Finnan relishing Pool’s high-profile week

IRISH defender Steve Finnan admits that these are the sort of high-profile weeks which prompted his summer departure from Fulham to join Liverpool.

The full-back is relishing the pressures which come from a UEFA Cup showdown with Steaua Bucharest and then a Barclaycard Premiership battle with Manchester United on Sunday.

Finnan said: “It is games and weeks like this that I came to Anfield for - the history of the club, its ambition and the high-profile nature of playing for Liverpool.