Gerrard Set For New Liverpool Contract - Why The Midfielder Could Shine For The Reds Towards The End Of His Career

Having just called time on his England career, Steven Gerrard will now be fully focussed on helping Liverpool achieve something they went so close to doing last season: winning their first Premier League title.  The responsibility of captaining the Three Lions will now go to someone else, as the Reds midfielder steps aside after representing his country an incredible 114 times.

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Reds Move In As Juventus Star Says No To Manchester - Why Vidal Would Be A Good Fit For Liverpool

After the player reportedly turned down a move to Manchester United, the Metro have suggested that Liverpool are looking to hijack the transfer of the Arturo Vidal. The Chile star, 27, has been at current club Juventus since 2011. Since moving from German side Bayer Leverkusen, the midfielder has scored 28 goals in 95 appearances for the reigning Serie A champions, and signing him could bring a lot to a Liverpool team who are looking to win the title this season.

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Louis Van Gaal Considers Manchester United Captaincy - Why Wayne Rooney Should Take The Armband Next Season

Last season’s Manchester United captain was Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic. The towering centre-back has now joined Italian club Inter Milan, creating competition to replace him as skipper for next season. Some sources, including the official Manchester United website, suggest that Louis van Gaal is pondering who to choose and may delay the decision until Michael Carrick is fit.

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Chelsea Striker Set For Besiktas Switch - Why Ba Will Look To Get Back Amongst The Goals In Turkey

Following reports by the Mirror that he was set for a move to Turkey, Demba Ba is now close to completing his transfer to Besiktas.  The striker has played in Premier League since signing for West Ham in 2011 and leaves England having scored 50 goals in all competitions.

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Not De Gea: My Premier League Team Of The Season - The Goalkeeper

As the end of the 2013/14 Premier League season draws ever closer, respected writers, professionals and fans have all shared their picks on who makes their team, player and manager of the current campaign.

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Sandro Would Be An Effective Addition For Liverpool: Here's Why

Sandro is fast becoming the forgotten man at White Hart Lane this season – much like Emmanuel Adebayor was in the first half of the campaign. However, the 25-year-old decided to publicise his recent absence from the squad on social network site Twitter at the weekend which left his manager Tim Sherwood admitting: "Sandro is not good enough for my squad at the moment.”

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Liverpool: Gerrard Correct To Big Up Noriwch Threat Ahead Of Biggest Tie Of Season

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard once again exemplified his superb leadership with an emotional rallying cry to his team-mates after Sunday’s dramatic victory over title rivals Manchester City. The 33-year-old has told the rest of his team that they must treat their forthcoming trip to Norwich like the 2005 Champions League final in Instanbul.

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Arsenal: Forget Signing A Striker, Gunners Need A Midfield Powerhouse

A report from the Daily Telegraph announced that Arsene Wenger was said to have expressed shock at sections of Arsenal fans. A few pockets were heard booing his side off at half time during the somewhat lucky 2-2 draw against Swansea at the Emirates on Tuesday night.

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Liverpool: Gerrard Wants New Contract For Rodgers - Here's Why I Agree

Liverpool continue to keep pace in the Premier League title race and captain Steven Gerrard has urged the club’s owners to offer Brendan Rodgers a new deal as soon as possible. The Merseyside outfit have displayed remarkable progress under Rodgers and in the worst case scenario will finish in the top 4, thus qualifying for the prestigious Champions League.

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Moyes' Men: Rooney The Right Man To Captain Manchester United Into New Era

Wayne Rooney declared in a recent interview with ‘Inside United’ that he would love to take over the captaincy at Manchester United from the departing Nemanja Vidic, who is on his way to Inter Milan in the summer.

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Liverpool Need The Champions League As Much As Competition Needs Them

March 10th, 2009: Rafa Benitez's Liverpool, heavily involved in the race for the Premier League title, welcomed Real Madrid to Anfield following a 1-0 win at the Bernabeu. The Reds' swept aside the Spanish giants, storming to a 4-0 victory on the night as the deadly duo of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres tore apart Madrid's defence.

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Wilshere Injury A Massive Set Back For Arsenal - Here's Why

Quite a few Arsenal fans looked on in disbelief at the sight of Jack Wilshere limping off the Wembley turf this week, following a challenge by Liverpool’s Daniel Agger. Arsenal confirmed the challenge will keep the England midfield whizz kid out of action for up to six weeks, which is a huge blow.

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No Shaw? What Should The England Squad Look Like For The World Cup?

Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Denmark was the last chance for England's World Cup hopefuls to impress Roy Hodgson and book their ticket on the plane to Brazil. The right balance of youth and experience is vital to England's chances of progressing through this summer's tournament, and I believe this, based on form for club and country, should be Hodgson's 23-man squad.

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Scapegoat: Why Mesut Ozil Stick Is An Unnecessary Mask For Arsenal's Poor Form

On Saturday we witnessed another poor away performance in a must win game from Arsene Wenger's men, who were found wanting in an away trip to Stoke City. Despite the result raising some eyebrows, the talk is still of Germany International Mesut Ozil, with former Arsenal midfielder Paul Davis, as he has claimed the former Real Madrid man is suffering with the pace and demands of the Premier League. If this is true, it is understandable that without a winter break (which he is used to), Ozil also did not have an adequate pre-season in Spain, which would also go some way to explaining his recent form.

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Midfield The Key For Liverpool In Southampton Clash

Liverpool's trip to Southampton this weekend could prove to be one of their toughest tests of the season. Inconsistency springs to mind when you look at the Reds' form on the road, and you'd be forgiven for being unsure what expect when they visit St Mary's. In hopes to maintain their solid six point lead in the race for a Champions League place, it's the midfield where Liverpool will need to be on top of their game.

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