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Premier League clubs being determined to avoid profitability and sustainability sanctions could make it a difficult transfer window for Manchester United and Liverpool this summer. Top-flight clubs in England are currently walking a tightrope amid the tightened regulations, with both Everton and Nottingham Forest having faced points deductions this season. Man Utd have to move on from 13 players even if Erik ten Hag gets sacked Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag will walk into new job if INEOS swing the axe Chelsea are also reportedly in a precarious situation, needing to make big-money sales ahead of the 2024/25 campaign…
Everyone was hoping for a reaction on Sunday after Liverpool produced an out-of-character performance in the Europa League. One of the strong points of Jurgen Klopp’s reign as Liverpool manager has been his quite incredible record at Anfield. There came a point when Virgil van Dijk went 70 games without losing on home soil, now he has lost back-to-back matches, including 1-0 to Crystal Palace to dent the team’s Premier League title chances. Matters were made worse, or morale was boosted, depending on how you see it, when hours later, Arsenal went on to lose to Aston Villa. Say what…
The past week or so has been one of the toughest of the Jurgen Klopp era for Liverpool. In case being thrashed at home by Atalanta wasn’t enough on Thursday, the Reds followed it up by likely putting themselves out of the running for the Premier League title on Sunday. In truth, it had been coming. The warning signs had been there after the previous weekend’s draw against Manchester United. But Liverpool failed to heed them and bore witness to two extremely damaging Anfield defeats. Fortunately, it isn’t something we’ve had to get used to under Klopp. The Reds usually…
Liverpool’s Premier League title fate is no longer in their own hands after taking just one point from their last two games, which has given Manchester City the chance to jump above them and lead the way going into the final six matches of the campaign. The Reds are still only two points behind Pep Guardiola’s side and will go above them with a win at Fulham on Sunday, as the Etihad Stadium outfit are on FA Cup duty against Chelsea next weekend, so all is certainly not lost in the pursuit of domestic glory. However, the margin for error…
Liverpool had 85 minutes including stoppage time in which to find an equalizer against Crystal Palace on Sunday and it failed to do so. The Reds have shown fantastic powers of recovery in 2023/24, but although they had several good chances, a goal was not forthcoming. Supporters have grown wearily accustomed to Liverpool starting matches slowly this term. Eberechi Eze’s winner on Sunday was the seventh time the Reds have conceded in the first 15 minutes of a match in the Premier League this season, the 10th in all competitions. The numbers could easily have been uglier still. There have…
Jose Mourinho’s brutal title race prediction appears to be coming true after a weekend of twists in the Premier League. Arsenal and Liverpool were joint-top of the Premier League table at the start of the weekend, but by Sunday evening they found themselves trailing defending champions Manchester City. After City thrashes Luton Town 5-1 on Saturday, Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side had not lost a home match in over a year, but a combination of wasteful finishing and superb defending condemned them to defeat. That gave Arsenal the chance to go…
Liverpool were beaten by Crystal Palace yesterday and Chris Sutton has expressed his concern over one Liverpool player’s performance. The Reds missed a number of big chances to put the game to bed but couldn’t find a way past Dean Henderson as Ebere Eze’s goal proved enough to win the game. For Liverpool and their manager Jurgen Klopp, it was one of those days. However, the problem for some of Liverpool’s players at the moment is that those days are becoming all too common in the run-in. Of course, the main culprit on most occasions for Liverpool when it comes…
Crystal Palace made Sunday a day to remember at Anfield, as Oliver Glasner’s side caught the headlines for several reasons with their impeccable 1-0 win over Liverpool. What a day it was for Crystal Palace, who secured Oliver Glasner’s first Premier League away win in style against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. It was the first time a club had won at Anfield this season against Jurgen Klopp’s title-challenging side, causing a major upset in the title race and a magnificent victory for the South Londoners. From defensive mastery to an outstanding attacking display, it would be difficult to pinpoint a…
The Premier League supercomputer has given its latest title prediction after a weekend full of drama. On Saturday, reigning champions Manchester City went top of the table as they thrashed Luton Town 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool and Arsenal were in action on Sunday afternoon as they looked to overtake City. However, Jurgen Klopp’s men were stunned by Crystal Palace at Anfield as Eberechi Eze scored the winner in a 1-0 victory. Later in the afternoon, Arsenal failed to regain top spot as they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. As a result, City stay…
Attack needs overhaul There was always going to come a moment when Liverpool’s free-scoring forward line, as with any attack, started firing blanks. But rarely can it have happened at such an inopportune time. Having frittered away chances to win at Manchester United last weekend and then had sufficient opportunity to give themselves a fighting chance for the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Atalanta on Thursday, the Reds were once again undone by their wastefulness. Those who hold great stock in such arbitrary metrics will have noted Liverpool’s xG – expected goals – total of 2.87 was their most…