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Aston Villa's hopes of achieving a UEFA Champions League spot came from the most unlikeliest of sources on Monday, as fierce rivals Birmingham City drew 2-2 with Liverpool at Anfield.

Jamie Carragher is hopeful the current international break can act as a blessing in disguise for Liverpool as they prepare for a 'massive test' of their top-four credentials.

If injuries were a thing of make-believe, Liverpool would have won the Premier League last season; would still be in this seasona TMs title race and would still be in a good position to qualify from their current Champions League group.

Top sport stories from the national newspapers: THE SUN: David Ngog was branded a cheat for the outrageous dive that saved Liverpool.

Liverpool 4/5 Draw 5/2 Man City 7/2 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Liverpool striker David Ngog admits he is not a ready-made replacement for Fernando Torres but believes he can fill the void left by his injured team-mate. The 20-year-old Frenchman has scored ...

Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Rafael BenA tez believes that Liverpool have been the victims of bad luck this season and has spoken of his conviction that the club will have significantly improved their league position within "one or two months". The Liverpool manager, who has presided over six defeats in the last eight matches ahead of ...

By Matt Lawton and John Edwards David Ngog's outrageous dive against Birmingham City could lead to a major change in the way the English game is governed.

Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva believes England have a golden chance to win the 2010 World Cup because "now they play as a team.'' GettyImages Lucas Leiva thinks England will be contenders.

Liverpool's injury crisis has deepened with the confirmation that Albert Riera and Yossi Benayoun are likely to be out of action for up to a month.

Mark Hughes has not ruled out the possibility of Robinho making his comeback in Manchester Citya s enticing encounter with Liverpool at Anfield on November 21.

THE TIMES: Lord Coe has warned that the battle for votes in England's bid to host the 2018 football World Cup is in severe danger of being lost.

LONDON: Liverpool striker David Ngog's agent has hit back at claims the French player dived to win a controversial penalty against Birmingham.

Ancelotti has enjoyed memorable tussles with Ferguson ever since they first met at the semi-final stage of the Champions League in 1999 enlarge Carlo Ancelotti has claimed Manchester United lost more than just three points when they were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool a fortnight ago; they gave away the key to how to beat them.

PABLO ZABALETA has vowed to kill Liverpool's title hopes - and lift Manchester City back into the race.

Liverpool will work feverishly during the international break to find a solution to Daniel Agger's on-going back problem.

England striker Peter Crouch wants to avoid any further off the pitch scandal for the rest of the season to give himself the best chance of making Fabio Capello's squad for the World Cup.

A meeting of football's leading referees is to be convened to discuss how to eradicate simulation.

Photograph: Jon Super/AP Glen Johnson has pulled out of the England squad to face Brazil on Saturday in Doha after picking up a slight injury in Liverpool 's 2-2 draw against Birmingham City at Anfield on Monday night.

Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Tottenham's latest financial results have revealed transfer spending of almost 150million in the last 16 months, surpassing the traditional Barclays Premier League top four and coming second only to Manchester City.

Prem To Be in Top 4 Win Outright: Man City 4/5 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has launched a passionate defence of Wayne Bridge after his vicious Match of the Day caning by Alan Hansen.