Liverpool F.C. — Best pictures!

Chelsea’s Frank Lampard (pictured left) and Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard (pictured right) were on target yesterday for England as they scored two goals apiece to sink Croatia 5:1 in World Cup 2010 qualifying at Wembley.

Chelsea’s England international Frank Lampard, the highest rated player in the FTBL ranking with 201.98 points at the moment, will go into England’s game against Croatia facing a plank of 36 rating points to beat: the plank derives from England’s 6:0

Wolfsburg’s Bosnian international Zvjezdan Misimovic (pictured) has captured a spot in the FTBL World Top 23 of midfielders with robust performances in the first two rounds of his new Bundesliga campaign.

The Tottenham – Liverpool matchup (2:1) had entirely opposite consequences for the leaders of both teams: if Spurs’ Aaron Lennon managed to boost his FTBL rating, the same cannot be said of Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard.

The trip to London to play Tottenham Hotspur will be one of the trickiest season openers for Liverpool, with the participation of skipper Steven Gerrard, who faces a daunting plank of 27.20 rating points to beat, uncertain.