Stevie & Maureen on Champions League Draw

Yet again we have been drawn against Chelsea. We played them 5 times last season and could potentially play them even more times this season. At least we have Gerrard on our side and he will not be affected by speculation like he clearly was at times last season. This is what he had to say about the draw today:

"Once a few teams came out of the pot, it seemed inevitable we were going to draw Chelsea. It's going to be a tough week.
"A lot of people are going to be talking about what happened in the summer when these games come about but for me the most important thing is that the team play well and I've got to make sure that I'm up for it individually myself.
"Two big performances would be nice from myself.
"It's going to be really tough as they are a fantastic team with a special manager so let's hope both of us can qualify from the group.
"The way we played in the Champions League last year we don't need to fear anyone. We need to show them respect, but it's a very tricky group so we just have to make sure we progress.
"I'm sure they do want revenge but we want to beat them as well. Ideally we didn't want anyone from England as these are very tricky games but it's done now and we are just looking forward."

Chelsea manager Mourinho believes the draw is a "dangerous" one.
Mourinho said: "This is a very dangerous group for us. Not because of Liverpool, as all the teams in the top group were dangerous, no matter who we got. All of them were big teams with a big reputation.

Lets hope we can beat Chelsea both home and away this time.