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Although Sakho missed some training sessions in the build up to the Stoke game due to the birth of his child, he is clearly now behind Martin Skrtel and Dejan Lovren in the pecking order.

Coutinho, whose previous effort moments earlier had flown well over the bar, then took charge with a run and strike that helped bury memories of Liverpool’s nightmare 6-1 thrashing on the same ground in May.

Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Werner explained that the owners preferred to take a “long-term view” when making their choices, and that FSG’s “track record show they focus on stability”. That was only a year earlier when he was awarded that compliment.

I’ve heard their players saying that it’s something they don’t want to happen again – but we’ll have something to say about it as well. Either way though the overs is the bet that stands out to me here. I accept that.

And Rodgers said at his pre-match press conference: “When the fixture came out, I felt we couldn’t have had a better one to be honest”.

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.

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner believes manager Brendan Rodgers is the right man for the job, but he expects to see “strong improvement”.

“I have players behind me and around me”, he was quoted as saying by the Liverpool website. He’s come in for huge money, and the fans were hardly unanimous in their support of the deal.

The Reds have strengthened the squad – spending big money on exciting attackers and doing neat business in other areas.

Didn’t qualify? The heat is coming down to get yourself back in the top four, right?

After a dismal run of just one win in five Premier League matches towards the end of last season, it seemed like Rodgers would be axed during the summer.

In a rather ironic twist, fierce rivals Manchester United could also ensure that Liverpool are forced to keep hold of Balotelli for another year.

Liverpool will face HJK Helsinki in pre-season friendly match on Saturday at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.

Liverpool have confirmed that striker Christian Benteke has been handed the club’s iconic No 9 shirt ahead of the new season. It resulted in an early chance and, where Firmino sharper, might even have ended up with a goal, but Liverpool reserve ‘keeper and Swindon...

Philippe Coutinho returned to action with a goal to help Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over HJK Helsinki in Finland on Saturday in its latest preseason encounter.