All Rise for Aqui - the Gladiator ; Poster Boy Aquilani's Debut Is Box-Office Attraction

Liverpool Echo › November 03, 2009

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RAMSEY LOOKS WORTH HIS TEAM PLACE- WENGER ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes Aaron Ramsey can rise to the challenge and stake his claim for a regular first-team place by leading the young Gunners to victory over Liverpool in tonight's Carling Cup clash at the Emirates Stadium. With Wenger set to again mix things up in terms of team selection, Wales international Ramsey is in line for what would be his second start, but an 11th appearance of an important season. Ramsey will turn 19 on Boxing Day, and Wenger believes the former Cardiff trainee has come a long way since his pounds 5million move during the summer of 2008, scoring in the 4-1 Premier League win over Portsmouth as well as playing in Europe. "If you consider he is only 18, Ramsey has developed exceptionally well," said the Arsenal manager. "He is really pushing hard -and the other midfielders have a lot of work to keep him out of the side because he is getting very close. "The target I set him at the start of the season was to get between 15 and 20 games this year, and I think he will get that." Winger Samir Nasri was named on the bench for Sunday's 2-2 draw at West Ham, in a welcome return following a broken leg suffered on the pre-season trip to Austria. Wenger hinted the French international was likely to feature against Liverpool, with goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski another looking to sharpen up his fitness.

LIVERPOOL supporters have a rich tradition for producing witty banners but, in recent years, they have become rather more profound in one corner of Anfield.

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All Rise for Aqui - the Gladiator ; Poster Boy Aquilani's Debut Is Box-Office Attraction

Robbie Fowler, Fernando Torres, Djibril Cisse and Dirk Kuyt, to name a few, have all seen images of themselves at the centre of huge flags with deep meanings and on Sunday, the latest offering was unfurled in the part of the stadium where Cen...

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