Lucas Leiva News

Forward Philippe Coutinho was Liverpool's match-winner but Jamie Carragher was the star of the show at Anfield on his 737th and final appearance for the club.

The Anfield warhorse brings the curtain down on his career with a win courtesy of Philippe Coutinho's first-half header Jamie Carragher's Liverpool career came to a close with a victory - and, perhaps as importantly to the veteran Anfield rock, with a clean sheet.

Hat-trick from striker Daniel Sturridge saw Liverpool overturn a one goal deficit and secure three points for Brendan Rodgers' side Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool have a swagger, increasingly brought to life under the Northern Irishman and put on show yesterday by Daniel Sturridge.

Mersey beat: Marouane Fellaini, seen here battling Liverpool's midfielder duo Jordan Henderson, right, and Lucas Leiva, left, says he is happy with life at Everton Marouane Fellaini has hinted that following David Moyes to Manchester United may not be too distant a possibility after admitting a desire to test himself against Europe's best in the ... (more)

Jordan Henderson, 22, and Jonjo Shelvey, 21, are the leading candidates to line up alongside Lucas Leiva in the holding midfielder role.

Moyes' side are five points off Europa qualification after Distin goal controversially disallowed; Liverpool remain seventh and five points behind their rivals Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

The Brazilian midfielder would love to win the derby but his goal is to repay Liverpool by bringing the glory days back to Anfield Lucas Leiva recently signed a long-term contract at Liverpool after what he describes as a 'difficult' season with injuries.

After Fabio Borini came off the bench to score against Newcastle after missing eight weeks with a dislocated shoulder, Joe Allen and Martin Kelly are the only long-term absentees for Liverpool.

At Anfield, the Toffees are without a win in 12 Premier League games, losing six including five of the last eight.

Newcastle United are interested in offering Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing the chance to join the club on a permanent contract after being impressed with his performances while on-loan at Bolton Wanderers.

The 26-year-old believes the January signing from Inter has shone since his arrival, and has credited the Reds' contingent of South American players with helping him adapt Lucas Leiva has heaped praise on Liverpool winger Philippe Coutinho and insists there is even more still to come from the young Brazilian.

The waiting is almost over with Warren Gatland set to unveil his British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia on Tuesday.

Real Madrid will be looking to overturn a 4-1 first-leg deficit when they welcome Bourssia Dortmund to the Bernabeu.

Given the context that surrounded Liverpool 's visit to Newcastle on Saturday, the eventual 6-0 victory should arguably be given a lot more respect than it has been.

A DEJECTED looking Alan Pardew had his relegation concerns increased at St James' Park when he was forced to witness his Newcastle United team hit for six by a rampant Liverpool.

But amid all the debate surrounding Luis Suarez's bite on Branislav Ivanovic, there's one question that has yet to be answered.

After a decade of scrapes beginning when he was a teenager in Uruguay, the demons that haunt Luis Suarez remain to the fore and need careful management It was an observation which sounds rather unfortunate in the here and now.