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Liverpool will return from the international break into the home stretch of their season with two competitions to play for having already won one in the League Cup. The Europa League draw on Friday means a winnable two-legged tie with Atalanta before a semi-final showdown with either Benfica or Marseille. The path has really opened up to the Dublin final now and what a party that will be if they can get to the Aviva Stadium in May. In the Premier League, Liverpool just have to take each game as it comes. It’s a bit of a cliche but every…
Liverpool’s dreams of a historic quadruple were dashed at Old Trafford on Sunday as they were knocked out of the FA Cup in a thrilling encounter against Manchester United. The 4-3 defeat in extra time not only ended their hopes of further cup glory but also raised questions about the toll their packed schedule and injury crisis had taken on the team. Lethargy seemed evident as Liverpool conceded two very late goals in quick succession during extra time, with Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo sealing the victory for the home side in the 112th and 121st minutes, respectively. The defeat…
Ian Wright has shared what Roy Keane said about Liverpool during their FA Cup quarter-final tie with Manchester United on Sunday, with the Reds arguably throwing a semi-final place away at Old Trafford. Something special appears to be happening with Liverpool this season. The players seem to have found an additional gear following the announcement that Jurgen Klopp will leave at the end of the season. Few will ever forget Virgil van Dijk’s performance in the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea. And the Dutchman was hardly alone in producing some heroics at Wembley. Ian Wright and Roy Keane bemused by…
Howard Webb has supported Michael Oliver’s decision not to award Liverpool a 98th-minute penalty in their 1-1 draw with Manchester City earlier this month. The Reds were left frustrated in the dying embers of the top-of-the-table clash at Anfield when Alexis Mac Allister was caught by the studs of Jeremy Doku inside the box as Jurgen Klopp’s side pushed for a late winner. Referee Oliver deemed the challenge not to be worthy of punishment and a subsequent VAR check agreed with the on-field call made. Jurgen Klopp could not believe his side were denied what appeared to be a certain…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp Spare a thought for Jurgen Klopp and his media commitments The first thing to point out is that Niels Christian Frederiksen has publicly defused the situation. As the latest subject of Jurgen Klopp proving his ability to be a massive arse, his point of view is by far the most relevant here. And he said he has “absolutely no problem” with the Liverpool manager questioning his professional standards while walking out of a post-match interview. But the speed with which certain elements of the media have moved to defend and even justify Klopp’s tendency to be…
Xabi Alonso is by far the leading candidate to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool come the end of the season. The former Liverpool midfielder is pretty much unrivalled in terms of his managerial achievements in such a short space of time. What Alonso has achieved at Bayer Leverkusen, few people have been capable of over the last two decades. In fact, in the last decade, only Jurgen Klopp has managed to beat the Bayern Munich hegemony and win the Bundesliga title – something Alonso is very much on course to accomplish with eight games to go and ten points clear…
Manchester United’s new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reluctantly admitted that he would prefer to see Mikel Arteta and Arsenal win the Premier League this year, rather than fierce rivals Liverpool or Manchester City. The Brit sat down and discussed the state of play in England’s top flight, with the Red Devils’ aiming for a Champions League spot. The 71-year-old sat down with cycling legend Geraint Thomas on his podcast, when the question was posed to Ratcliffe over who he would like to see lift the title this season out of frontrunners Arsenal, Liverpool and City. Immediately he showed…
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City will all fancy their chances of winning the Premier League this season. Jurgen Klopp, Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola all have their teams well-placed to go on and win the league from here. Arsenal are currently top of the league, Liverpool sit level on points with the Gunners, while Manchester City are within touching distance of both. This is setting up to be one of the most interesting and exciting title races we’ve ever seen, but, when all is said and done, who will come out on top? Well, speaking on the Kelly and Wrighty…
The fallout from Liverpool’s disappointing FA Cup quarter final exit at the hands of Manchester United continues, with much to pick over in the wake of the 4-3 defeat at Old Trafford. Liverpool twice surrendered the lead to lose the game at the death in extra time, with tactical and individual errors aplenty as signs of fatigue began to show amid an already gruelling season. However, the Reds were also (once again) not helped by the match officials, with referee John Brooks the centre of attention in a number of key moments. Perhaps most controversially and crucially, in the build…
Liverpool trio Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo all suffered injuries during the 4-3 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup at the weekend. Nunez picked up a hamstring problem, Diaz has a groin issue while Gakpo sustained an ankle injury at Old Trafford. Fans on X are rather concerned about whether the three will be back available for selection after the international break: Nunez’s injury is not believed to be serious Alarm bells began to ring when it was confirmed that the striker had withdrawn from Uruguay’s squad for their fixtures against the Basque Country and the…