Steven Gerrard News

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes a summer of squad strengthening will allow the club to build on a strong second half of the season.

Jack Wilshere has revealed the new England kit with the help of a student at his old school in Hertfordshire.

The 34-year-old has won every honour in the club game with Chelsea, including the Europa League last week, yet international silverware remains elusive after 28 goals in 95 England appearances since his debut in 1999.

Liverpool and Arsenal are keen to sign the midfield star, but they are at risk of being out-muscled financially by PSG who sent scouts to watch the 21-year-old last week.

JAMIE CARRAGHER will head into retirement tonight puzzled by one burning question - why didn't any other club ever try to sign him? During his 16 years at Anfield, Carragher has never been linked with a move to another club and says he was never told of any outside interest.

Tomorrow sees the end of an era for legends from two of the Premier League's biggest clubs, with Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes bidding farewell to Manchester United and Liverpool seeing the departure of Jamie Carragher after over 700 games at the club.

A sense of dread will consume Jamie Carragher this evening. When bedtime arrives for his son, James, it will signal the need for the pair to have a talk that has been looming for three months.

Try telling Jamie Carragher that nothing is riding on this fixture. After 16 years and 737 appearances for Liverpool , a total bettered only by Ian Callaghan, the Bootle-born defender will bring his outstanding career to a close against Harry Redknapp's relegated side.

David Beckham was not quite the outstanding British footballer of his generation.

Roy Hodgson has announced his England squad for the end-of-season friendlies against Republic of Island and Brazil, with Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy receiving his senior first call-up. The Royals stopper has been in impressive form for Nigel Adkins' relegated side and joins fellow 'keepers Joe Hart and Ben Foster in the squad.

Liverpool's Jamie Carragher, who is three days away from his last game for the club, said yesterday that his failure to secure a Premier League title with club would remain his abiding regret.

Liverpool fans knew it was a real probability, but most would have hoped it was still a good few years away from becoming a reality.

Although Brendan Rodgers aimed to convince the club legend from hanging up his boots at the end of the season, the 35-year-old has called time on a career that saw him join the Reds' youth setup in 1990 .

Danish starlet Christian Eriksen is likely to leave Ajax in the summer, but his destination is yet to be decided.

Liverpool fans have been blessed with watching dozens of truly world-class players ply their trade at Anfield over the years, but in some instances, these great players are not the ones the fans always relate with best.

We look at five of the best finals in the Europa League in its previous guise as the UEFA Cup.

Luis Suarez continues to be tipped with a move away from Anfield over the summer with the two main clubs apparently interested being Juventus from Serie A and Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga.

Whilst most Liverpool supporters' pay attention to the first team's attempts at trying to catch up with the elite, the Reds' under-21 side continues their impressive progress.

With just one more match to play during the present Premier League season, the gossip pages of the world media are hotting up and the name of Liverpool looks set to play a key role in filling the white spaces once more.

Every Premier League season we see teams who are expected to do well but end up struggling, and teams who are dead certs for relegation but end up surviving comfortably and even qualify for Europe.