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Opta’s supercomputer has predicted the likely outcome of Sunday’s Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester City. Liverpool welcome Pep Guardiola’s struggling side to Anfield for a match that could determine who wins the league this season. The Reds have raced into an eight-point lead at the top of the league table thanks to a return of 10 wins in their opening 12 league games (D1, L1). The most recent of those wins came away at Southampton last week, with a Mohamed Salah brace sparing Liverpool’s blushes after they went 2-1 down at the Southcoast. The win was the second…
Gareth Bale left Rio Ferdinand stunned with his predictions for the rest of the 2024/25 season. Bale, 35, was part of the TNT Sports’ broadcast team for Wednesday’s Champions League clash between Liverpool and his former club, Real Madrid, which the Merseyside-based side won 2-0 to retain their perfect record in the competition this season. The Welshman is no stranger to European competition, having won five Champions League crowns with Madrid – scoring in two finals against Liverpool and Atletico Madrid. As well as being part of the TV coverage, a video of Bale emerged on ‘Football on TNT Sports’…
Rodri’s footballing IQ is not insignificant, so when FourFourTwo were in his company for an exclusive interview in Madrid, our tactics expert Adam Clery made sure to pick the best player in the world’s brains. During a fascinating conversation, that will soon be available to watch on FourFourTwo’s YouTube channel, Rodri was asked where he saw football in a few years and made an interesting comparison to another sport we haven’t heard anyone else make before. “I think it’s going to be very similar to handball. Do you know about handball? It’s something I speak a lot about with my…
Anfield is the place to be for this weekend’s Premier League main event, as all-conquering Liverpool host an ailing Manchester City in Sunday’s top-of-the-table battle. Arne Slot’s men can open up a staggering 11-point lead over the champions by subjecting them to a slice of Merseyside misery, having taken advantage of the Citizens’ repeated failings of late. While Pep Guardiola’s side were decimated 4-0 by Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, Liverpool survived a major scare at Southampton to emerge victorious by three goals to two, thereby increasing their unassailable lead at the top to eight points. Man City’s abjection continued in…
Liverpool could be without their Champions League hero, Conor Bradley, against Manchester City. The Reds defender produced a terrific performance against Real Madrid in midweek, and the media praised him highly. It was a near-perfect performance from the Liverpool right-back, and Rangers forward Ross McCausland hailed him as “unbelievable”. His crunching tackle on Kylian Mbappe, when the pair were in a one-versus-one duel, was one of the highlighting features of the match as Liverpool overcame their hoodoo against Real Madrid to go top of the table with five wins in a row. The 21-year-old also picked up an injury during…
At this point, it is hard to come up with any new superlatives to use when it comes to describing the performances of Ryan Gravenberch for Liverpool. And in the Champions League against Real Madrid, it was no different. For most of the game, Gravenberch’s direct opponent was Jude Bellingham – though there was also Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga to compete against – as well as Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler, who sometimes drifted inside from the wings. Out of all of those big names, however, it was Gravenberch who performed the best. Bellingham expressed his desire to play…
Gary Neville said that it is his gut feeling that Liverpool will “run all over” Manchester City when the two sides meet at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool and City could barely be in more contrasting form ahead of the fixture, with the Reds having won 17 of their 19 matches so far this season, and City without a win in its last six games. City has a terrible record at Anfield, winning just twice there in the Premier League era, and Neville doesn’t envision that changing this weekend. “I think Liverpool versus Manchester City is really interesting,” Neville said on…
Last summer saw Liverpool Football Club make a complete overhaul to their midfield with the arrivals of Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister. It’s the latter two that have garnered plaudits from media, coaches and fans this season. Such has been the rise of Gravenberch at the base of the midfield he is an entrenched player in the Starting XI if he is fit. Mac Allister showed flashes last season of his immense ceiling and he has only taken his game to a new level this campaign with his outstanding performance against Real Madrid being a…
The former striker swiftly became Liverpool fans’ favourite after bursting onto the scene as a 17-year-old. He scored on his debut in a 2-1 loss against Wimbledon in 1997 before becoming a regular. In the 2000-01 season, Owen played a key role as the Reds won the FA Cup – in which he netted a double against Arsenal in the final – UEFA Cup and League Cup. He was subsequently named that year’s Ballon d’Or winner and helped win the Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup in the same year along with a second League Cup two years later. But…
Liverpool can go 11 points clear by beating Manchester City on Sunday and Arne Slot faces some selection headaches for a titanic tussle at Anfield. The Reds know victory against the reigning champions would solidify them as Premier League title favourites this weekend. Goalkeeper: Kelleher Having saved penalties in both of Liverpool’s last two matches, as well as his last Republic of Ireland outing, Caoimhin Kelleher will keep his place between the sticks. The keeper has again been sensational in Alisson’s absence and his midweek clean sheet against Real Madrid was his fifth in 10 games this term. He’ll need…