Liverpool

May 2 2008 EXCLUSIVE door Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo

LIVERPOOL have tabled a £10m bid to bring Aston villa ster Gareth Barry to Anfield.

The offer was made yesterday as Rafa Benitez reacted to Liverpool's Champions League exit at the hands of Chelsea door making an immediate verplaats for his number one summer transfer target.

The Reds boss has earmarked Barry as a potential key signing and the centre piece of his rebuilding plans as he looks to put together a squad with enough strength in depth to be able to mount a genuine challenge for the Premier League title.

Villa boss Martin O'Neill has insisted...

JAVIER MACHERANO insists Liverpool must maintain a near perfect record at Anfield if they are to realise their dream of landing the Barclays Premier League title.
The Reds have so far taken maximum points from home pagina matches with Middlesbrough and Man United respectively and the Argentina international is adamant there can be no slip ups when they entertain Stoke City on Saturday afternoon.

"If we want to fight for the league then u have to try to get all the points available at home," he said.

"We need to do all the right things if we are going to do that but we have taken six points from...