Sentences with phrase «anfield before»

Chris Herd produced a top finish to give Aston Villa the lead at Anfield before they were pegged back by Luis Suarez's close range effort.

Van Dijk remains keen to move to Anfield before the new season gets underway but several other top English clubs are sniffing around.

For instance, April 2014 saw a title - chasing Liverpool roar into a 4 - 0 lead at Anfield before half time, en route to a 5 - 1 win.

I watched Arsenal losing 4:0 at Anfield before.

The Gunners suffered a demoralising 4 - 0 hammering at Anfield before the international break but atoned last time out by beating Bournemouth 3 - 0 at the Emirates.

Fernando Torres may be unloved by certain sections of the Liverpool supporters after the way left for Chelsea, but he still holds the club close to his heart after spending four years of his career at Anfield before the doomed move to their London rivals.

The 30 - year - old centre - back, who can also be deployed on the left if needed, is expected to finalise his transfer to Anfield before the Reds fly out for their pre-season tour of the USA on Thursday.

He excelled throughout his five - year spell at Anfield before heading to Real Madrid CF, where a Liga title, two Spanish Cups and a UEFA Champions League crown followed.

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has revealed in his new book - My Story - that he was asked to try and lure Toni Kroos to Anfield before his # 22m Real Madrid switch.

Caulker, who has one England cap, hoped for a move to Anfield before he eventually joined QPR from Cardiff City for # 8m in 2014.

A week before, Liverpool supporters were excited about the prospect of Alex Teixeira arriving at Anfield before the January transfer window closed.

I was a very proud Liver bird to be wearing the t - shirt and spreading the message across all of the Fan Zones at Anfield before the match.

The atmosphere at Anfield before the match was louder than I have heard it in ages!

But Puel had won at Anfield before — actual factual achievement.

And I strongly believe, Arsenal will beat Liverpool in their next PL game at Anfield before sending out Lincoln from this season's FA Cup quarterfinal match at the Emirates Stadium.

Other amusing players suggested are Liverpool pair Simon Mignolet and Dejan Lovren, who have both at times been regarded as the team's worst performers this season, while Iago Aspas also gets a shout despite just one dreadful season at Anfield before being sent back to La Liga on loan.

According to the Mirror, Jurgen Klopp is keeping tabs on the Spanish - Ghanaian striker, and is considering a move to bring the 21 - year - old to Anfield before the end of the transfer window.

Baggies fans will have been pleased with way their side have bounced back from their 6 - 0 opening draw drubbing at Stamford Bridge to claim a win against Sunderland before battling at Anfield before falling to a second half Fernando Torres strike.

Steven Gerrard was the Reds top scorer in the league with nine goals, which is a stark contrast to the 31 scored by Luis Suarez in his final season at Anfield before departing for Barcelona last summer.

A superb player at Liverpool who made his mark at Real Madrid as well, the former England midfielder ran down his contract at Anfield before moving to the Bernabeu and winning two Champions League titles.

Not exact matches

One freak result last year, but they hadn't beat us at Anfield for about 6 years before that..

A pacey and skillful winger, Aarons could be an ideal replacement for the recently - departed Raheem Sterling at Anfield, who himself became a regular for the Reds at a young age before his fine form saw him earn a move away.

The Finn spent over a decade at Anfield, before leaving for Bayer Leverkusen in 2009.

That's before he starts thinking about the speed and peculiar glee with which sections of the Liverpool support, even some within Anfield, have turned on him.

«My favourite game against them was the season before last at Anfield,» Ramires began, as per the club's official website.

Ville WERE lying 2nd before today, trounced Pool at Anfield last week, had the week off, and yet, we never looked in trouble today.

Manchester City face Everton in the Premier League next Saturday before heading to Anfield on Wednesday, April 4 to face Liverpool in the first leg of their crucial Champions League quarter - final tie.

Because they had already attempted to fend off interest from Anfield outfit Liverpool when Bony signed a one - year contract extension just weeks before his transfer to City that removed his # 19 million buyout clause, knowing that they would then be able to hold out for a significantly larger fee.

But the Liverpool manager is now planning to show off his latest signing against Lazio at Anfield on Friday, the club's final friendly before facing Sunderland on Aug 16.

Van Dijk is a transfer target for Chelsea and Liverpool, according to Metro, and he had looked on course to move to Anfield earlier this summer, before the Reds were forced to drop their pursuit after being reported to the authorities for tapping - up.

Klopp is «very pleased» to have got his hands on such a «skilled player», but has indicated that Grujic was identified by Liverpool's infamous transfer committee before his arrival at Anfield in October.

Brendan Rodgers attempted to fill this slot by targeting Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but the Shakhtar Donestk man opted to join Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, similarly young Brazilian Bernard was also briefly on the Anfield radar before he was brought in to replace the Armenian at the Donbass Arena.

According to the Liverpool Echo, the England international refused to sign a new contract with the Gunners before making a # 40m switch to Anfield, turning down the chance to join Chelsea.

The England international has been linked with rivals such as Manchester City and Chelsea in recent times, and it may be that he is keen to keep his options open before signing a new deal at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp may even use his connections at Dortmond to frustrate the move away of Auba from Dort to AFC if it'll happen before Arsenal visit Anfield for a BPL game date in less than 2 weeks time.

The 33 - year - old spent three seasons at Anfield, albeit mainly as a bit - part player, before joining West Ham United and eventually winding up at Villa Park this season.

The Italian forward endured a nightmare spell at Anfield, scoring just four times in 28 appearances for the club before being shipped out on loan to AC Milan last season.

If they reach the quarter finals though, their European nights will come after a trip to face Liverpool at Anfield and before a home clash with Man United and then a trip to Stoke.

But Liverpool are prepared to monitor his fitness over the next two months, before potentially offering him a contract at Anfield.

Now the Arsenal players have a week before the FA cup clash with Sunderland three days before we travel to Anfield for the league game against Liverpool.

13 years without a title is a long time but if I recall correctly it was 18 years without a title when we beat Liverpool 0 — 2 at Anfield in 1989 and I think we have been even longer before that.

Chelsea travel to Anfield on Wednesday for their own game in hand, before ending the campaign at home to newly crowned champions Leicester City.

With Liverpool having rather unsportingly tied up all their major business before the end of July, and with the JAMES RODRIGUEZ TO ANFIELD rumors appearing to be nothing more than one of those weird self - generating confections that keep the rumor mill a-spinning, perhaps the only real point of interest here is to see where Mamadou Sakho ends up.

In the aftermath of his ban for the unacceptable behaviour the Anfield hero refused to shake hands with the opposition left back before a game with the Red Devils.

Now we have a 12 day rest before the serious stuff starts again with our crucial trip to Anfield to come.

Our side will be keen for a big performance against the Reds, having already been embarrassed by the Anfield club in August when they gave us a 4 - 0 thrashing on Merseyside, and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain will hopefully be on the end of both defeats having played at wing - back for us in the reverse fixture shortly before moving to our rivals.

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The player was initially brought to England as one of Brendan Rodgers» first signings in the Anfield hotseat, but he was used as little more than a bit - part player at the club in the 2012/13 season before being allowed to leave on loan last year.

The two goals scored by Liverpool before were preventable with a left footed natural defender in Kolasanic, but he was benched like it was in Anfield in May.

Some Arsenal fans might not feel that the Anfield club are one of the big rivals to Arsenal winning the league again, after the season just gone saw Rodgers and his players fail spectacularly to reach anything like the heights they had the season before with Luis Suarez leading their attack.