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Balotelli blamed his poor Liverpool form on manager Brendan Rodgers’ tactics, but Rodgers refused to be drawn on the comments and wished him well for the season.

A “grey area” surrounding the new offside rule cost Bournemouth their first Premier League points on Monday, according to the promoted side’s manager Eddie Howe.

Mark Hughes meanwhile believed otherwise by saying, “I do not think any team deserved the win, a draw would have been the fair result”.

Milner’s previous team were on the receiving end of a spectacular Coutinho goal last season and the England worldwide believes the Brazilian has set the tone for a commanding individual campaign.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers reveals that the last four years have been “traumatic” in his personal life.

“It [the 6-1] was a one-off game, a unique game“.

Meanwhile, Liverpool will kick-start the 2015/16 Premier League season with a trip to the Britannia Stadium as they face Stoke City on 9 August.

Spinning the situation positively, Henderson said: “There couldn’t be a better place for us to start and put what happened there last season to bed once and for all”.

The Telegraph claims that Brendan Rodgers has been impressed by the teenager and will allow him to start away at Stoke on the opening day of the new season.

“Then when he came back last season he was exceptional in his performances”.

“He’s an outstanding player and I think you’ll see him really blossom with that captaincy”.

A 16 man squad has flown to Finland for a friendly against Helsinki on Saturday, before a number of younger players- as well as those returning from injury lay-offs- take on Swindon Town at the County Ground, on Sunday.

Norwich have agreed a loan deal for Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom, Press Association Sport understands.

Adebayor, 31, has scored 18 goals in his 54 appearances for the club but often found himself out of favour at White Hart Lane during the various different regimes in North London in recent years.

Ibe scored a fantastic equaliser for the Reds as they rounded off their tour of Asia yesterday ahead of what will surely be a crucial campaign for Rodgers after the disappointment of last season.