Pool’s American dream team

LIVERPOOL’S prospective new owners last night promised to rid the club of their crippling debts and restore the Reds to their “rightful place” in football.

New England Sports Ventures (NESV) said they will remove all “acquisition debt” from Liverpool – some £200m – if their takeover is successful.

The owners of the Boston Red Sox also confirmed their £300m bid had been accepted by Liverpool’s board. Whether it is successful depends on the High Court’s ruling on a legal challenge by current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, who are facing a £144m loss and are claiming the board do not have the power to accept the offer against their wishes.