Steven Gerrard News

JAMIE CARRAGHER will head into retirement tonight puzzled by one burning question - why didn't any other club ever try to sign him? During his 16 years at Anfield, Carragher has never been linked with a move to another club and says he was never told of any outside interest.

Tomorrow sees the end of an era for legends from two of the Premier League's biggest clubs, with Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes bidding farewell to Manchester United and Liverpool seeing the departure of Jamie Carragher after over 700 games at the club.

A sense of dread will consume Jamie Carragher this evening. When bedtime arrives for his son, James, it will signal the need for the pair to have a talk that has been looming for three months.

Try telling Jamie Carragher that nothing is riding on this fixture. After 16 years and 737 appearances for Liverpool , a total bettered only by Ian Callaghan, the Bootle-born defender will bring his outstanding career to a close against Harry Redknapp's relegated side.

David Beckham was not quite the outstanding British footballer of his generation.

Roy Hodgson has announced his England squad for the end-of-season friendlies against Republic of Island and Brazil, with Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy receiving his senior first call-up. The Royals stopper has been in impressive form for Nigel Adkins' relegated side and joins fellow 'keepers Joe Hart and Ben Foster in the squad.

Liverpool's Jamie Carragher, who is three days away from his last game for the club, said yesterday that his failure to secure a Premier League title with club would remain his abiding regret.

Liverpool fans knew it was a real probability, but most would have hoped it was still a good few years away from becoming a reality.

Although Brendan Rodgers aimed to convince the club legend from hanging up his boots at the end of the season, the 35-year-old has called time on a career that saw him join the Reds' youth setup in 1990 .

Danish starlet Christian Eriksen is likely to leave Ajax in the summer, but his destination is yet to be decided.

Liverpool fans have been blessed with watching dozens of truly world-class players ply their trade at Anfield over the years, but in some instances, these great players are not the ones the fans always relate with best.

We look at five of the best finals in the Europa League in its previous guise as the UEFA Cup.

Luis Suarez continues to be tipped with a move away from Anfield over the summer with the two main clubs apparently interested being Juventus from Serie A and Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga.

Whilst most Liverpool supporters' pay attention to the first team's attempts at trying to catch up with the elite, the Reds' under-21 side continues their impressive progress.

With just one more match to play during the present Premier League season, the gossip pages of the world media are hotting up and the name of Liverpool looks set to play a key role in filling the white spaces once more.

Every Premier League season we see teams who are expected to do well but end up struggling, and teams who are dead certs for relegation but end up surviving comfortably and even qualify for Europe.

Following Liverpool's 3-1 away victory over Fulham, Kop boss Brendan Rodgers has unsurprisingly praised hat-trick hero Daniel Sturridge... Liverpool extended their unbeaten run to seven Premier League matches on Sunday, courtesy of an impressive come-from-behind win at Craven Cottage.

Was this shock bigger than Wimbledon in 1988? Was it the biggest since Sunderland in 1973? These were the questions being asked here last night, but it was another FA Cup final that came to mind while watching Callum McManaman tear Manchester City apart.

When Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement three days ago after 26 years in charge of Manchester United , it ushered in an era that many at Old Rarely is it in life that we are endowed with the good fortune to appreciate an individual for his merits during his own lifetime.

It is a famous story really, how Craig Noone saw the light whilst fixing the roof at the palatial home of Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard.