Liverpool

Nickname: The Reds

Formed: 1892

Stadium: Anfield

Manager: Rafael Benitez

Last season: Premier League runner-up, Champions League quarter-final, FA Cup fourth round, League Cup fourth round.
THE most successful club in England, Liverpool has 18 league titles – a joint record with Manchester United – and an English club record of five European Cups. They also boast seven FA Cups and seven League Cups in domestic play. But the Reds have suffered a 19-year drought of being crowned English champions – the longest dry spell the Anfield Army have endured since 1923-1947, which included seven years of no football due to World War II. The team of the 70s and 80s, with 10 league titles in two decades, has been unable to keep Manchester United at bay as their EPL rivals closed in and threaten to take their prized records away. The three-time defending champions have claimed the tag of the team of the 90s and 00s with 11 league titles in that time. How can Rafael Benitez and his men stop the Red Devil juggernaut? Known for their ability to keep a clean sheet over the last few years, Liverpool has been criticized for being too defensive. The Reds now boast a fearsome attack with the strike power of midfield general Steven Gerrard, flying Dutchman Dirk Kuyt and Spaniard super-striker Fernando Torres. If keeper Pepe Reina and co can keep up their end of the bargain, then the talented trio could well take Liverpool back to the top. But one thing is certain, the Reds fans will never let their team walk alone – win or lose.

Trophy Cabinet – League Titles (18): 1901, 1906, 1922, 1923, 1947, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990
FA Cups (7): 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006
League Cups (7): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003
European Cups (5): 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005
UEFA Cups (3):1973, 1976, 2001
Super Cups (3): 1977, 2001, 2005