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If Jarell Quansah’s new contract was understandably great news for the Liverpool defender himself, there might have been a handful of others who will have been privately enthused by developments too. The rise of the Warrington-born centre-back has been well documented since he made his senior debut in a smash-and-grab victory for 10 men against Newcastle United in August of 2023. A full debut arrived the following month at Wolves and from there, Quansah has never really looked back in the Premier League. But if the 21-year-old is not casting too many glances back to the time when he was…
Dominik Szoboszlai revealed how a frank exchange in the dressing room at half-time helped Liverpool continue their impressive start to the season. Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah were sufficient to earn a 2-0 Champions League win over Bologna at Anfield on Wednesday evening. It moved the Reds on to eight wins from their opening nine games of the campaign to give Arne Slot the best-ever start of any Liverpool boss. However, Bologna hit the woodwork twice shortly before half-time with Alisson Becker also required to make good saves either side of the interval before Slot’s side were…
Jurgen Klopp’s decision to pitch up with the Red Bull group caught the attention this week. And, when there is an international break void that needs to be filled with content and column inches, the legendary Liverpool boss has been firmly in the firing line as a result. “Dead to me” screeched one apparently irate Borussia Dortmund fan on a post from one prominent Reds-related social media account , while back in Germany, the 2020 Premier League winner was, somewhat unfairly, labelled as being “as fake as his teeth”. Fans of Liverpool’s rivals, meanwhile, viewed this apparent defection as the…
Darwin Nunez was given welcome game time while Virgil van Dijk was sent off as Liverpool players suffered a frustrating evening during the latest round of international matches. Nunez has struggled for minutes under new Reds boss Arne Slot so far this campaign and was initially expected to still be suspended for Uruguay for his part in the Copa America controversy in the summer. But a successful appeal from his country meant he is now available to play, and he featured for the full 90 minutes in Uruguay’s surprise 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Peru. The Uruguay media, though,…
Liverpool are just a week away from a return to Premier League action when they host Chelsea at Anfield in what is shaping up to be an intriguing match. The Reds sit top of the table, having won six out of their seven games so far under Arne Slot, while Chelsea have also started well under new coach Enzo Maresca. The Londoners are currently fourth, having gone unbeaten since an opening day defeat to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. In the meantime, both clubs will be hoping to steer clear of any injury problems for the rest of the international…
Two international breaks into his Liverpool tenure and Arne Slot has done little to suggest he is part of the domestic managerial brigade who are uncomfortable sitting through the best part of a fortnight away from their key players. Slot has cut a relaxed figure whenever the prospect of international fixtures has been brought up at his AXA Training Centre press conferences and has appeared, on the surface at least, as someone who is more than accepting of the fact that regular national games are part and parcel of elite-level football. Quite how his mood will change if one of…
Caoimhin Kelleher experienced a difficult preparation for his expected stint in goal for Liverpool when the Republic of Ireland slipped to defeat in Greece on Sunday. Kelleher was at fault for the home team’s second goal in injury time when, having ventured outside his penalty area, he passed the ball straight to the feet of Petros Mantolos who scored to secure Greece a 2-0 UEFA Nations League win. The Reds goalkeeper, who had made a number of saves during the first half, is likely to be between the sticks for Arne Slot’s side for the next month as Alisson Becker…
Novak Djokovic highlighted the similarities he sees between himself and Jannik Sinner following his defeat to the Italian in the 2024 Shanghai Masters final. The 37-year-old tennis legend assessed that Sinner possesses “every shot” and praised the way the world No 1 is able to suffocate opponents by taking time away. Djokovic lost 6-7(4), 3-6 to Sinner in the Shanghai final to suffer his first defeat in a title match at the Masters 1000 tournament he has won a record four times. Sinner’s well-rounded game, baseline excellence and dynamic movement have seen him compared to the legendary Serbian. The 23-year-old…
The Brazil international, who currently plays for Saudi Pro League champions Al-Hilal, was in attendance to watch Artur Beterbiev’s controversial win over Dmitry Bivol on Saturday evening. Warren, a lifelong Arsenal fan, was sat ringside with Neymar for part of the evening and the Queensberry Promotions founder attempted to recruit the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward to his boyhood club. In front of the cameras, Warren told Neymar: ‘This is the man, he’s coming to England, he’s going to play for Arsenal.’Neymar smiled and began laughing before Warren added: ‘We need you, we need you.’ Neymar joined Al-Hilal from…
Liverpool haven’t exactly got the easiest run of fixtures on their return from the international break, with tricky tests in the Premier League and the Champions League coming up. Both Chelsea and Arsenal stand in the way of Arne Slot’s men when top-flight action kicks back into gear, whilst an away trip to RB Leipzig then awaits his confident group away from league action, who are two wins from two in the prestigious competition. It will be intriguing to see if the Dutchman brings Luis Diaz back into his XI for the home clash with Enzo Maresca’s Blues, with the…