City to loot Reds

Big spending Manchester City are ready to raid Liverpool if the Merseysiders fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Reds superstars Fernando Torres, Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard are said to be top of City’s hit list, with insiders claiming that the club’s billionaire Arab owners are ready to break the bank to land the trio. "If they put Steven Gerrard, Javier Mascherano and Fernando Torres on the market, City will be interested,” revealed the club’s new Italian manager Roberto Mancini. "We at City will do everything possible to prevent Liverpool from finishing fourth." According to reports, money is short at Anfield and failure to make Europe's elite competition could force the club to sell their prized assets. Mancini is also reportedly also interested in Brazil and Sweden superstars Maicon and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.