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Leicester took the lead through Jordan Ayew but after a dominant half, Liverpool eventually drew level through Cody Gakpo. Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah added the Reds’ second and third goals in the second 45 minutes to seal the result. Cody Gakpo stars as deadly duo emerge Gakpo now has three goals in his last five Premier League games and this was a very impressive one. Finding the back of the net even more regularly has to be the next step for the Dutch winger under Slot but he is showing promising signs. He might have had a second here…
Arne Slot insists neither he nor his Liverpool players are getting carried after a 3-1 win at home to Leicester City on Boxing Day took them seven points clear at the top of the Premier League. After the Reds fell behind in the sixth minute to Jordan Ayew’s goal, Cody Gakpo levelled before half time and Curtis Jones made it 2-1 shortly after the restart ahead of Mohamed Salah registering his 19th of the campaign to settle the game. On a day when second-place Chelsea lost at home to Fulham, the Reds moved further clear and their game in hand…
Liverpool will be without midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai against West Ham United on Sunday after the Hungarian international picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in the Reds 3-1 victory over Leicester City at Anfield. The midfielder had been left out of the starting line-up on Merseyside after playing a key role in last weekend’s 6-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur in North London. With the midfielder on four yellow cards, manager Arne Slot opted to rest the player in order to reduce the risk of suspension. However, he came on as a late substitute and was penalised shortly after…
Jones paid tribute to his former manager for his role in both his own and Liverpool’s development, crediting him for leaving a strong foundation for Slot to build on at Anfield. And he also admitted that he did not even know he had made his 100th Premier League appearance, until he checked his phone in the dressing room and saw a message from Klopp. “I came in then and normally text family and I saw a text off [Jurgen] Klopp saying ‘congratulations on 100 games and here’s to 500,” he revealed to Match of the Day. “I was like what…
Arne Slot has not always made the decisions that the Liverpool players might have anticipated. His rotation has been more sparing and less wholesale than Jurgen Klopp’s generally, but he isn’t scared of making changes. Against Spurs just a few days ago, Dominik Szoboszlai played his best game since signing for the Reds from RB Leipzig in 2023. Later the same week, he found himself among the subs, with Curtis Jones preferred at Anfield. While taking Luis Diaz out of the starting XI to keep the Colombian fresh is no bad idea, few would have expected to see Darwin Nunez…
His predecessor would undoubtedly have taken a dim view. Arne Slot, though, appeared happy to let the Kop enjoy themselves. A quickfire comeback prompted by goals either side of half-time had seen Liverpool wipe out Jordan Ayew’s shock early opener when, shortly before the hour, Reds supporters were compelled to break into a brief rendition of “Liverpool, Liverpool, top of the league”. There was more of the same after Mohamed Salah made the game safe inside the opening 10 minutes, while injury time also heard the tune being belted out with significantly greater gusto. The fog may have descended upon…
Cody Gakpo reacts to his goal being ruled offside against Leicester. Cody Gakpo had a goal was ruled offside in the 3-1 win over Leicester. The Premier League has explained the referee and VAR decision-making process behind two big decisions in Liverpool’s 3-1 Boxing Day win against Leicester City. The first came in the immediate aftermath of Curtis Jone ’ goal. The midfielder, playing his 100th Premier League game, brought a sense of calm to Anfield at the start of the second half when he tapped in Alexis Mac Allister ’s cross to give Liverpool a 2-1 lead in the…
Premier League leaders Liverpool ruthlessly exploited another slip by their title rivals to move seven points clear with a match in hand after a 3-1 win over Leicester. Chelsea’s surprise defeat at home to Fulham earlier in the day had been an unexpected gift for Arne Slot’s side and they drove home their advantage by outclassing the struggling Foxes. Having overcome the early setback of conceding to Jordan Ayew, with even the travelling fans expressing their surprise they were winning away after taking just five points on the road this season, the home team had too much quality. That was…
A blanket of fog had descended on the UK on Thursday afternoon, with games up and down the country affected. Ahead of the game, Liverpool had released a statement – urging fans to arrive at the stadium earlier than usual. The Met Office had warned the fog wouldn’t lift for the clash either: “Remaining cloudy this evening and overnight with patchy rain and drizzle, especially over higher ground. “Turning foggy in places with generally murky conditions for many. Staying frost-free with light winds across the region. Minimum temperature 4 °C.” And the reason the game wasn’t called off comes down…
Liverpool are 45 minutes away from a shock Premier League defeat at Anfield as they find themselves 1-0 behind against Leicester City. The Reds played some fantastic football in the opening exchanges but Jordan Ayew silenced the home faithful with a well-taken goal in the sixth minute. The experienced striker beat Alisson Becker from close range after being played in by Stephy Mavididi, who enjoyed a good first half for the Foxes. Liverpool tried their best to restore parity but it just wasn’t to be, although they have another half of football to move seven points clear at the top…