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And just like that another record went tumbling. Mohamed Salah climbed the Premier League’s all-time goalscorer charts again on Sunday with a penalty as Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield. The Egyptian is now ninth in the Premier League’s all-time top scorer list, level with Jermain Defoe and closing in fast on Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and Chelsea hero Frank Lampard. Just 16 more goals will see him surpass the pair of them and, whether he signs that new deal with Liverpool or not, who would bet against him doing it this season? As for Liverpool, Salah is now fifth…
Arne Slot admits he is relishing the prospect of going head-to-head with Pep Guardila for the first time as Liverpool boss when Manchester City visit Anfield in December. The current Premier League leaders will meet the champions at home on December 1, just days after hosting Champions League holders Real Madrid. The visit from Guardiola’s side will mark the beginning of a new rivalry in English football after so many memorable jousts with former Reds manager Jurgen Klopp during his near nine years on Merseyside. Slot confirmed he has previously shown players under his care clips of Guardiola’s City teams…
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) say the average delay in a match so far this season is down to 28 seconds-per-game. That is down significantly on last season as the average was 74 seconds-per-game over the course of the whole season. It is a benefit of a general directive of referees being told to stick with on-field decisions this season rather than officials being sent to VAR screens or also having decisions undergoing video reviews. Intriguingly, there were EIGHT on-field reviews in this weekend’s last round of Premier League fixtures. Referees Rob Jones and John Brooks both changed…
Liverpool will be aiming to make it three out of three in the Champions League on Wednesday as they face RB Leipzig. It’s been a phenomenal start to life at Anfield for Arne Slot, with his side sitting top of the Premier League after victory over Chelsea on Sunday, and they’ve left themselves in a good position to qualify for the knockout stages of the newly revamped Champions League following wins over AC Milan and Bologna. Another victory in Germany tomorrow will put them another step closer, and with the games only getting harder before the end of the year,…
Liverpool could hardly have made a better start to the season under Arne Slot. Yes, the nature of the Reds’ dismal loss against Nottingham Forest back in September will still irk Slot, as it should. But otherwise, his team have been perfect. Following the departure of Jurgen Klopp over the summer, that will have come as a surprise to many. Pundits and rival fans alike had likely expected there to be a big drop-off at Anfield. After surprisingly going relatively close in the Premier League title race last season, not many had tipped Liverpool to do the same again. It…
Arsenal’s Premier League title pain is set to carry on this season according to TWO supercomputers. Mikel Arteta’s side looked to be firmly among the contenders to challenge for the crown once again. And they got off to a quick start but have stuttered over recent weeks. They were denied by rivals Manchester City before the international break and were made to work hard despite winning against both Leicester and Southampton. The Gunners then suffered their first defeat of the campaign against Bournemouth. It sees the North London side third and already four points off the pace behind leaders Liverpool.…
Liverpool have made an outstanding start to the season and are sitting at the summit of the Premier League table at this early stage of the campaign. Arne Slot has earned praise for quickly adapting his tactics to the Reds side after taking over from Jurgen Klopp at the end of last season. Liverpool are playing free-flowing football under the new manager but their performances this season are built on having a strong backline. The Liverpool back four were at their best in their 2-1 win over Chelsea and ensured that Caoimhin Kelleher was not pressured between the sticks. Liverpool…
Liverpool fans still have a lot to be thankful for after a 2-1 victory over Chelsea extended Arne Slot’s remarkable start to life at Anfield. 10 wins out of the Dutchman’s 11 first games in charge – after replacing Jurgen Klopp in the summer – is, quite frankly, stupendous. Whilst commentators are obliged to focus on the positives, it would be remiss of any objective viewer to ignore the litany of officiating errors strewn about the Premier League encounter. How did Reece James get away with a blatant dive? Liverpool beat Chelsea despite Reece James cheating It’s truly baffling the…
Arne Slot’s remarkable start at Liverpool boss can perhaps be best measured not by the Reds sitting top of the Premier League, but by the fact he’s helped us forget about Xabi Alonso. Back when Jurgen Klopp made his shock announcement to leave the club in January, there was only one man for the job in the eyes of the majority of Liverpool fans. Alonso was breaking records left, right and center at Bayer Leverkusen, and his connection to Anfield made him the ideal man to immediately get supporters on side. That dream though was soon shattered as the former…
Liverpool have a big week ahead when it comes to their domestic and European ambitions. Arne Slot’s men came through their first big test of the season as they earned a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield to move back to the summit of the Premier League table. But the Reds have two crucial away games approaching and will be another barometer of their ambitions. Firstly, Liverpool travel to RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday. Having already beaten AC Milan and Bologna, a triumph will be another step towards automatic qualification for the knockout stage. Then the Reds…