The biggest stories on Saturday for the Reds.
Liverpool preparing audacious £40m January bid for Karim Benzema
The Reds are keeping tabs on the Real Madrid striker as a long-term replacement for the departed Luis Suarez, according to the Daily Star.
Suarez joined FC Barcelona this summer in a £75m deal and Brendan Rodgers is now ready to battle Arsenal for Benzema.
The France international is reported to be unsettled at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and is open to a move away from the Spanish capital.
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Adam Lallana reveals he was a boyhood Everton fan
The Merseysiders’ £25m summer signing from Southampton has admitted a secret ahead of the derby with rivals the Toffees.
Despite having been a Saints youth product Lallana has revealed that as a boy he supported the club from the blue half of Liverpool.
“Yes, it’s true, I was an Everton fan. when I was supporting them Everton always seemed to be fighting relegation… I seem to remember there were a lot of tears!” the 26-year-old was quoted by the Mirror.
West Ham United’s Stewart Downing says he is good enough to play for the Reds
The midfielder left Anfield in the summer of 2013 having proven to be something of a disappointment following a £20m transfer.
Now at the Hammers Downing has been impressing this season and the 30-year-old says he could get into Rodgers’ team now.
“Brendan has bought a helluva lot of players but I still look and think I could get in that team,” the Englishman told the Telegraph.
Club legend Jamie Carragher slams the current team
It has been a poor start to the campaign for Rodgers’ side with three league defeats from five matches and Carragher is not impressed.
The 36-year-old thinks his former side have been extremely bad and need to start improving quickly.
“Where are the Liverpool of last season? It must be emphasised it is still early days but the one thing that I associate with Rodgers’ Liverpool is absent: intensity,” Carragher wrote in his Daily Mail column.
Mario Balotelli inhales helium and sings club song
The new £16m signing from AC Milan has a reputation for doing crazy things and it hasn’t taken long for the Italian to prove that.
Here Balotelli inhales helium from a balloon and then with his squeaky voice sings a club chant.