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Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is expecting Liverpool to secure a narrow victory when they face Fulham this weekend. The Reds suffered a shock home defeat to Crystal Palace last Sunday and they were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta midweek. However, speaking exclusively to BetVictor, Redknapp said he is backing Jurgen Klopp’s side to “edge” the game against the Cottagers: “Fulham got a comfortable win over West Ham last week; it’s been another good season for the club. Marco Silva is a very good manager and I’m surprised he doesn’t seem to get linked to bigger jobs.…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk firmly believes his side can still win the Premier League title. As the men in red strive to fend off Manchester City and Arsenal in what could be an electrifying end to the season, Van Dijk holds the mantra that “anything is possible”. After a demoralising defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace last weekend, Jurgen Klopp’s men find themselves in third place, ceding the vantage point to their rivals. However, with six games still remaining on the schedule, the Dutch defender remains resolutely optimistic. “Big six. Anything is still possible. We have to give…
“In the end, everything will be fine. If it wasn’t going to be okay, I wouldn’t be leaving.” The words of Jurgen Klopp after his youthful Liverpool side had somehow beaten Chelsea’s expensively assembled squad to lift the first piece of silverware in the Carabao Cup final in February. It was a time when Liverpool fans and players were dreaming of giving their manager the perfect send off with an unprecedented quadruple. One down, three to go. Klopp joked of how he told the players it was their fault for being so good that he felt the time was now…
Few moments in Premier League history are as infamous as Luis Suarez biting Branislav Ivanovic. Punch-ups, elbows, choke-holds and even testicle grabs have made back page headlines in recent decades, but Suarez’s chomp was the first of its kind in English football. Midway through Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea back in April 2013 (11 years ago this Sunday), Suarez bit Ivanovic on the arm after being dispossessed by the burly Serb, but the Uruguayan got off scot free because the officials didn’t spot it. To make matters worse, Suarez scored a 97th-minute equaliser, though compliments were in short supply at…
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has been accused of letting tenants in properties he owns in the Netherlands live in allegedly “rat-infested” homes. The Dutch star, who is on around £130,000 per week, has used his riches to invest in property in five cities in his homeland through his company Samaritan. Via letting agents, Gakpo charges rent of up to €875 a month (£754) for what is described as a damp basement flat riddled with mould, and €850 a month (£733) for another apartment said to be so tiny that tenants have to walk sideways to get to the front door,…
Jurgen Klopp was left surprised as he found a signed contract at Old Trafford after Liverpool lost their FA Cup tie last month. The awkward situation came about as a result of A PR gag featuring American rapper iShowSpeed, who filmed a video of himself being handed a Manchester United contract. He signed a fake deal in the press room but left it on the bench where the managers conduct their press conferences. Shortly afterwards Klopp, whose team had just lost to a 120th-minute goal, walked in to find the fake contract on the bench. He clearly had a bemused…
If there was one crumb of comfort Liverpool could take from exiting the Europa League, it’s that their prolonged quest for a clean sheet is over. The Reds did nowhere near enough to overturn a three-goal deficit when they faced Atalanta in the quarter-final second leg. Mo Salah’s seventh-minute penalty offered hope. But after the Egypt international spurned a golden chance before half-time, Jurgen Klopp’s men scarcely created anything. An xG of 0.04 in the second period underlined just how blunt they were in the final third. But at least Liverpool managed a shut-out. It had been nine games since…
Liverpool trio Adrian, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara will all leave Anfield at the end of the season as their contracts are set to expire at the Merseyside club. That is according to Football Insider, who reports that the Premier League giants will not offer the trio new deals as they are not a crucial part of the club’s project going forward. Adrian is the third-choice goalkeeper at Liverpool and is at the club to support Alisson and Caoimhin Kelleher. Joel Matip is a fan favourite at Anfield but has been out of action since before Christmas with a serious…
Liverpool might not have beaten Atalanta by enough goals to maintain its interest in the 2023/24 Europa League on Thursday night, but it demonstrated it knew how to overcome the Italian side’s man-to-man marking system. The easiest way to take opponents out of the equation and find space is through playing long passes. The Reds’ architect in chief of this was Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was making his first start after 14 Liverpool matches and a little over two months since his last one. Per FBRef, he completed nine long passes — those of over 30 yards in length — which…
Fulham star Tom Cairney was cautious in his preview of the visit from Liverpool after the Reds’ recent form. Jurgen Klopp’s side ended their winless run against Atalanta in the Europa League thanks to Mohamed Salah’s penalty in the 1-0 second-leg win. It wasn’t enough to overturn their 3-0 first-leg deficit after Mario Pašalić added to Gianluca Scamacca’s brace. Liverpool missed the opportunity to keep pressure on in the Premier League title race after suffering a 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace. The disappointment extended for the Reds after failing to make their opportunities count against Manchester United, which…