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Liverpool to play friendly against Ajax Cape Town

Liverpool have confirmed they will play a post-season friendly against Ajax Cape Town in South Africa at the Cape Town stadium on May 21 - the first time they have been to the country since 1994.

This visit is part of our off-season activity and shows our commitment to bringing the club closer to our fans all over the globe, no matter how far away from Anfield they may live.

It will be fantastic for the club to return to South Africa after almost 20 years.

– Liverpool chief commercial officer Billy Hogan

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Carragher: Finishing behind Everton 'not the end of the world'

Defender Jamie Carragher admits when a club like Liverpool miss out on the top four, it is difficult to attach much significance to where they eventually finish.

We've got two games to go and we can't be thinking about how Everton get on.

If we can finish above them then great but, as Stevie [Gerrard] said before the game, we shouldn't be getting too concerned about whether we finish sixth or seventh.

If it is was the difference between finishing in the top four or not then of course it would be massive.

But whether we're sixth or seventh, it's not the end of the world.

– Jamie Carragher, speaking after the 0-0 Merseyside derby draw at Anfield

Moyes: Only thing that matters is reaching Europe

Everton took a step closer to finishing above Liverpool for the second successive year - for the first time in the top flight since 1937 - after the sides' draw at Anfield yesterday, but David Moyes insists European qualification is his main aim this year.

It is not something which has happened that often - finishing above Liverpool. It is not something we look out for and I am sure it is not something Liverpool look out for. It shows we are trying to make progress against a lot of the other good sides in the division.

But the only thing that does matter is the European picture for us at Everton. We are trying to get back among the bigger boys and play on that stage as regularly as we possibly can.

We have already nearly got the best total we've ever had. We had 61 when we qualified (for the Champions League) and we've got 60 now so we've had a pretty good season.It will be disappointing if we don't get rewarded for it but we'll try to win the last two games and see if we can get rewarded.

The comfort for me would be to qualify for Europe. That would be my main objective, it doesn't change.

– David Moyes, speaking after Everton's 0-0 draw with Liverpool
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