“Rafael Benitez used the unveiling of defender Glen Johnson to attack Manchester City’s “money, money, money” approach to transfers. The Liverpool boss splashed £17m on the England right-back, but paid substantially less than that to Portsmouth, who still owed money on the transfer of Peter Crouch. (ESPN)

Catch-22 for Rafa’s recruitment drive (ESPN)
“Clinical forwards tend to have an innate ability to identify opponents’ weaknesses. Yet while Fernando Torres stated the obvious recently when he declared that Manchester United will be weaker without Cristiano Ronaldo, it may represent the biggest boost to Liverpool’s title chances.”

Rafa’s 100 GREATEST PL GAMES: NO.43 (Liverpool FC)
“Crouch ended his much-publicised goal drought in style by bagging a brace as Liverpool turned on the style against Wigan at Anfield. The dubious goals committee even tried to take the opening goal off him when he found the net with a deflected strike from 20-yards out.”

Kop Star: Stephen Darby (This Is Anfield)
“Irrelevant of which side of the fence you chose to perch during the ‘flooding of the Reserves’ debate, there is no doubting, with the number of players fast-tracked to our reserve side, that it is tough times at Kirkby at the minute, if you are trying to break into the set-up at Melwood.”

Selfish; Inspirational; King of the Roost – Bob Paisley on Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool Kop)
“Emlyn ‘Crazy Horse’ spent 12 fantastic years at Liverpool FC and captained the club to consecutive European Cup victories in the 1970s. Here, in his own words, Bob Paisley provides an insight into how Hughes – never the most popular player at the club – fitted in at Anfield.”