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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher expects Manchester City to retain the Premier League title this season. His fellow Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has picked Arsenal to finish top of the table but Carragher says he cannot look past the reigning champions: “Pep Guardiola – no matter what league he’s at, more often than not he wins the title. It’s been tough on Arsenal considering how close they’ve come out the last couple of seasons but this Man City side are a very difficult one to crack.” “Most neutrals would hope there’s a different winner and I’d probably say the…
Dominik Szoboszlai helped Arne Slot get off to the ideal start as Liverpool manager as they beat Ipswich Town. Liverpool won their Premier League opener 2-0 at Portman Road, with Virgil van Dijk and Luis Diaz impressed by Szoboszlai. The Hungarian played the entire 90 minutes for Slot against the newly promoted club, but Szoboszlai has been told to step up. Szoboszlai slotted into midfield with Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch as attackers Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah found the back of the net. All three midfielders played the entire match on the road, with Slot changing three of…
A fresh update has emerged regarding Liverpool’s potential pursuit of a midfielder in the summer transfer window, with their plans becoming clearer. Liverpool’s frustrating midfield situation The Reds are the only team in the Premier League not to make a single signing so far this summer, which has understandably caused a huge amount of annoyance among the fanbase. Jurgen Klopp may have left Arne Slot with a formidable squad, but new faces could be seen as essential, in terms of bringing a freshness to proceedings, not to mention adding further elite-level quality. Midfield is perhaps the most important area of…
This weekend was a very good start to the new season for a couple of new Premier League managers. Liverpool and Arne Slot won at Ipswich Town, of course, while Fabian Hurzeler and Brighton went to Everton and wiped the floor with Sean Dyche’s side. While the Seagulls are a vibrant and exciting attacking team, they have always had room for some experienced players within the squad. James Milner started the game and Danny Welbeck scored. Milner played in midfield alongside Mats Wieffer, one of Slot’s main men at Feyenoord, and Everton was dominated. And it was a central area…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has revealed that Jarell Quansah was substituted at half-time against Ipswich Town due to losing too many one-on-one duels. The 21-year-old was replaced by Ibrahima Konate, and asked to explain his decision after the 2-0 win, Slot replied: “The first thing I said was we don’t have to speak about tactics if you lose so many duels, and that’s what we did. It’s not that Jarell lost every duel, many of us lost too many duels, so we needed Konate to win these long balls in the air towards their No.9 (Liam Delap), so that helped…
At Arne Slot’s introductory press conference, sporting director Richard Hughes warned that transfer business might happen later than usual this summer. Even so, few would have expected to reach the start of the Premier League season without the Reds having made a new signing, but the new head coach does not seem concerned. Even just one game in, it’s clear that Slot is not a total clone of Jurgen Klopp by any means. But away from the pitch, he has parroted much the same line: the Liverpool squad is very hard to strengthen, and only a handful of players would…
Liverpool fans have been disappointed with their transfer business this summer. The Reds have been the only team in Europe’s top five leagues not to sign a player in the transfer window. They have been linked with moves for Newcastle United’s Anthony Gordon and Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi this summer. The latter rejected a move to Anfield and preferred to stay with his boyhood club, surprising the Reds with his decision. Arne Slot’s Liverpool started their Premier League season with a convincing 2-0 win against Ipswich Town, thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah. At the moment, Slot’s…
Liverpool’s lack of incoming business so far this summer might have caused frustration in some parts, but it’s not through lack of trying. Had things worked out differently, both Anthony Gordon and Martin Zubimendi could have found themselves both making their Reds debuts at Ipswich Town Saturday. It remains to be seen if Liverpool will add to their squad before the transfer window closes on August 30, though new head coach Arne Slot has previously admitted that he expects new recruits to arrive – though such an admission came before Zubimendi rejected a switch to Anfield. Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile,…
Gary Neville and Roy Keane have risked their pre-season predictions coming back to haunt them by suggesting that Liverpool will not qualify for the Champions League. The former Manchester United duo believe Arne Slot has plenty of work to do before the Reds can challenge Manchester City and Arsenal again. Neville insists Jurgen Klopp’s departure could have a detrimental impact on Liverpool’s chances of qualifying for Europe. He believes the Anfield outfit may even finish outside the top six after losing such a key figurehead. Asked if Liverpool will finish in the top four this season, Neville told the Stick…
The Arne Slot era of the Reds is off to a flying start with Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah on the scoresheet as the Anfield side breezed past the Tractor Boys at a sold-out Portman Road early Saturday afternoon. With Virgil van Dijk and Luis Diaz left impressed by Dominik Szoboszlai, it was a good day for Liverpool, who despite not looking at their best managed to get off to a good start to the new season as the Reds aim to challenge for the Premier League title. And pundit Alan Shearer was impressed by one moment from a Liverpool…