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Steven Gerrard: Real wanted me to start a war for the sake of a transfer The legendary captain of the Reds could leave more than once, but always remained loyal to the club and only before the end of his career went to the United States. Europe's top clubs tried more than once to sign Steven Gerrard when he shone at Liverpool. In conversation with his old friend and former clubmate Jamie Carragher, Stevie G recalled these stories. Perhaps the closest he came to leaving was in 2005, when he submitted a transfer request and seriously considered a move to Chelsea. "The Blues were then offering £37.5m for Steven - money which, as Harry Neville put it, could now buy half of Fred. "I took into account the way I was playing, the flirtations from Chelsea, the ego and the coldness between me and Rafa Benitez," says Gerrard. - 'Maybe if there had been a bit more maturity and experience there, we could have avoided some of the shit that came out or how far things wen

Liverpool - defeat in the League Cup. Boss verdict. Jurgen Klopp disappointed with defeat to Chelsea in the third round of the English League Cup. The Reds lost to Chelsea at Anfield in the third round of the English League Cup, Daniel Sturridge's goal was answered by the Blues with accurate shots from Emerson and Eden Hazard. After the match, Jurgen Klopp discussed the key moments of the game, the performance of his players and more. About disappointment from unrealized moments by Merseysiders It was a tough game for both teams. They have a particular style of play, which is cool and you have to get used to it. Minute by minute we got used to it, even at the beginning of the match, when we left free zones for the opponent, even then we had chances. I would say that they did not carry a big threat. We got used to the opponent, more and more. The first half was good, the second part of the game started well. We scored a goal, and we could have scored it earlier. We played mu

Harry Kane: Tottenham 'cannot play like we normally play' without striker - Jose Mourinho No player can take the injured Harry Kane's place and Tottenham "cannot play like we normally play" without him, says manager Jose Mourinho. The striker has been ruled out until April with a hamstring injury that will require surgery. England captain Kane has scored 27 goals in 31 appearances for club and country this season. "If I speak too much about Harry, I get a bit depressed and then you are going to say he is miserable," Mourinho said. "It's better to talk about things that make me laugh." Tottenham host Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday at 17:30 GMT. Kane suffered the injury during Tottenham's defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day and will not return to training until April. "You know that we cannot play like we normally play when Harry Kane is in the team," Mourinho said. "We cannot do it the sam

Mignolet: We'll learn from defeat and go again on Saturday Simon Mignolet believes Liverpool can learn from the Carabao Cup loss to Chelsea and factor elements into their preparations ahead of the teams meeting again in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge this weekend. The Reds exited the tournament at the third-round stage on Wednesday night following a 2-1 defeat by the Blues at Anfield, with late strikes from Emerson and Eden Hazard cancelling out Daniel Sturridge’s opener. The sides will clash once more on Saturday evening as Jürgen Klopp’s men will look to bounce back by extending their advantage over Chelsea to five points in the fledgling table - and Mignolet feels the post-match analysis at Melwood in the next few days can prove beneficial in helping Liverpool ready themselves for the challenge of trying to clinch a victory in London. He told Liverpoolfc.com: “I think we didn’t deserve to go out of the competition. We had enough chances to win the game and go forwa