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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…
Former Liverpool cult hero Peter Crouch admitted that he does not expect Darwin Nunez will be too “happy” as he was left on the bench for the Reds’ opening game of the season. New head coach Arne Slot preferred Portuguese poacher Diogo Jota as the focal point of his attack for the trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town. Looking to become only the second Liverpool boss in Premier League history to win his first game in charge, his decision to name Jota from the start proved inspired. The former Wolves forward grabbed the Reds’ opener in a comfortable…
Second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah allowed new Liverpool coach Arne Slot to get off to a 2-0 winning start at newly-promoted Ipswich Town on Saturday. Ipswich, cheered on by new minority shareholder and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from the Portman Road stands, went toe-to-toe with Liverpool in the first half but failed to take their chances when they presented themselves. Salah took his tally of goals in the opening round of a Premier League season to nine — breaking a tie he had with Wayne Rooney, Alan Shearer and Frank Lampard. Slot’s new side improved markedly after the…
The Arne Slot era for Liverpool could not have got off to a better. Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as the Reds brushed aside newly-promoted Ipswich Town 2-0. Records were broken on the opening day for the Dutchman, becoming the first Liverpool manager this century to win their first Premier League fixture. Meanwhile, Salah became the first ever player to score on nine different opening days after he finished with aplomb to double the lead midway through the second-half. In front of a boisterous Portman Road, Liverpool had to stifle the Tractor Boys and they failed to…