Soc: Carragher faces up to Liverpool's toughest title chall

AAP Sports News (Australia), August, 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia) 08-22-2008 Soc: Carragher faces up to Liverpool's toughest title chall By Steve Griffiths LONDON, Aug 22 AFP - Jamie Carragher believes the current Liverpool team have a tougher task than any in the club's history as they chase the Premier League title. Liverpool, who host Middlesbrough on Saturday, have been English champions a record 18 times, but they have struggled to mount a serious challenge since Rafa Benitez arrived at Anfield. Reds defender Carragher is convinced the financial power of Manchester United and Chelsea has made it far harder for Benitez's team to finish top than it was for the club's successful sides of the 1970s and 1980s. "I'm not saying bad Liverpool teams ever won the league - of course they...

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