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FA Cup Final – Liverpool v Chelsea @ Wembley Stadium, London
On Saturday, May 5, 2012, Liverpool will clash with FC Chelsea to battle for the FA Cup Trophy.
Jamie Carragher stated that the entire Reds squad all hope to secure a spot on the upcoming FA Cup clash squad versus FC Chelsea.
Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool boss, will reportedly rotate the squad in their two Premier League games leading up to the FA Cup match in order to give players a chance to prove themselves.
“It’s all to play for in terms of cup final places,” said Carragher.
“But we’re going into these games to get three points because we need to move up the table. Of course, if you perform well in these games, you have a greater chance of playing in the final.
“And certainly, we all want to play in the big games. There are two games now before the final and I’m sure the manager will mix it up because the Fulham game is just before the cup final.
“Saturday’s match could have a similar effect to the Blackburn game. If you look at that game, I think a few of the players forced themselves into the side against Everton through their performances against Blackburn.
“We’d like to finish above Everton but I’d rather win the semi-final, like we did against them, than if they were to finish above us,” said Carragher.
“I think everyone expected them to go down. Or have a real fight on their hands but they’ve come through it. They’ve kept a lot of the players who came up with them,” he added.
“I think they’ve got a lot of British players who have come through there as well. Credit to them and credit to their manager [Paul Lambert] – he’s probably in the run-in for Manager of the Year.
“It will be a very difficult game. It was a difficult game at home against them, so it’s going to be even more difficult at Carrow Road.”
Carragher admitted that Liverpool underestimated the threat of the Canaries when Lambert’s side grabbed a point at Anfield earlier in the season.
“Holt scored a good goal for them, a poor goal for us, if you like. But I think their ‘keeper played very well,” he said.
“I think it was John Ruddy that day and I remember him making a save from Luis Suarez right at the end.
“It was a great save. I think it was probably another one of those similar stories – we had enough chances to win the game. But when it’s only 1-0, there’s always a chance that they could score. I was impressed with Norwich that day. I think they acquitted themselves very well at Anfield.”
Liverpool yesterday announced they will begin their summer tour of North America with a friendly match in Canada.
Dalglish’s men will take on MLS side Toronto FC at the 47,000-capacity Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. The game will take place on Saturday, July 21 and forms part of the World Football Challenge, which also involves Chelsea and Seattle Sounders.
Liverpool have previously confirmed the tour will include matches against Italian side Roma on July 25 at Boston’s Fenway Park and a clash at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium to face Tottenham Hotspur.
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