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Pep Guardiola’s team is lagging behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race, with a season-ending injury to talismanic midfielder Rodri exposing fatal flaws in the reigning champions’ midfield. According to the Independent, former Manchester United star Pogba is being considered as a remedy to the solution, that is despite City quickly moving to deny the claim. The Frenchman has not played since September 2023 after being hit with a four-year suspension after failing an anti-doping test. Pogba was found to have elevated levels of testosterone in his system while playing for Juventus and aged 31, his career appeared to…
The Reds dropped points in the Premier League title race after a 2-2 draw against at Cottagers at Anfield. But it could have been a lot worse for Liverpool given they fell behind in the 11th minute before having Andy Robertson sent-off for denying a goalscoring opportunity six minutes later. Slot was short of a natural left-back replacement for Robertson in his match-day squad. Second-choice Kostas Tsimikas is sidelined with an ankle injury while Conor Bradley, a right-sided full-back, has a hamstring issue. Therefore, the Liverpool head coach opted to move Cody Gakpo from the left-wing into defender but swiftly…
Liverpool target initially rejected Liverpool in the summer, according to his agent, after the Italian shot-stopper produced a superb display against Man City. Di Gregorio was impressive in Juventus’ 2-0 win over City in the Champions League on Wednesday and made two excellent stops to thwart Pep Guardiola’s men as he saved from both Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gundogan. There should be a host of teams who have had their heads turned by Di Gregorio’s performances this season after playing 15 times in all competitions for Thiago Motta’s men. One of those interested teams are said to be Liverpool, according…
The Reds twice came from behind to earn a share of the spoils, despite having to play with 10 men for over 70 minutes. Referee Tony Harrington oversaw a busy afternoon’s work as he handed out eight yellow cards – alongside Robertson’s red card – including one to Liverpool head coach Arne Slot. Meanwhile the Premier League released two statements during the match, first explaining why Issa Diop wasn’t sent off for a knee-high challenge on Robertson and then confirming why the Scotland international was dismissed. The Premier League would also clarify to the ECHO why Andreas Pereira was not…
In such an eventful, rollercoaster encounter, it would be futile attempting to pinpoint one definitive turning point. But in terms of the Anfield crowd, it was the moment in which they became fully invested the unlikely could become possible. When, shortly after half-time, Antonee Robinson once again found space in behind Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Gravenberch prompted defiant cheers with a covering slide challenge to dispossess the Fulham left-back and spark a home attack. Within seconds, the ball was down the other end for Mohamed Salah to cross for Cody Gakpo to draw Liverpool level and ignite a display against the…
City currently sit fifth in the Premier League ahead of Sunday’s derby against Manchester United and are nine points behind leaders Liverpool, who drew 2-2 with Fulham on Saturday. Guardiola is suffering the worst run of his managerial career to date as City have registered just one win in their last 10 games in all competitions and have suffered seven defeats during that time. City have missed the influence of Rodri in midfield, with Spain’s Euro 2024 winner set to miss the majority of the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Chelsea, meanwhile, are thriving under Enzo Maresca…
For just the second time since he has been in charge of Liverpool, Arne Slot returned home from Anfield having failed to win. When Andy Robertson was sent off early on, though, he might have wondered if this was going to be his second home defeat. Instead, Liverpool stood up strong and battled admirably. More convincing with 10 men than with 11, the Reds actually controlled things in the main — though they needed Diogo Jota to pop up with some late magic to earn a point. And in a game that was near-impossible to analyze because of the sending…
Fulham manager Marco Silva was less than pleased with one question a journalist put to him after his side’s 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. The visitors claimed an early lead at Anfield courtesy of a goal from ex-Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira. Andy Robertson was then shown a red card for a last-man challenge on Harry Wilson, giving Arne Slot’s side a mountain to climb as they stared down the barrel of a first defeat since the narrow 1-0 loss against Nottingham Forest in September. Cody Gakpo scored an important equaliser early in the…
The booing that echoed around Anfield at full time was not reserved for the efforts of the Liverpool players, who played around 90 minutes all in a man down. Nor were they aimed at Arne Slot, whose game-changing substitutes saved a point. Instead, they were directed squarely at the match officials and their colleagues on VAR, who Reds fans were clearly incensed by. The only question was which of the handful of decisions they felt most aggrieved by. For the sending-off of Andy Robertson after 17 minutes – for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity for Harry Wilson – there…
Liverpool fans came away from Saturday’s game against Fulham with a bag full of mixed emotions. On any other day, dropping points at home against the Cottagers would have been received with widespread despair. However, Saturday was not just any other day, as Liverpool had to contend with being a goal and a man down inside 17 minutes. And yet, the Reds showed why they are sitting clear at the top of the Premier League. A spirited display saw the 10-men come from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw at Anfield. Given that Arsenal also drew at home against…