LIVERPOOL are set to call on the A-team for the 209th Merseyside derby after Alvaro Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso declared themselves ready for action.
The Spanish duo have returned to full training and are back in contention for places in Rafa Benitez’s starting line up for Monday night’s eagerly awaited Premier League clash with Everton at Anfield.
Alonso was sorely missed in Saturday’s goalless draw at Stoke having suffered a cut to his instep in the previous week’s FA cup tie with Preston but has now fully recovered. Read more...