Can Liverpool knock Manchester United off their perch?
Times Online
Sir Alex Ferguson may feel that Manchester United's defeat at the hands of Barcelona in the Champions League final has only delayed the club's quest to match Liverpool's five European Cup triumphs, but there could be worse to come for the Premier League champions next season.
United and Liverpool will start the 2009-10 campaign as the winners of 18 titles apiece and the worry for Ferguson is Liverpool's development into genuine title contenders. If Rafael Benitez can recruit some top-class players to his squad in the summer then Liverpool have a good chance of regaining the undisputed record of English championships.
As Patrick Barclay writes in his commentary today, "The past two Premier League campaigns have been about Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Should the next be about Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, Liverpool will be not only be back on their "****ing perch", but chirping unbearably."
