Steven Gerrard will be looking to inspire the Reds against Newcastle United, yet there are a number of players everyone should keep an eye on come Sunday.
Liverpool are in desperate need of a win against Newcastle United if they want to keep a faint glimmer of hope in terms of qualifying for the Champions League next season. The Reds are already eight points worse off than Newcastle in the league and nothing
less than a win will do them any good.
A number of players need to stand up and be counted and we take a look at each of them.
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How often have Liverpool relied on this man to rescue them in the past? The answer cannot be quantified, yet that is beside the point.
It seems that the Reds will need Gerrard to be at his best on the weekend if they want a result. With Charlie Adam joining http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 Leiva on the list of injured players, Liverpool’s skipper will need to be on top of his game.
If Gerrard does not perform on the day then chances are that the rest of the team will not fare any better.
Andy Carroll
The £35-million striker has come under heavy criticism over his performances for the Reds over the course of the season as he only seems to be able to find the back of the opposition during cup ties.
Having said that, the stage is perfectly set for the lankly striker to show his vitals against his former club. Carroll has come out and said that if he scores on Sunday he would not celebrate, however, those do seem bold words for a player who has only
scored six goals this season in all competitions.
Nonetheless, players often come back to haunt their old clubs and it would be interesting to see if the same holds true on Carroll’s return to Tyneside.
Luis Suarez
Suarez has to be the most controversial figure in the Barclays Premier League at the moment, with Manchester City’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937 coming in a close second. Yet, despite all the unwanted media attention the Uruguayan striker remains an amazing talent.
He may not have scored as many goals as one would expect from a player of his calibre, however if there as an award for hitting the post the most times this season then Suarez would be a front-runner for the gong.
Martin Skrtel
One of the contenders for Liverpool’s player of the season, the Slovakian defender has been one of the reasons behind the Reds’ impressive defence record.
However, in previous weeks, Skrtel’s form seems to have taken a dip as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 have conceded more two or more goals in the previous two matches and as a result, lost both encounters.
After surrendering a two goal lead against Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314, Skrtel gave away a penalty against Wigan Athletic, which gave the visitors the lead.
The defence has been rather weak over the past few matches and reflects Skrtel’s form. So it is safe to say that Liverpool need their hard tackling defender to be on top of his game if they want to grind out a result and narrow the gap between themselves
and Newcastle.
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