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Pep Guardiola didn’t hesitate when answering the classic Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard or Paul Scholes debate Guardiola has revealed his ‘favourite’ out of three legendary English midfielders. If you grew up watching the Premier League, the chances are that at some point you’ve debated who was the better player out of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes. The three greatest English midfielders of their generation hold legendary status at their former clubs, but could never quite make it work when playing together when playing for the national side. Scholes was a key member of United’s legendary Class of ’92…
Latest Liverpool injury news as Arne Slot prepares for his first Premier League game as Reds head coach at Anfield against Brentford Liverpool are back in Premier League action on Sunday as they take on Burnley at Anfield. The first home match of the season sees a possible return to Merseyside for Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg who only made the switch to West London, this month. New head coach Arne Slot will be in the dugout for his first competitive game in L4, after making his bow in the pre-season friendly double-header against Sevilla and Las Palmas.…
Arne Slot is making his mark at Liverpool by offloading some of the squad members who were previously favored by Jurgen Klopp. Slot, yet to bring in his own signings, has shown decisiveness in moving on various team members, ranging from seasoned professionals to promising young talents once seen as future mainstays. This week, Bobby Clark, a hero of Liverpool’s injury-ravaged triumph over Chelsea in the previous Carabao Cup final and lauded by Klopp for his standout displays, sealed a switch to RB Salzburg under Klopp’s old number two, Pep Lijnders. Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg will link…
Arne Slot clinched victory over Erik ten Hag in their first meeting in English football – and get revenge after a backhanded compliment from the Manchester United manager. Liverpool are unbeaten in preseason, defeating Real Betis and Arsenal before securing a 3-0 win over Manchester United at Williams-Brice Stadium. Just 10 minutes into the contest, Fabio Carvalho opened the scoring before Curtis Jones and Konstantinos Tsimikas sealed the resounding victory. While pre-season matches are primarily for fitness and tactical experimentation, the animosity between Slot and Ten Hag added to the historic rivalry between the two clubs. Speaking in his pre-match…
Liverpool’s transfer ethos is pretty admirable on paper: sporting director Richard Hughes will only target players the club have identified as clear and genuine improvements on the existing options. The problems arise when such players reject a move to Anfield — Martin Zubimendi became the latest to do so, leaving the Reds with a dilemma. By all accounts, Liverpool intends to stick to the plan, which in this case means not pursuing an alternative holding midfielder. Zubimendi was identified as the one who could really elevate the team under the style Arne Slot is bringing in, and Hughes does not…
Dwight Yorke believes Erik ten Hag could be just two games away from the sack despite signing a new contract at Manchester United over the summer. The Dutchman was handed a two-year extension to his previous deal after winning the FA Cup at the end of last season. United were linked with a host of managerial candidates, including the likes of Gareth Southgate and Mauricio Pochettino, but eventually decided to stick with Ten Hag. The Red Devils will be hoping for the 54-year-old to repay their faith by leading them back into the Premier League’s top four this season. Yorke,…
Liverpool can take their focus off transfers again this weekend as they take on Brentford in the Premier League. The Reds have become especially familiar with the London side over the past couple of weeks having sold both Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg to the Bees. Having already made his Brentford debut, it seems very likely that Carvalho will get a run out at Anfield for the first time as an opposition player on Sunday. For Van den Berg, his exit may have come a little too late in the day to be ready in time. Slot had…
Uncertainty continues to surround the futures of some of Liverpool’s biggest players this summer. The Reds have allowed themselves into a position where three of their key stars are all out of contract next year. For Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, that position is at least in some way understandable. Both players are into their thirties and are the two biggest earners in the Liverpool squad. In the case of the third – Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool’s failure to tie down their academy graduate and creator in chief is inexcusable. There is a fourth player who currently has big…
Of all the wit and wisdom of Ian Graham, Liverpool’s former director of research, during the press rounds to promote his new book, the most pertinent point to the modern setup at Anfield was delivered in one, easily digestible soundbite. Graham is something of an unknown to many fans but his influence was most tangible during a period between 2018 and 2022, when Jurgen Klopp guided the club to every top-level trophy available. His work in helping identify some of the greatest players of the Klopp era should not be underestimated. And while the dry-humoured and unassuming Welshman lacks the…
Owen Beck has drawn considerable praise from former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, who believes the Liverpool youngster has flashes of Andy Robertson and Lisandro Martinez in his game. While on two separate loan spells at Dundee last season, Beck thoroughly impressed over 25 appearances in the Scottish Premiership, prompting ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to recall him in January. The talented left back featured for the Reds in their Premier League win over Bournemouth, thereby squandering a rumored move to Celtic. As Technical Director at Dundee, Strachan got a close-up look at Beck and came away thoroughly impressed by what he…