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I get the impression the news stories regarding Jamie Carragher's contract talks were blown out of proportion this week.

With the club battling to secure fourth place in the Premier League, potentially disruptive contract talks are the last thing on Carragher's mind, though he must surely be aware of big offers on the table for other, younger first team players.

Carragher said: "I'll still play my best and if I have to move then I'll move. It wouldn't bother me."...

It's hard to believe that a little under a year ago Liverpool were dismantling Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Back then, on that early March evening, Anfield was rocking as Gerrard and co did the business in style, humbling the Spanish giants 5-0 on aggregate.

But fast forward to this week's European clash, at the same ground, and you will have found morgues that have a better atmosphere.

The turgid 1-0 win over Romanian side Unirea...

It says much for the motivational and coaching skills of David Moyes and Rafa Benitez that both Everton and Liverpool are in such good form going into the Merseyside derby this weekend.

When the teams last clashed, a little over nine weeks ago, both clubs were virtually on their knees, their fans stunned by an astonishing loss of form that saw their pre-season expectations ripped to shreds before the Christmas decorations had even been put up.

In late November Liverpool...