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It’s quite something witnessing Roy Keane become incredibly animated talking about a Liverpool footballer. Understandable, of course, when the man in question is Trent Alexander-Arnold coming off the back of two man-of-the-match performances during the international break. The 53-year-old couldn’t help but chip in after Jamie Carragher’s assessment of the fullback’s remarkable ability on the ball. “The way I’m watching Trent, even for Liverpool and England, and this has happened before, it’s almost too easy for him,” the Scouser spoke on The Overlap. “You know you see in the passes, it’s like he’s in training, you know in training, and…
A former coach of Novak Djokovic’s, who once spoke out over the Serbian’s outbursts, has joined up with US Open champion Jannik Sinner. Marco Panichi joined Djokovic’s team in 2017 as the player’s fitness coach. However the tennis icon switched up his camp earlier this year and the trainer has now been picked up by one of Djokovic’s biggest rivals. Sinner, who is coming off the back of winning the US major, has decided to freshen up his coaching team by appointing the Italian after axing his own staff prior to the New York based tournament. Djokovic has won record…
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai admits Hungary were given a “big slap” by Germany over the weekend – but believes confidence has now been restored. Szoboszlai was the skipper as his national team were thumped 5-0 on Saturday evening in Dusseldorf in their UEFA Nations League opener. Hungary, though, responded on Tuesday night with a much-improved performance in a goalless draw at home to Bosnia and Herzegovina in which the visitors were indebted to a heroic display by goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj. And of the response to the Germany setback, Szoboszlai said: “I am proud of the team that after the 5-0…
Alisson was in action for Brazil during their World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay, but it was another night to forget. For the first time in 16 years, Brazil fell to defeat in the hands of the Paraguayans. Midfielder Diego Gomez netted the only goal that separated the sides in the first half to close the gap to Tite’s side in the World Cup qualifiers table. It was Brazil’s first defeat under Tite and they remain fifth in the South American standings, eight points from leaders Argentina. Alisson made his eighth start for the Selecao Canarinho this year, but the team’s…
Harvey Elliott has dealt Liverpool an injury blow ahead of the return of Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup football. Liverpool could be without Harvey Elliott for up to six weeks after he suffered a fractured foot on England Under-21s duty last week. The Reds midfielder was hurt during a training session and was immediately sent back to the care of his club. Further assessment by the medical team back at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby has now revealed Elliott to have sustained a fracture. The injury will leave him sidelined for at least the next month and…
Trent Alexander-Arnold is starring for England under interim manager Lee Carsley – and the national team’s social media team have spotlighted the Liverpool man. Alexander-Arnold, 25, played the full 90 minutes in both Nations League games during September’s international break. He was named player-of-the-match against Ireland and Finland to boot. In both matches, he was impressive with his range of passing, bursting into new life with the national team. After coming close in the Ireland game, Alexander-Arnold assisted Harry Kane in the build-up to the opening goal against Finland. He then played a one-two with Noni Madueke to play the…
Caoimhin Kelleher was less than subtle this week when discussing frustration over his Liverpool future. But there’s another player in the Reds squad who was perhaps also not expecting to still be at Anfield once the transfer window slammed shut at the end of last month. Tyler Morton’s impressive loan spell at Hull City in the Championship last season – following a similarly encouraging time at Blackburn Rovers the previous term – had made the Academy graduate in demand with clubs from both home and abroad during the summer. German side RB Leipzig and Europa League winners Atalanta – both…
With Liverpool likely in need of strengthening at centre-back in the not-too-distant future, Sporting Lisbon could be one possible port of call. The Reds have repeatedly been linked with a swoop for Goncalo Inacio in recent transfer windows while the ECHO in the past reported their admiration for his team-mate, Ousmane Diomande. But should Liverpool actually ever sign either player, they will hope that they fare considerably better than the previous two times they have bought from Sporting Lisbon. The Reds first turned to the Portuguese outfit in January 2012, snapping up Joao Carlos Teixeira in an £830,000 deal after…
Liverpool’s academy has produced some incredible players during the Premier League era. Steven McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard famously all starred for the Reds after bursting onto the scene in the 90s. Fast forward to the present day and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley and Caoimhin Kelleher are big parts of the senior squad after graduating from the academy. However, the Reds’ academy hasn’t always been the ‘gold mine’ it is today. Throughout the noughties, it was regularly rued how Gerrard remained the last graduate to become a key first-team player. Considering…
Nike has been Liverpool’s kit partner since 2020. But from the start of next season there could be a change of direction for the Reds. Back in April, it was first reported by Sport Business that Liverpool were ready to make the move away from Nike at the end of the current contract, which finishes at the end of this current season, with a return to German sportswear giant Adidas expected. The club has remained coy on the prospect of changing its kit partner to Adidas, declining to comment on the situation when asked by the ECHO recently, with no…