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According to reports, Liverpool ‘already know’ England international Trent Alexander-Arnold is leaving amid interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Alexander-Arnold‘s future at Liverpool is in doubt as he has just entered the final year of his contract. Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are in the same boat and it remains to be seen whether the three players will commit their futures to Liverpool. The 26-year-old is a unique talent and he’s regarded as one of the best right-backs in the world. His impressive start to the season has not gone unnoticed as he is being heavily linked with Real…
Liverpool faces Chelsea this Sunday against the backdrop of increasing animosity between the two teams. Arne Slot’s side appear to be responding in kind following an escalation in tensions from the Blues. Since the Roman Abramovich takeover in 2003, which cast Chelsea as the rich upstarts, bad blood with Liverpool has never been far away. The pair met in a series of loveless encounters over the course of that decade, with Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho figureheads of the rivalry. Under the reign of Todd Boehly, Chelsea’s spending has if anything been even more obnoxious, rubbing much of the Premier…
The Reds have made an encouraging start to life under Arne Slot, winning nine of the head coach’s first 10 matches in charge across all competitions. Slot’s team currently sit top of the Premier League and have taken six points from their opening two Champions League fixtures, as well as continuing their defence of the Carabao Cup trophy by beating West Ham United 5-1 in round three. Sunday’s meeting with Chelsea at Anfield marks the resumption of the club campaign following the October international break and, on Liverpool’s longer-term targets, Gakpo told Sky Sports: “Hopefully we can win everything! “It’s…
Liverpool are being linked with three centre-backs ahead of the January transfer window. The Reds were heavily linked with signing a new centre-back this summer, but instead opted to stick with existing options in the squad. Arne Slot made one new addition to the Liverpool squad which he inherited from Jurgen Klopp this summer. Italy star Federico Chiesa arrived from Juventus – with goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili not officially moving to Anfield until next summer and he remains at Spanish giants Valencia. The January transfer window is now a couple of months away, at which point Liverpool will be able to…
This kind of thing just didn’t happen at Barrow. Still finding his bearings at right-back, Luca Stephenson looked up and saw Luis Diaz barrelling towards him while, on the other flank, Mohamed Salah loitered with intent as Arne Slot watched from the sidelines. After a season on loan in League Two, this summer was a first taste of the elite level at Liverpool for the Academy graduate. And Stephenson knew now was the time to impress. “I’d never really trained with the first team until I came back from Barrow,” he says to the ECHO. “It was a surreal moment.…
Mario Balotelli blamed his failure at Liverpool on Brendan Rodgers – claiming the tactical choices made by the ex-Reds boss didn’t suit him. The former Manchester City star secured a shock £16million move to Anfield from AC Milan in 2014 and was seen as the replacement for Luis Suarez who departed that same summer for Barcelona. Despite his previous heroics in England and Italy, Rodgers’ acquisition of the striker was a clear risk and one that backfired massively on the now-Celtic boss. The Euro 2012 finalist with Italy managed a measely four goals in 28 games for the Reds with…
It was the shock transfer of the summer that didn’t happen. And while Anthony Gordon remains very much at Newcastle United, Mark Lawrenson believes Liverpool have still become beneficiaries of the failed move to Anfield. The Reds reached an agreement that valued winger Gordon at £75million in a deal that would have seen Joe Gomez move in the opposite direction for £45m before the Magpies pulled the plug. Lawrenson, the celebrated former Anfield centre-back and one-time coach at Newcastle, expects Liverpool to rekindle their interest in Gordon next summer. But he has pointed to how the move for the England…
Alexis Mac Allister has handed Liverpool a welcome fitness boost ahead of their Premier League clash with Chelsea by returning to action. Mac Allister came through more than an hour of Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against Bolivia having started the 6-0 romp in Buenos Aires in the early hours of Wednesday UK time. The midfielder wasn’t fit enough to appear in the 1-1 draw in Venezuela last week having still been troubled by the muscle injury that forced him off at half-time of Liverpool’s 1-0 Premier League win at Crystal Palace earlier this month. But it now appears Mac Allister…
Trent Alexander-Arnold has won Player of the Match in three of England’s four Nations League fixtures this season. He has admitted feeling a sense of freedom under Lee Carsley and will hope this continues under new Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel. The German is known for his rigour when it comes to setting up systems but has also shown to be adaptable. Throughout his career, the 51-year-old has shown a trend of initially using a back three or wing backs upon taking over a side before conforming to four-at-the-back. Admittedly, this was not the case at Bayern Munich and international…
Hossam Hassan says he respects Mohamed Salah’s decision to sit out their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Mauritania. And the Egypt boss has revealed Liverpool’s concern over their star man picking up injuries on the artificial pitch. After a meeting with Hassan last week, it was decided that Salah would play no part in the game at Nouakchott after fears around the state of the turf were made public alongside the expected robust nature of their hosts’ defending, something the Pharaohs coach described as “violent”. Egypt were able to qualify for the next AFCON on Tuesday night, courtesy of…