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Luis Suarez can understand why Liverpool fans were ‘angry’ with him for wildly celebrating a goal against the Reds. The Uruguayan regularly lit up Anfield with his brilliance during an eventful three years on Merseyside following his arrival from Ajax before leaving for Barcelona in 2014. He had to wait for his debut for the La Liga giants as he served a four-month ban for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at that summer’s World Cup in Brazil. Suarez went up against his former club in 2019 when Barcelona and Liverpool collided in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Suarez opened the…
If there’s one thing modern football doesn’t like very much, it’s nuance. Too often every positive result is treated as a sign of imminent great triumph, every defeat as though the squad is on the brink of being binned in its entirety. Rarely, though, are matters quite so black and white. And context is required when assessing the opening few months of Arne Slot’s reign as Liverpool head coach.Certainly, with nine wins from 10 in all competitions, putting Liverpool a point clear at the Premier League summit, into the last 16 of the League Cup and ensuring a 100% start…
Jordan Henderson has been reunited with his Liverpool teammates this week during a visit to the AXA Training Centre. The former club captain was spotted catching up with his old colleagues at Kirkby, having missed Ajax’s Europa League clash with Slavia Prague on Thursday night due to a groin problem. Henderson made nearly 500 appearances during his 11-year stint at Liverpool, winning seven major trophies, but he controversially left the club in the summer of 2023 to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq. The move sparked outrage in some quarters of the fanbase owing to the midfielder’s previous advocacy for…
Journalist Ben Jacobs has told GiveMeSport that reports of Liverpool’s interest in Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite are premature. The Reds have been linked with a move for Everton centre-back recently amid concerns over the future of defender Virgil Van Dijk. The Dutch centre-back has entered the final year of his contract at the club and with no guarantee over his long term future at Anfield, Arne Slot’s team have been linked with a move for the England international. Branthwaite has attracted interest from Manchester United as well, with the Red Devils seeing two of their bids get rejected for him…
Arne Slot has made a fine start to his managerial career in the Premier League with Liverpool, however, the managerial mastermind’s tenure at Anfield so far hasn’t come without its challenges Arne Slot admits that he felt out of his depth arriving in England, grappling with memorising a multitude of new names while coping with a completely different language. Slot took on the formidable task of filling Jurgen Klopp’s shoes and has made quite the impact at Liverpool. He has propelled his squad to an enviable position at the top of the Premier League with 18 points out of a…
Liverpool defender is struggling for regular minutes during his Wigan Athletic loan spell. He signed for Liverpool in the same summer as Darwin Nunez. But unlike the Uruguay international, a divisive figure who is debated persistently, Calvin Ramsay has become somewhat of a forgotten man. Ramsay arrived at Anfield in June 2022 against the backdrop of a fantastic season at Aberdeen. The right-back made a total of 33 appearances, scoring one goal and was named SFWA Young Player of the Year. His performances had impressed Liverpool’s recruitment staff, as well as Jurgen Klopp – with the club splashing out a…
After the defeat to Nottingham Forest, many declared Arne Slot’s Liverpool honeymoon over. It turns out it was just a rainy day and that actually, this period might not be a mere honeymoon at all but rather the signs of a long-lasting compatible marriage. As far as transitions go, Slot’s has been relatively seamless. Nine wins, six clean sheets and 23 goals in 10 games across all competitions is terrific.Jurgen Klopp also only lost one of his first 10 fixtures but could only muster six wins – albeit did not have the advantage of pre-season. But if there was ever…
Darwin Nunez’s market value has seemingly fallen during the early weeks of the season. Nunez has entered his third campaign with the Reds since signing from Benfica in the summer of 2022. Liverpool agreed to pay an initial fee worth £64.1 million two years ago, with add-ons taking the potential fee up to £85.5 million. The Uruguayan agreed a six-year contract that runs until 2028, but his time at Anfield has been inconsistent in terms of goalscoring output. Nunez has scored 34 goals in 103 appearances for Liverpool and has just one this season for the Reds. That form has…
Everton and Liverpool reportedly do not need to worry about paying interest on shareholder loans that have already been previously agreed. Everton and Liverpool have reportedly been told they are not liable to pay interest on the loans received from their owners that date before the forthcoming changes to Associated Party Transaction [APT] rules. On Monday, the Premier League was found to have unlawfully blocked two sponsorship deals involving Manchester City. The judgement panel accepted the club’s argument that interest-free shareholder loans were unjustly excluded from Profit & Sustainability calculations. Going forward, such loans will need to be assessed to…
When Arne Slot was announced as Jurgen Klopp’s successor earlier this year, there was an acceptance that it would be impossible for the Dutchman to emulate the charismatic German in front of the cameras. In his four months in the Reds hotseat, he’s not exactly had too many memorable quotes. Instead, Slot has mainly done his talking on the pitch. And emphatically so, winning seven of his eight matches in charge to date with Liverpool sitting top of the Premier League table, in the Champions League top eight and through to the League Cup fourth round as a result. But…