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Cesc Fabregas believes Mohamed Salah genuinely feels that this is his final season at Liverpool and will have thought about what he wanted to say publicly about the matter before Sunday’s revelation. The Spaniard admits he is unsure of his former Chelsea teammate’s contract intentions but is surprised Liverpool have not spoken to him yet. Salah revealed after this weekend’s 3-0 win over Manchester United, in which he recorded a goal and two assists, that club chiefs indeed had not yet approached him about a renewal. Speaking to Sky Sports, he indicated that he might not be at Anfield next…
Martin Zubimendi says he has had “no pressure” placed on him by his inner circle after rejecting a move to Liverpool in favour of staying at Real Sociedad during the transfer window. The Reds identified the Spain international as someone who could thrive in Arne Slot’s midfield and were close to triggering a £51m buyout clause last month. Sporting director Richard Hughes was believed to have been given assurances from the 25-year-old over a move to Anfield only for the boyhood Sociedad fan to remain with the club who helped make him an international midfielder. A charm offensive from the…
From the transformation of Ryan Gravenberch to the revival of Dominik Szoboszlai, much has been made of the early-season midfield tinkering of Arne Slot. None of it, though, has included discussion over what became one of the most intense talking points of last season. The shift by Jurgen Klopp to move Trent Alexander-Arnold from a more conventional defensive position to an inverted right-back role was seen by many as a stepping stone towards the Liverpool full-back making a permanent switch into midfield. Given the Reds were for much of the campaign in contention for a quadruple, Alexander-Arnold – when fit…
The latest ‘LFC Icons’ special magazine – no. 6 in the series – is on the goalkeeping great, Alisson Becker. Since joining Liverpool FC from AS Roma in July 2018, Alisson Becker has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in world football. Not only that, he has also joined the Reds’ pantheon of goalkeeping greats and is rightly included in any conversation about the club’s best number one’s alongside such luminaries as Sam Hardy, Elisha Scott, Tommy Lawrence, Ray Clemence, Bruce Grobbelaar, Jerzy Dudek and Pepe Reina. As well as his never-to-be-forgotten goal at West Brom in 2021,…
Arne Slot says Ryan Gravenberch was inspired by the history of AC Milan’s Netherlands legends to help Liverpool to a 3-1 win at San Siro in the Champions League. And the Reds boss also opened up on the differences to his midfield compared to how the engine room operated under former manager Jurgen Klopp. The in-form Gravenberch continued with a dominant display at the base of the Reds midfield as Slot’s side kicked off the revamped European Cup with a statement performance at the home of the seven-time winners. Milan have a long and illustrious history of Dutch stars and…
Frank Lampard has identified where Arne Slot’s Liverpool differs in comparison to the style under Jurgen Klopp. The Reds returned to winning ways on Tuesday night with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan in the Champions League. Liverpool trailed early on in the league phase opener at the San Siro after former Chelsea star Christian Pulisic opened the scoring. The Reds responded with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai to secure the three points for Liverpool on their away trip to Italy. Slot made two changes from the Liverpool team that lost to Nottingham Forest with…
Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool’s impressive start to their Champions League campaign highlighted the “sacrifice” Arne Slot’s squad will need to make this season. The Reds marked their return to Europe’s elite with an eye-catching 3-1 win against AC Milan in the San Siro on Tuesday evening. Slot made two changes from Saturday’s shock Premier League defeat at home to Nottingham Forest, with Cody Gakpo and Kostas Tsimikas coming in for their first starts of the campaign.Both contributed an assist, with Gakpo setting up the third goal for Dominik Szoboszlai while Tsimikas delivered a corner from which Van Dijk headed…
Liverpool kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win at AC Milan on Tuesday in what was their first match in Europe’s premier competition for 18 months. Goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai sealed the points after Christian Pulisic’s third-minute opener. The ECHO was at San Siro to provide its usual mix of player ratings, match verdict and analysis while our colleagues within the national media were also present to give their considered takes. And here’s how they reported on what was a major win for Arne Slot in his first game in Europe…
Mikel Arteta has been handed a huge injury boost ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Atalanta on Thursday night. The Gunners are due to fly to Italy on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their league phase opener, with the squad training at Sobha Realty Training Centre beforehand. Riccardo Calafiori was among the group who took part in the open training session, as seen by football.london. The Italian missed the North London Derby win at the weekend due to a calf injury picked up on international duty but is now expected to make the trip to Italy. Bukayo Saka also trained…
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice was sent off against Brighton for picking up a second yellow card for kicking the ball away; as revealed in Match Officials Mic’d Up, referee Chris Kavanagh told Rice he “doesn’t like” the rule of booking players for delaying the restart Referee Chris Kavanagh told Declan Rice he “doesn’t like the rule” for booking players who delay restarts – as the official sent the Arsenal midfielder off for a second yellow in the Gunners’ 1-1 draw with Brighton last month. While already on a booking, Rice was adjudged to have kicked the ball away from Joel…