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Steven Gerrard is on his way to be ready to play in the FA Cup final match after coming back to training, but Coach Kenny Dalglish had affirmed that Charlie Adam will not play in the final game.

On Sunday, Steven Gerrard sat out on his team’s home defeat against West Bromwich Albion as he was suffering from a hamstring injury. Now, the FA Cup final is less than a fortnight away at the Wembley stadium, Dalglish said that Gerrard is fine; he has been training all week and there is no other problems.

In March, Charlie Adam hurt his knee ligaments in which Liverpool lost 3 – 2 against Queens Park Rangers. Even though he will not have to go through a surgery, he will not take part in a match till the next season. Now, Charlie can walk without crutches but have to carry on his rehab program in the summer. Dalglish told that Charlie will not be able to play in the Olympic Games.

The twenty-six year old player who came for for £6.75m from Blackpool finishes the season with utter disappointment. After a promising start, Charlie’s form shook off. He could not convert a penalty in shoot-out victory against Cardiff at the Carling Cup in February and soon after that he lost his spot to Jay Spearing.

Dalglish also added that he sticks with a strong team both to win the FA Cup title as well as to meliorate Liverpool’s spot in the Premier League.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has criticised both Andy Carroll and Pepe Reina after the 2-0 defeat suffered at the hands of Newcastle United during the weekend. Following the loss, Liverpool now trail Newcastle United in the sixth place by a massive level 11 points with only seven games remaining in the season.

A lot of indiscipline was displayed by the Liverpool players during the match against Newcastle. As a result, Dalglish has criticised both the players who were the chief culprits in the match – Andy Carroll and Pepe Reina. Former Newcastle striker Carroll received a caution in the first half after a dive, while Pepe Reina was sent off in the match following a head butt of a Newcastle player.

Andy Carroll was substituted in the 80th minute after a very poor performance, but it brought out the worst in the striker after this apparent displeasure over the substitution. The striker angrily remarked at the bench while going down the tunnel. Reina also was involved in an altercation with Newcastle United player James Perch, which left the Liverpool goalkeeper with a red card to his name. As a result, he will be missing the next three matches for Liverpool including the huge semi-final clash with Everton in the FA Cup.

“We have not got a problem with people showing desperation or disappointment or frustration but we need to channel it better than we have done. It ended up with a lot of frustration and disappointment and I think the frustration and disappointment was a result of the actions that Pepe took. He got a deserved red card, and then Andy came off and went up the tunnel,” said Dalglish. Dalglish has come under criticism for the poor run of Liverpool, which has been their worst in more than 50 years.

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Liverpool still remain the biggest test for him and his club. Manchester United have come a long way since Sir Alex Ferguson famously proclaimed that he would knock Liverpool off their perch.

They recently overtook the 18 record league titles Liverpool have been having for more than two decades. Manchester United currently have 19 league titles to their name, which is the current record. Liverpool do not seem to be in a position to reclaim their title anytime soon because of the dominance exerted by Manchester United and the arrival of Manchester City as a real player within the English football divisions.

Hence, there have been suggestions that Ferguson does not regard Liverpool to be the fiercest rival for him at this stage in his career and also with respect to the club’s position. However, Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed such rumours by saying that Liverpool still remain a great team and it is always a pleasure to beat them. The two clubs will be making each other on the fourth round of the FA Cup. Liverpool had an easy way into the fourth round, but Manchester United came into this position after beating Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium.

“You cannot dismiss the progress City are making completely, but at the moment the Liverpool game is still the one. The atmosphere at Anfield is terrific. You can work all your life to a point where you are challenged. Our results at Liverpool in the last two or three years have not been great, but both clubs will always have their moments, but it is such a great rivalry,” Sir Alex Ferguson said. Manchester United will have the opportunity to prevent another top four team from getting into the latter stages of the FA Cup.

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