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Virgil van Dijk has challenged Mohamed Salah to maintain the sort of form that will allow him to “play his best season ever” at Anfield. The Reds’ top goalscorer moved up to 18 overall for the campaign with two more for the haul in Sunday’s 6-3 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur and is now fourth on the all-time list of scorers for the club with 229. With 15 assists to his name now too, no other player in Europe’s top leagues has as many goal contributions as Salah’s total of 33, with Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush second with 29 and Van…
Since swapping the German’s ‘heavy metal football’ for an apparently more measured approach, the Reds have won 19 out of their 23 games across all competitions, losing just once. But how has Slot actually managed it? What has he changed? And what problems could lie ahead? BBC Sport takes a closer look at the tactical tweaks Liverpool have made this season. In his first few interviews with the media, Slot spoke about how both Klopp and Pep Guardiola had influenced his ideas about football. However, it is clear to see that former Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi has also had…
Liverpool will celebrate Christmas Day top of the Premier League table after a 6-3 win at Tottenham, with Southampton looking up at everyone else from bottom spot. But who sits where and what can we read into it? And how often do teams stay in the key slots if they occupy them before Boxing Day matches? Exactly half the time – in 16 seasons out of 32 – the team top of the Premier League table on Christmas Day goes on to win the title. Liverpool’s record though is much, much worse than that. This is the seventh time the…
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou lifted the famous line from the movie Gladiator following the wild ride of victory over Manchester United when he asked: “Are you not entertained?” It was Postecoglou’s way of answering questions about his cavalier approach, after Spurs threatened to throw away a 3-0 lead in Thursday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final before winning 4-3. The problem is that Postecoglou’s idea of entertainment works two ways – as he and Spurs found out to their cost as they were brutally punished by Liverpool in front of their own supporters. Liverpool certainly found Spurs highly entertaining in a 6-3 win…
HOUSTON (AP) — Texans receiver Tank Dell has been released after an overnight stay in the hospital and was traveling back to Houston on Sunday after sustaining a severe knee injury in Saturday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Coach DeMeco Ryans provided the update Sunday, but didn’t have many details beyond his return to Houston. “Right now, we still will be evaluating to see where he is,” Ryans said. “He’s still meeting with doctors to see what’s next for him. But it is a significant knee injury.” Dell was injured on a 30-yard touchdown catch in Houston’s 27-19 loss…
The Texans played a game the day before yesterday, and will play another one the day after tomorrow. It’s wild. A Saturday loss at Kansas City is piggybacked by a Wednesday home game versus the Ravens on Christmas Day. The team will hold a practice later this afternoon. Baltimore, meanwhile, flies to Houston tomorrow. Head Coach DeMeco Ryans met with the media on Sunday in Houston, and provided this update on injured wide receiver Tank Dell. Ryans and some of Dell’s teammates shared their thoughts on the wideout. In the aftermath of Saturday’s loss, Team Analyst/Radio Sideline reporter John Harris…
The Houston Texans have won two straight AFC South titles, which is impressive, but it pales in comparison to the level of dominance their Week 16 opponent Kansas City Chiefs have had over the past several years. Since 2018, the Chiefs have made it to the AFC Championship Game in every season, reaching four Super Bowls and winning three of them. That kind of success is something Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud hopes to replicate. “To see [Chiefs QB Patrick] Mahomes and [Chiefs Head Coach] Andy Reid do that and be the face of their franchise and I definitely – that’s…
The Houston Texans are sticking with their new-look offensive line for their Week 16 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Last week with Juice Scruggs out, the Texans moved Tytus Howard from right tackle to left guard, a position he hasn’t played since the 2021 season. Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik spoke about Howard’s transition and how it helped the team. “He was willing to do it. I can’t say enough how much credit I give Tytus for being willing to go to right tackle to left guard. Not only are you sliding in but you are switching sides, that…
The Houston Texans are in need of a wide receiver after Tank Dell dislocated his kneecap against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Texans have a few different options to replace Dell, including one that sees the team claiming wide receiver Diontae Johnson off of the waiver wire. Johnson, 28, has had a tumultuous 2024 season, but he is looking to join a contender this week. Johnson was traded in the offseason by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Carolina Panthers. Things didn’t work out in Carolina, so he was dealt to the Baltimore Ravens ahead of the trade deadline in November.…
Shay Given delivers Mac Allister joke Pictures via Match of the Day Liverpool ran out convincing victors over Tottenham and ensured that, even with a game in hand, we’d be sitting top of the tree this Christmas. That’s always a reason for some extra festive cheer and Shay Given got the memo with his punditry on Match of the Day 2 this weekend. Speaking about Alexis Mac Allister’s goal that made it 2-0 to the Reds, the former goalkeeper couldn’t wait to get a pun shared with the world. The 48-year-old said: “[Tottenham] miss out on the header, Mac Allister…