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MARK LAWRENSON: Bringing in goal machine must be top of agenda

WITH a month to go until the new Premier League season ask yourself this: As it stands, have Liverpool for the players that can score the goals to give them the title? Read

Goal that only Liverpool’s number nine was capable of

GRABBING the winner in the final against Germany was obviously a great way for Fernando Torres to end the Euro 2008 tournament and I reckon that he was probably the only player on the pitch capable of scoring that goal. Read

Mark Lawrenson: Mackems opener should suit Liverpool

I THINK Liverpool’s opening game up at Sunderland could suit Rafael Benitez’s side. Read

Mark Lawrenson: Spain’s Premier players can give them the edge

LIKE a lot of observers of the Premier League in general and Liverpool in particular, I’m looking forward to seeing how Spain progress in these finals. Read

Mark Lawrenson: Euro absence reminder of McClaren's disastrous reign

SITTING back and watching the opening weekend of matches at this summer’s European Championship finals leaves you with one burning question - why on earth aren’t England here? Read

Liverpool FC's new signing Martin Skrtel

MARK LAWRENSON: Liverpool mut ditch defensive zonal system and get physical

RAFAEL BENITEZ can search the globe for solutions to his defensive problems this summer all he wants. But if he wants to cut down on the number of goals his team conceded from set-pieces last season then it’s not individuals he should be concerned with – it’s tactics. Read

MARK LAWRENSON: Sort Anfield mess or risk star loss

EVERYONE knows the line by now: Liverpool need to sort out their mess as quickly as possible for the good of the club, etc. Read

MARK LAWRENSON: Slump won’t matter if Moyes’s men stay fifth

EVERTON’S slump in form shouldn’t detract from what they have achieved this season. Read

COMMENT: Barry is fine but Benitez needs match-winners

IT’S not that Gareth Barry isn’t a good player and wouldn’t be a decent addition to Liverpool’s squad. Read

Mark Lawrenson: Rafa Benitez's men must cope with first leg role reversal

IT looks so simple on paper. If Liverpool do what they have done in the last two semi-final meetings with Chelsea they will sail into a third European Cup final in four years. Read

MARK LAWRENSON: Behind-the-scenes shambles can only distract Benitez

RAFAEL BENITEZ should have been sat in the Anfield press room on Sunday with a huge grin on his face. Read

Mark Lawrenson: Fernando Torres has proved Rafa's a transfer master

FERNANDO TORRES – talk about impeccable timing. I’m not just talking about the striker’s current goalscoring run and his incredible pace and finishing power. Read

Mark Lawrenson: Draw is a step in the right direction

LIVERPOOL were decent value for their point at Stamford Bridge. Read

Mark Lawrenson: Extra overseas game is an unworkable scheme

IT IS little wonder football supporters have given a resounding thumbs down to the idea of taking Premier League matches around the world. Read

MARK LAWRENSON: Quick solution needed now to Liverpool crisis

THE sooner Liverpool sort this mess out the better. Read

MARK LAWRENSON: Liverpool are just average without the dynamic duo

SAME old story for Liverpool I’m afraid. Read

Off the field uncertainties continue to hamper Liverpool’s fortunes

THERE are some lingering doubts about Liverpool’s on-field fortunes in 2008. Read

MARK LAWRENSON: Planning ahead is fine, but the next game vital

RAFAEL BENITEZ’S forward planning saw Liverpool take a backward step in the race for the Premier League title. Read

MARK LAWRENSON: Results serve to further strengthen Rafa Benitez's hand

IT seems Tom Hicks was right after all. Rafael Benitez should focus on coaching and training his team – because he seems to be doing a pretty good job of it at the moment. Read

Mark Lawrenson: A change of attitude not coach is needed for England

THERE’S no doubt in my mind that Steve McClaren has to be the man to take England in to the Euro 2008 finals if they get the result they need against Croatia tomorrow. Read

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