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Arne Slot admits Liverpool were perhaps fortunate to have avoided a late punishment during Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup win over Southampton. The Reds booked their spot in Thursday’s semi-final draw with a 2-1 victory on the south coast, with both Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott scoring first-half goals. Saints, however, did rally after the break and got back into the game thanks to Cameron Archer’s first. With the hosts pushing to force a penalty shootout, Reds defender Jarell Quansah appeared to haul down the clean-through Mateus Fernandes just outside the 18-yard box during six minutes of added time. Referee Simon…
Liverpool supporters have had to wait a long time to see Federico Chiesa in action. They enjoyed brief glimpses back in September, but an untimely injury and struggles with the intensity required had left him sidelined ever since. But finally, against Southampton in the League Cup, he was deemed ready to make his long-awaited comeback. Unsurprisingly, after so long out, his 45-minute showing was full of ups and downs. The Reds will take the positives though, with the forward’s return of three shots the joint-most on the pitch – level with Darwin Nunez. On another day, the Italian opens his…
The Reds earned a 2-1 win at St Mary’s to move into the semi-finals of the competition. Arne Slot’s side were heavy favourites at the start of the tie. Liverpool top the Premier League table and faced a Saints side who sit bottom of the pile – and sacked Russell Martin as boss last weekend following a 5-0 loss to Tottenham. Despite Slot making eight changes to his Liverpool team – as well as leaving key men including Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk on Merseyside – they raced into a two-goal lead at half-time courtesy of Darwin Nunez and…
Liverpool secured an important 2-1 win against Southampton to advance in the League Cup, with Darwin Nunez on the scoresheet for the Reds. The Uruguay international ended an eight-game goalscoring draught as Nunez beautifully controlled a botched Jan Bednarek clearance to cooly slot the ball past Alex McCarthy to give Liverpool the lead. With Jamie Carragher predicting Nunez to be sold next summer by Liverpool, the striker needs to start scoring goals if he’s to remain at Anfield beyond this season, with the pressure starting to mount for the former Benfica star. Yet even after scoring, Nunez managed to do…
Liverpool star Darwin Nunez shushed Southampton fans after scoring the Reds opener in their Carabao Cup quarter-final tie at St Mary’s. In the 24th minute, a deflected ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold fell to Nunez who raced through on goal one on one with Alex McCarthy. The Uruguayan made no mistake, slotting home to give the Reds the lead. And after scoring, Nunez took to shushing the Southampton supporters inside St Mary’s, who had been chanting at the Liverpool star “s*** Andy Carroll”. And then when they started to sign the chant louder, Nunez put his finger to his ear, asking…
A recent study by CIES Football Observatory has shown that one Liverpool star has played the most minutes of any football player in Europe so far in 2024. It has been a busy year for Liverpool. The Reds reached the final of the Carabao Cup in 2024 while also making it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League and FA Cup this calendar year. Liverpool have played over 51 competitive games this calendar year, and they still have four games to play before the year runs out. The Red’s first game of the season came on New Year’s Day-4-2…
Liverpool has reached the semifinals of the Carabao Cup thanks to the win at St. Mary’s. Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott both scored inside 32 minutes to give the Reds a comfortable lead before Cameron Archer pulled a goal back for the hosts in the second half. Wednesday was Chiesa’s first appearance for the Reds since September. The 27-year-old Italian has struggled to make an impact since joining Liverpool from Juventus at the end of last summer’s transfer window, playing just three times before the Saints game. Chiesa was introduced just after the break on Wednesday but failed to score…
Arne Slot insists he wasn’t concerned about Jarell Quansah being sent off late on as a much-changed Liverpool held on to beat Southampton 2-1 and reach the last four of the Carabao Cup. With the Saints pushing for an equaliser in the closing stages, Mateus Fernandes went down under a challenge from last-man Quansah on the edge of the box only for referee Simon Hooper to wave away the claims from the home side as goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott did the damage despite Cameron Archer’s second-half effort. Asked if he was nervous at the time, Slot claimed…
Liverpool’s star player Mohamed Salah might be absent for a significant part of next season, even if he signs a new deal at Anfield. The reason behind this is the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which is scheduled to take place from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026.¹ As Salah is an Egyptian national, he will likely be called up to represent his country in the AFCON. This would mean that he would miss several Liverpool games during the festive period, including crucial Premier League matches and potentially even the League Cup semi-finals. It’s worth noting that Sergio Aguero…
Liverpool look set to assess their options in the transfer market in terms of signing a new forward in 2025. As things stand, the Reds are going to have to find a replacement for Mohamed Salah, who’s contract is due to end next summer. In the meantime, there have also been claims that Liverpool could try and replace Darwin Nunez after it became clear that the Uruguayan may never make the grade at Anfield. But while the Reds are rumoured to be looking at players such as Omar Marmoush and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, perhaps they would do well to keep in…