Liverpool 2 Oldham 0

Everton 3 Oldham Athletic 1

Oldham 2 Everton 2

Oldham 3 Liverpool 2

THAT Gulf cruise Kenny Dalglish interrupted to answer an Anfield SOS must seem an awful long time ago even though the Liverpool manager was able to mark his first anniversary with a comprehensive win.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been handed his first start since late October as manager Kenny Dalglish named a strong team for their FA Cup third-round tie at home to Oldham tonight.

ALEX FERGUSON may have come unstuck against the might of Barca, but his son Darren fared better as his Peterborough side struck three goals in seven minutes at Old Trafford yesterday to win the League One play-off and bounce straight back to the Championship at the first attempt.

Stephen McManus has returned to the Celtic defence as a replacement for the suspended Gary Caldwell for today's SPL clash with Hamilton at Parkhead.

STEPHEN MCMANUS has revealed the Celtic players and management held a clear-the-air meeting following a fractious beginning to Tony Mowbray’s tenure as Parkhead boss.

Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska made his first Clydesdale Bank Premier League start of the season in place of Artur Boruc for the clash with Hamilton at New Douglas Park.

LONG before the phrase ‘doing a Derby’ became the voguish term to describe abject failure in the Premier League, Stoke City had cornered the market in top-flight under-achievement.

EVER SINCE a flood engulfed Hillsborough in the summer, Sheffield Wednesday have suffered a torrent of troubles. It is a significant consolation, however, that the club’s heads are still above water as the season hurtles towards its finale.

Celtic defender Bobo Balde has apologised to James Wesolowski for the challenge which broke the Leicester midfielder’s leg in the friendly at the Walker’s Stadium on Tuesday.