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Liverpool and Southampton will both be without head coaches as the pair meet in the Carabao Cup this midweek. Arne Slot picked up a third booking of the campaign and will therefore be suspended while Russell Martin has been fired. Slot would have been hoping to use this fixture as a chance to rotate and ideally the likes of Virgil van Dijk wouldn’t have even traveled amid a hectic schedule. But with defensive injuries and suspensions nearly reaching the point of crisis, there might not be much choice but for them to feature in some capacity. Kostas Tsimikas was spotted…
Chelsea’s aspirations of challenging Liverpool for the Premier League title suffered a significant setback on Saturday, as Marc Cucurella’s reckless behavior earned him a red card in their match against Brentford. The Spanish defender’s dismissal in the dying minutes of the game was a stark reminder of Chelsea’s lack of discipline and maturity, traits that are essential for any team hoping to challenge for major honors. While Chelsea ultimately emerged victorious, securing a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brentford, Cucurella’s red card was a major concern for manager Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentine tactician was visibly frustrated with his player’s actions, and…
The premier league club made the decision to part ways with the ex-Scotland international after a sobering 5-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. Southampton remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table after taking just five points so far this season following promotion back to the top flight. It means that Martin will not be in the dugout when Liverpool face Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at St Mary’s on Wednesday. Instead, Arne Slot will have to plan for the Reds to face a Saints team who will be led by under-21s boss Simon Rusk while the south-coast…
Arne Slot can take inspiration from one of Jurgen Klopp’s best Liverpool transfers to solve his biggest problem at Anfield. Left-back is the weakest area in the Reds squad, and it is a similar issue Slot’s predecessor experienced early in his time on Merseyside. Klopp inherited a talented squad from Brendan Rodgers but lacked quality at left-back. The German quickly discarded the error-prone Alberto Moreno. Midfielder James Milner and centre-back Joe Gomez were frequently used on the left of a back four. Neither seemed a natural fit. It was not until two years into his Liverpool tenure that Klopp landed…
Arne Slot has welcomed a number of players back from injury for Liverpool in recent weeks. Following the returns of Harvey Elliott and Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota marked his own comeback with a goal in the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Fulham on Saturday. Federico Chiesa was also back though limited to an unused substitute role, with the Italy international now pencilled in to make his own comeback away at Southampton in the League Cup in midweek. Liverpool will also have Alexis Mac Allister available again against the Saints after missing the Reds’ last two matches through suspension. But Slot is…
The Reds right-back has been a mainstay during the infancy of Arne Slot’s reign on Merseyside – playing 19 times this term to help catapult his side to the top of the Premier League and Champions League standings. However, speculation over his long-term future refuses to go away, with his contract set to expire at the end of the current campaign. As things stand, Alexander-Arnold will be allowed to leave his boyhood club for nothing in seven months’ time if he fails to sign a contract extension. According to the Athletic, an offer has been made to the Reds academy…
The Blues secured a 2-1 win at home to Brentford on Sunday to close the gap on league leaders Liverpool to just two points, although Arne Slot’s side have a game in hand. Maresca feels that the manner in which Chelsea concede goals will hinder their title hopes. As reported by The Mirror, Maresca said: ‘No matter how many games we win, I think we are not ready to compete for the title. ‘One of the reasons why is that the team that knows how to compete to win titles, they won’t concede goals we concede. A team that knows…
It almost felt like watching a relationship coming to an end in a soap opera as Pep Guardiola summed up his side’s latest defeat. “I’m not good enough, I’m not doing well. That is the truth,” the Manchester City boss admitted after his side’s capitulation against Manchester United. Liverpool of course will be delighted to hear him saying that. The Premier League title race is obviously far from over, but there was certainly an air of resignation from Guardiola after his side’s eighth – yes, eighth – defeat in 11 games. “I am the boss, the manager and I’m not…
Pep Guardiola has once again blamed the schedule for his side’s recent slump in form – although Liverpool won’t have much sympathy for the Manchester City boss. After picking up just one win in their last 10 games in all competitions, City’s hopes of silverware look to be in major peril. They’re already out of the Carabao Cup, while they have fallen off the pace in the Premier League and their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League remains in the balance with two games to go. The defending league champions have struggled with injuries this season, with…
Manchester City lost yet more ground on Liverpool as their dismal run of form continued against Manchester United. Having watched the Reds drop two points against Fulham on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s side had the chance to cut their gap on the Premier League leaders to six points, and looked to be on the way to just a second win in their last 11 games after Josko Gvardiol’s first-half header. Exhibiting more of the problems that have beset them over the last month or so though, City imploded in the last few minutes, with Matheus Nunes conceding a penalty that Bruno…