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“We looked like we were getting better in our attack and defensively we were more cohesive”.

“This is where we find out about players like Divock Origi and others on the fringe”, Rodgers said.

The question then seemed to be how soon Manuel Pellegrini’s team might blow away all comers domestically, and if this was to be the year they finally became a true challenger in the Champions League. However, he would hope this is the only embarrassment he suffers.

Petr Cech has backed his Arsenal teammates to deal with the threat of in-form striker Anthony Martial when Manchester United visit the Emirates on Sunday.

One of the many things that make football the popular sport it is, is the simplicity.

Let’s all be honest, we should’ve beaten Juventus handily, we had the opportunities to do so and given Juventus’ form, it seems as if the game from a fortnight ago was just an anomaly to their otherwise shoddy start to the season.

When you reach the final, it is a fantastic but in the media it is nothing.

Only once before since the Premier League’s inception – in 2000/01 – have Chelsea had fewer points.

David Silva is to be assessed after making his return from a calf complaint in the 2-1 Champions League win over Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday.

Rodgers was also asked what he felt about other managers being linked with a job that he now occupies.

“He gets mad when you can not play“.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claimed there are external forces at work with an agenda against him, but he refused to say who he thought was behind it or why.

Despite having regularly been sucked into relegation battles due to all manner of problems (which I wrote about for SB Nation’s main site earlier in the week), they’ve had an annoyingly good record against United over the last couple of years.

The former forward believes Brendan Rodgers should be criticized for failing to replace Luis Suarez or adapt his side’s style.

Manchester United sent out a statement that they are ready to compete for the Premier League title by beating Southampton at St Mary’s, according to manager Louis van Gaal.