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By Simon Evans LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - There was no sign of past traumas affecting Liverpool as they dealt with the toughest challenge of their title run-in to beat Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Five years ago it was an April defeat at home to the West London side which prompted a late season collapse as Liverpool let the Premier League title, they have craved since 1990, slither out of their hands. A slip from Steven Gerrard and a goal from Demba Ba gave Chelsea the opening goal and became a part of footballing folklore -- as the visiting Chelsea fans could not resist reminding their opponents of in song, on Sunday. But while that annoyed the Kop, there was not the slightest hint of that recollection having any impact on the Liverpool players. There was, for a brief moment, a hint of deja-vu when Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson slipped on the half-way line in the second-half, but the Chelsea break was snuffed out by Liverpool's much improved defence. "We can finally … [Read more...] about No slip-up from Liverpool as Chelsea trauma is vanquished

By Christian RadnedgeLONDON (Reuters) - Even Manchester United's reliable last line of defence David de Gea has struggled for form this season but the Spanish keeper will need to be at his best in Sunday's clash with bitter rivals Liverpool at Anfield.gi Last season's Premier League Golden Glove winner has not looked himself since some uncharacteristic mistakes undermined Spain's World Cup campaign and they went out in the last 16.De Gea's struggles have continued into this season as United sit sixth in the Premier League, 16 points behind the leaders. He had conceded 26 goals in 16 games whereas last season he let in only 28 in 37 appearances.The 28-year-old may not, therefore, be relishing Sunday's showdown with Liverpool's back-in-form forward Mohamed Salah, who scored a hat-trick last week in a 4-0 win at Bournemouth that sent Juergen Klopp's side to the top of the table and struck the vital winner against Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday.He has not been helped by manager … [Read more...] about United need old De Gea back for visit to Liverpool

(Reuters) - Everton will not be cowed into changing their style of play when they face local rivals Liverpool in the Merseyside derby, manager Marco Silva said on Friday.Silva's team have made an encouraging start to the season and are sixth in the league ahead of Sunday's Premier League trip to Liverpool, who are unbeaten in 13 league games and occupy second place in the table.gi Ahead of the match, Silva stressed the need for his team to stay true to their identity and show plenty of attacking intent."We will respect our opponents like we did against Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea," the Portuguese told a news conference."Fear is something that doesn't come inside our dressing room. Respect, yes, but we... won't change our ambition or style of play. It's important to enjoy the moment and be strong. We want to win and nothing more." Liverpool are currently enjoying their longest unbeaten run against Everton, going 17 matches in all competitions without defeat, but Silva said … [Read more...] about Everton do not fear Liverpool, says Silva before derby day