitterly disappointing victory in the Hungarian capital last night. They needed to win to give themselves any chance of reaching the last 16, but events in Florence ended those dreams with Fiorentina achieving the victory they needed to qualify.