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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk had a night to forget on Friday as he was sent off for the Netherlands in their Nations League meeting with Hungary. The Reds skipper received his marching orders in the 79th minute for a second yellow card, though it didn’t stop the Dutch from salvaging a 1-1 draw in Budapest. Roland Sallai opened the scoring for Hungary in the 20th minute, volleying past Oranje goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen following a cross from Zsolt Nagy. The Netherlands, who continued to trail to Salai’s goal by the latter stages, were then left with a mountain to climb…
It’s a football adage as old as time that even Trent Alexander-Arnold was reaching for earlier this season. “Defences win championships,” declared the Liverpool right-back after keeping a clean sheet in the 3-0 win over Bournemouth last month. That particular shutout was the fourth of five recorded by Arne Slot’s miserly Premier League leaders this term and, while back-to-back victories against Wolves and Crystal Palace have hardly been sparkling, the Reds have kept balance at the summit based largely on their defensive qualities. The two goals shipped so far in the seven league games can be attributed to a stunning…
Former Liverpool defender Jason McAteer believes Trent Alexander-Arnold will accept a move to Real Madrid at the end of the season. The fullback is out of contract in June and there is no indication that he will sign an extension. Speaking to Gambling Zone, McAteer says he can’t see Alexander-Arnold committing his future to the Reds like club legend Steven Gerrard did: “I don’t think you’ll see a Steven Gerrard again. I don’t really think it goes on anymore There’s so much more to football now, you know, off-the-field contracts, lucrative deals elsewhere. Real Madrid changes the whole landscape for…
Liverpool ace Luis Diaz has been one of the big winners under Arne Slot so far. Discussing some of the best wingers in the division, Jack Grealish was asked to pick between the Colombian and Gabriel Martinelli. Speaking to talkSPORT, Grealish took part in the trending game where people are presented with a series of head-to-heads and asked to pick the superior player in a winner-stays-on format. As one of the form players in the Premier League, it’s no surprise that Diaz was thrown into the mix. And the Manchester City star was generous in his praise, even going as…
Liverpool have plenty of reasons to be positive after the early part of the new season. The Reds have started far better than expected under Arne Slot and sit top of the Premier League after seven matches. However, not everything is rosy at Anfield. The contract situations of captain Virgil van Dijk, vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold and star forward Mohamed Salah continue to dominate headlines. All three players are set to leave Liverpool at the end of the current season. Losing any would massively weaken the Liverpool squad, let alone all three walking out of the door. Nevertheless, that is exactly…
Former record Liverpool signing Andy Carroll has opened up about “falling apart” after leaving Anfield for West Ham. The striker today plays for Bordeaux, who are in the fourth tier of French football after losing their professional status. Carroll became Liverpool’s then-most-expensive signing in the club’s history during January 2011, when the Reds forked out £35 million for his transfer from Newcastle United. It was also the window that saw Luis Suarez arrive from Ajax. While the Uruguayan flourished, life on Merseyside did not go as well for Carroll. The attacker lifted the 2012 League Cup at Liverpool but managed…
Liverpool have one of most valuable squads in world football – but are still being left trailing by three of their main Premier League rivals. The boffins at the CIES Football Observatory have released their latest list of estimated transfer values of players owned by clubs, whether presently in the squad or out on loan. And using the statistical model exclusively developed by CIES, Liverpool have been calculated as having a squad worth £920million, placing them sixth in the overall rankings. Leading the way are Real Madrid, with the European Super League advocates said to have a squad worth a…
Jurgen Klopp will be returning to the world of football at the start of 2025 as he prepares to take on the role of Red Bull’s global head of soccer. The German shocked many by accepting this position, particularly after declaring his desire to take a break from the sport only in January of this year and due to his former club’s (Borussia Dortmund) conflicting beliefs with one of Red Bull’s clubs: RB Leipzig. Klopp will be supporting the work of his old Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders, who is currently the coach of RB Salzburg after leaving Anfield at the…
Former Premier League title winner Chris Sutton has underlined the serious advantage Liverpool hold over Manchester City and Arsenal in this season’s race to be crowned English champions – while he has also piled praise on a talented star the pundit feels compares to one of the best in the world. The Reds are just 10 games into a new era on Merseyside but, having won nine of those matches across all competitions, optimism is high that Arne Slot could potentially match the title-winning campaign his predecessor Jurgen Klopp enjoyed in 2020. And while it remains early days, the fact…
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has been told he has been placed under greater pressure as a result of the poor form of Manchester United’s summer signing Joshua Zirkzee. Gakpo has enjoyed a strong start to the season under Arne Slot, scoring two goals and providing two assists, building on the glimpses of quality he has shown since arriving at the club in January 2023. The recent strong performances of Gakpo are in contrast to the struggles of United’s own Dutch attacker, Zirkzee, who opened his goalscoring account for the club on the opening day of the campaign but has not…