Liverpool close in on City’s Kolo Touré to shore up central defence
• Brendan Rodgers anxious to strengthen defensive options
• Out of contract player wants to stay in north-west
Liverpool give Jamie Carragher perfect ending with win over QPR
Jamie Carragher came within inches of scoring in his final game for Liverpool but was still delighted to be part of a 1-0 win over QPR Daniel Sturridge hat-trick fires Liverpool to victory at Fulham
Liverpool won 3-1 at Craven Cottage thanks to a hat-trick from Daniel Sturridge Barcelona target Liverpool’s José Reina to replace Víctor Valdés
• Spaniards make Reina priority if Valdés leaves this summer
• Goalkeeper started at Barça but is under contract until 2016 Liverpool’s failure to build a new stadium has let down city and fans
The Anfield club have broken a promise to regenerate an area and may now forever be the poor cousins to their richer rivals Anfield: the victims, the anger and Liverpool’s shameful truth
Policy of buying up houses around the stadium and leaving them empty has driven the local area into dreadful decline Philippe Coutinho’s skills promise resurgence for Liverpool powerhouse
Dominant teams of the 1980s produce flashes of highest quality which suggest gap to Manchester and London leaders can close Liverpool and Everton draw blank as Sylvain Distin effort is ruled out
The referee Michael Oliver penalised Victor Anichebe for pushing the only time the ball was in the net as Liverpool and Everton drew 0-0 at Anfield Steven Gerrard: ‘Carra retiring makes you think. He will go out on a high’
The Liverpool captain, preparing for his last Merseyside derby with Jamie Carragher, wants to play on for 'a few more years' New Hillsborough inquest will be held in north-west, coroner rules
Lord Justice Goldring says hearing should be held near where bereaved families live, but not too close to Liverpool