AN OWN goal on the pitch, inthe very last minute, denied Liverpool at the end of a week when own goals off the field have been the primary focus; but the passion and fervour shown by Roy Hodgson’s side proves the spirit of Anfield remains undimmed.

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.

The announcement by Indian conglomerate Sahara Group that they were not following through their interest in Liverpool to the bidding stage is likely to have little impact as the process gathers pace this week.

New Liverpool signing Joe Cole admitted to being nervous ahead of his competitive debut at Anfield, but it did not show as the former Chelsea midfielder was the stand-out player in the 2-0 Europa League victory over Rabotnicki.

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson insists speculation over the club’s future ownership will not affect his focus on football.

Confusion surrounds Kenny Huang and his interest in buying Liverpool after claims about his links to the Chinese government were met with an apparent denial which was then subsequently dismissed.

Prospective new Liverpool owner Kenny Huang has refused to comment on claims his buy-out is backed by the Chinese government.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is concentrating on football despite all the debate over who will be the club’s new owners and he is eagerly anticipating what he regards as his “mini home debut” tonight.

THE future of Liverpool appears far from clear after one interested party distanced himself from an official bid and another claimed they were on the verge of completing a deal.

A rival consortium to Chinese entrepreneur Kenny Huang are claiming they are close to sealing a deal to buy Liverpool.

CHINESE businessman Kenny Huang has pledged to invest heavily in Liverpool should his ownership bid succeed.

Chinese businessman Kenny Huang has pledged to invest heavily in Liverpool should his ownership bid succeed.

Chinese businessman Kenny Huang hopes to force Liverpool co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to finally sell up after making an offer to buy the debts of the club’s major creditor Royal Bank of Scotland.