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Arne Slot admits he will have a decision to make over Liverpool’s South American contingent as the strain of the international break continues to take its toll. Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez were all in action for their respective countries during the latest round of World Cup qualifiers during the last fortnight. Diaz twice played the full 90 minutes in Colombia’s defeats to Uruguay and Ecuador, while Nunez featured for the duration against Colombia but was substituted at half-time in Uruguay’s 1-1 draw in Brazil for tactical reasons. Mac Allister, meanwhile, played 64 minutes in Argentina’s defeat…
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City cannot afford to overreact to their worst ever run under his management as they look to stay in touch with Premier League leaders Liverpool. Arne Slot’s side can move eight points clear with a win at Southampton on Sunday and host the Blues at Anfield – a ground where City and Guardiola have a wretched record – next Sunday. City’s coach agreed that an 11-point gap would be ‘too much’ with both teams going in different directions but also said they are in no position to be thinking about the title now. City were second-best…
Pep Guardiola will, barring any personal surprises or changes, be on the touchline at Anfield next weekend for Liverpool’s blockbuster clash with Manchester City. This in itself is nothing out of the ordinary but it wasn’t always certain. Like Arne Slot, who enters Sunday’s away Premier League match at Southampton with two yellow cards to his name, Guardiola went into the eventual 4-0 loss to Tottenham on the brink of a ban. Given how firey matches between Spurs and City have been in recent times, it was not a given that Guardiola would be able to simply avoid being booked.…
Liverpool have a proud history of producing not just fantastic footballers but great people too, something that has been tarnished with some news coming out of the city. As reported by the Liverpool ECHO: ‘A former professional footballer has been jailed for his role in a £250m conspiracy that saw class A drugs smuggled into the country concealed in a trailer. ‘Jamie Menagh was sentenced to seven and a half years in jail yesterday afternoon after it emerged he helped dish out drugs to couriers who then distributed the South American cocaine and heroin around the UK.’ The Liverpool born…
Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood said it was “crazy” that Liverpool was largely overlooked as a title contender at the beginning of this season. Arne Slot also received acclaim from Sherwood for the “magnificent” work he’s done since taking over from Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. Heading into this weekend’s round of Premier League fixtures, Slot’s squad had carved out a five-point lead over reigning champions Manchester City, with Arsenal trailing by an additional four points. The Reds are hotly tipped to maintain their impressive streak when they face bottom-placed Southampton on Sunday afternoon. Ex-Tottenham manager Sherwood feels that many pundits…
Son Heung-min believes that Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is the best player in the Premier League at the moment. In a video for Sky Sports, he and teammate Ben Davies were in agreement. “I’m a big fan of him,” Son said. “It’s unbelievable. There’s a lot of other good players but Mo Salah, for many years, he has been very consistent.” Salah has already reached double figures for goals and assists in all competitions this season. And ahead of the top flight resuming, he has had a break after being left out of the Egypt squad for their latest international…
Three matches in the EFL have been called off today with the weather conditions from Storm Bert causing problems as the Premier League returns following the international break. Liverpool is set to play Southampton on the south coast tomorrow. Matches at Blackburn, Bradford and Fleetwood — all in the north of the country — have been postponed after pitch inspections. Blackburn vs Portsmouth and Fleetwood vs MK Dons were called off because of a waterlogged pitch while there was snow ahead of Bradford City vs Accrington Stanley. Further down the English pyramid, the derby between Rochdale and Oldham Athletic in…
Former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Mario Gotze, who scored the winning goal for Germany in the 2014 World Cup final, has opened up on rejecting the chance to sign for Liverpool. “In 2016, I nearly went to a famous team in England called Liverpool,” Gotze writes for The Players’ Tribune. “The coach there was a man named Jurgen Klopp. Maybe you have seen pictures of him? Tall, big smile, very funny. Jurgen had been my coach at Dortmund, and I did not realise how lucky I was to have him. “I went to his house in Liverpool,…
Liverpool are set to end another international break with a return to action this weekend in the Premier League but there’s a chance it may not go ahead. Given the adverse weather conditions across the country, the Met Office have issued a yellow warning for this weekend around Hampshire: “South or southwesterly gales, locally severe gales are likely to affect many southern counties of England from Saturday afternoon until Sunday night. “The strongest gusts will be along coasts with gusts 60-70 mph possible around exposed headlands, while elsewhere gusts of 50-60 mph are possible, even for some inland locations. The…
Liverpool are sitting at the top of the Premier League table and they will look to consolidate their position further as they prepare themselves to face Southampton at the St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday. Thanks to Manchester City’s sudden dip in form, Liverpool have opened up a five-point gap at the top of the table and by the end of this weekend, the Anfield outfit might have an eight-point lead, based on how City perform against Tottenham Hotspur. Next weekend Liverpool are scheduled to take on Man City so if City drop points vs Spurs, Slot’s team could be in…