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Luis Diaz has started the season in fine form in front of goal having previously been criticised for his underwhelming scoring return since joining the Reds. Luis Diaz said Arne Slot’s training sessions at Liverpool are partly to thank for his electric start to the season in front of goal. The Colombian has scored five times in five Premier League appearances heading into Saturday’s clash with Wolves – a game that will see the Reds rise to the top of the table if they win, after Manchester City drew with Newcastle to kick-start the weekend of football. One of the…
The latest Liverpool news as Manchester City talisman Erling Haaland was spotted limping after their match vs Newcastle with injury checks pending for the Norway goal machine. Erling Haaland appeared to pick up an injury for Manchester City as the Premier League champions were held to a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United on Saturday lunchtime. The striker, fresh from scoring his 100th goal for the club, failed to add to his tally over 90 minutes. Josko Gvardiol put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead in the first half before Anthony Gordon – on the radar for Liverpool this summer – then equalised…
Caoimhin Kelleher pulled no punches when he was asked about his Liverpool future earlier this month. “I’ve made it clear in the last few years that I want to go and be a No. 1 and play week in, week out,” Kelleher said while on international duty with Ireland. “The club’s made that decision to get another goalkeeper (Giorgi Mamardashvili), and from the outside looking in, it looks like they’ve made a decision to go in a different direction.” While Kelleher’s palpable frustration about being denied a late summer move to Nottingham Forest was understandable, it has not taken long…
Saturday was a right kick in the proverbials for Liverpool. But they can’t afford to mope about it now – they need a reaction. I was watching the game on television and early in the second half I could smell what was coming. It stank. I turned to the person I was watching with and said “we could lose this”. So it proved. You have to give Nottingham Forest credit. They defended absolutely brilliantly and did a great job at shutting down Liverpool, and we only managed a few good chances. Once Forest went ahead, I couldn’t see where the…
Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer believes Jamal Musiala could stay at the club for over two decades amid Liverpool links. In recent months, Arne Slot’s side have been linked with the Germany star. The Reds have been the topic of speculation surrounding the talented midfielder. Caught Offside reported this month that Liverpool were showing an “increasing interest” in the 21-year-old as he enters the final 18 months at Allianz Arena. Vincent Kompany and chiefs at the Bavarian chiefs are reportedly looking to extend his stay at the Bundesliga giants. It has been suggested that the potential for contract uncertainty has…
Liverpool return to Premier League activity on Saturday evening with a trip to Wolves (5.30pm). Arne Slot’s team have responded well to their shock 2-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest earlier this month. The Reds have comfortably won their last three matches with victories against AC Milan, Bournemouth and West Ham. They take on a Wolves team this weekend who are yet to win a game this season and have lost four of their opening five matches – putting the Midlands outfit under some pressure. And in a boost to Slot’s team, Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker looks set to…
This week’s Blood Red looks at the form of Luis Diaz and assesses what has prompted the upturn un numbers from the Liverpool winger since the start of the season There have been several theories as to why the in-form Luis Diaz has started this season with such an evident spring in his step. For some, the Liverpool winger is benefitting from a more ruthless streak in front of goal and with five to his name already, the Colombia international is ahead of even Mohamed Salah in the top goalscorers list so far. Diaz, in fact, has been responsible for…
Arne Slot says he is more than happy for Liverpool to be underestimated in this season’s Premier League title race, admitting closing the gap on champions Manchester City remains the priority. The Reds finished nine points behind Pep Guardiola’s winners last time out and as many as 22 in the campaign previous, which are statistics the head coach accepts need to improve. The fallout from Sunday’s controversial 2-2 draw at the Etihad between City and Arsenal, the runners-up from the last two years, has continued all week, with many predicting the pair will once more contest the crown in the…
Alisson Becker’s mum, Magali Lino de Souza Becker, was a goalkeeper in handball at school. His late father, Jose Agostinho Becker, played between the posts for his work team. His great-grandfather was a keeper in amateur football in Novo Hamburgo in Brazil, while his older brother Muriel started out in goal at Internacional. So the Liverpool and Brazil stopper was probably always destined to be a goalkeeper, even though his “role model” brother tried to talk him out of it at one point. “My brother knew how hard it was to be a goalkeeper and he told me: ‘No, go…
Arsenal are reportedly ‘willing’ to cash in on a surprising player next year in a move that could pave way for a big money striker to be signed. Gabriel Jesus joined Arsenal for €52 million in 2022 from rivals Manchester City and had an impressive debut campaign in North London, grabbing 11 goals and six assists. However, the Brazilian has failed to push on since then, often struggling with injury and consistency, leading to just four goals in his last 30 league games. The decline in his output has seen Jesus relegated to the bench, with Kai Havertz and Leandro…