New signing Joe Cole believes Liverpool will benefit from his best years as a footballer and hopes that will coincide with the club ending their long wait for a Barclays Premier League title.

Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is confident the capture of Joe Cole and retention of captain Steven Gerrard will show Fernando Torres just how serious Roy Hodgson is about moving the Reds forwards.

At the start of the summer many Liverpool fans might have thought they would never see Steven Gerrard in a Liverpool shirt again, let alone witness him joined by Joe Cole.

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It was Liverpool’s passionate fans who convinced Joe Cole that Anfield was the place to relaunch his career. His mind went back to that classic semi-final five years ago.

Steven Gerrard has dramatically pledged his future to Liverpool. Only 24 hours after the club received a major boost with Joe Cole, the captain delivered even bigger news.

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool’s capture of Joe Cole should be a warning to the rest of the Premier League. Cole agreed terms on a four-year contract and flew to the club’s Switzerland training camp.

Liverpool have signed former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole on a free transfer.

Joe Cole is ready to snub Arsenal and Tottenham for a move to Liverpool. Cole is a free agent after leaving Chelsea earlier this summer but has yet to commit his future.

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