Cricbeat

Liverpool captain, Steven Gerrard, is confident that the club's transfer activity this summer will give the club the opportunity to redress the balance in their long-running battle with Manchester United. Manchester United edged one ahead of Liverpool in terms of championship titles with their 19th title in May.

"As a Liverpool fan and a player it's frustrating when you see your arch-rivals lifting trophies but you've got to give credit where it's due. They've won it, they've overtaken us," said Gerrard. "Now the challenge for us is to equalise. We've got to make sure we've got a squad capable of going into the season and competing with Manchester United.

"It's a big statement by the club getting a big signing in early and now we're watching anxiously for a few more to follow. It's exciting times. It's important this team delivers very soon because we've been a number of seasons without putting a trophy in the cabinet and that's not what Liverpool is about."