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Hal Robson-Kanu has named Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk as the toughest defender he ever faced. Between 2016 and 2021, Robson-Kanu played 154 games for the Baggies, scoring 24 times as a striker. He came up against some of the all-time greatest Premier League defenders, including John Terry and Vincent Kompany. But now retired, the 34-year-old ranks Van Dijk ahead of both when it comes to sheer ability. Having played against the Dutchman several times at Southampton and Liverpool, the Welshman recalls him being an unstoppable force of nature in every aspect of his game. Speaking exclusively to Daily Star…
Manchester City have been given an injury scare during the international break as Erling Haaland limped out of Norway training. The striker was spotted coming off the training pitch in discomfort. Haaland is one of the key figures in City’s bid for a fourth successive Premier League title, having scored 29 goals in 34 games in all competitions this season. The 23-year-old had a spell on the sidelines that he suffered while on Norway duty in November that ruled him out of action for several weeks. Pep Guardiola will be hoping that Haaland is not set for another sustained period…
Since the beginning of the 2023 summer transfer window, Liverpool have been interested in bringing a left-sided defender into the lineup. The Reds are eyeing a move for Antonee Robinson of Fulham as they aim to strengthen their defendse in the summer transfer window. The 26-year-old is at the ideal age to help the Reds achieve their goals in the upcoming seasons. With questions surrounding Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas, the summer transfer window of 2024 may be his opportunity to join the Anfield club. Liverpool have identified Robinson as a summer target A number of top English teams are…
Darwin Nunez hit a landmark for Liverpool during the gut-wrenching FA Cup loss to Manchester United. The Reds suffered a 4-3 extra-time defeat by their bitter rivals at Old Trafford, which ended any hopes of winning four trophies this season. But if there was a positive to take from the reverse, it was that Nunez hit 30 goal contributions for the 2023-24 season. Nunez moved to Liverpool from Benfica in the summer of 2022 for what could become a club record £85 million. He had a mixed maiden season in a Reds team that stuttered and missed out on a…
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…