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Liverpool’s pursuit of four trophies continues when they make the trip to face old foes Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. The Reds face another swift turnaround although their 6-1 victory over Sparta Prague in the Europa League last 16 second leg represented not much more than a training exercise. All in all, it was the perfect game, with Mo Salah continuing to rebuild fitness as he hit 20 goals for the season while Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister were given rests. What’s more, Virgil van Dijk, Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez were afforded reduced minutes.…
Ray Parlour has predicted how Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will fare against Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United at Old Trafford this weekend. Liverpool will take on Premier League rivals Manchester United away from home at Old Trafford in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday. Former Arsenal star Ray Parlour has predicted on talkSPORT that Liverpool will win the match. He has backed Egyptian star Mohamed Salah to score for the Reds. Liverpool will head into the tie against United on the back of a 6-1 hammering of Sparta Prague at Anfield in the second leg of the UEFA Europa…
Sparta Prague’s manager Brian Priske claimed Liverpool should be in the Champions League, while admitting his side had never faced anything like the Reds’ quality after Thursday night’s demolition. Already holding a 5-1 advantage from the first leg of the Europa League last 16 tie, Liverpool stormed to a 4-0 lead at Anfield, with goals from Darwin Nunez, Bobby Clark, Mo Salah and Cody Gakpo all coming in the first 15 minutes. Though Sparta pulled one back before half-time, Dominik Szoboszlai got in on the fun soon after the break, while Gakpo added his second to make it 6-1 on…
Liverpool players celebrate during their Europa League win over Sparta Prague Manchester United’s hopes of salvaging Champions League football next season could rest on two of their most bitter domestic rivals – Manchester City and Liverpool – triumphing in Europe. After their own dreadful showing, United face the bizarre scenario of knowing that Champions League and Europa League glory for City and Liverpool would almost certainly add at least one additional qualifying place to the usual four English clubs in Uefa’s most lucrative competition. This is because Uefa, as part of their enlarged Champions League, are offering one additional automatic…
Brian Priske told of his pride after Sparta Prague’s Europa League campaign came to a comprehensive end at the hands of Liverpool. The Czech champions suffered an 11-2 aggregate loss against the Reds in the last 16 of the competition. Jurgen Klopp’s side followed up their 5-1 triumph at the Letna Stadium with a 6-1 routing of Sparta at Anfield. After finishing second to Rangers in the group stage, Sparta reached the knockout round by beating Turkish giants Galatasaray in a play-off encounter. But they were drawn against a Liverpool side who not only are the favourites to win the…
Bobby Clark came through the Newcastle United youth system, and he is now starring for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been using a number of young players in recent weeks, and one of them is Bobby Clark. Former Newcastle United prospect Bobby Clark flourishing at Liverpool Clark is just 19 now, but he seems to be at ease playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world. The midfielder does not need to be fazed at playing in front of a packed Anfield and against any opposition. The England Under-19 international has been on the books…
Paul Merson has now predicted the upcoming FA Cup clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday. The 55-year-old made the comments when writing for Sportskeeda. So, what does Paul Merson expect to happen in Manchester United vs Liverpool? Let’s take a look… Paul Merson shares prediction for Manchester United vs Liverpool Well, the man from Harlesden is expecting Erik ten Hag to adopt a defensive style of play at Old Trafford this Sunday, and has told Manchester United fans to be patient ahead of what is unlikely to be a “nice watch” for them. Merson said:…
Liverpool have been handed a dreaded fixture curse as they look to beat Manchester City and Arsenal to the Premier League title. The Reds are only behind the Gunners on goal difference after being held to a draw by City at Anfield last week. They are desperate to win the title in what is Jurgen Klopp’s final season as manager. They have only been able to win the league once since Klopp arrived as manager back in 2015. They have finished twice in that time, as well as third once and fourth twice, with Klopp hoping to return to the…
Four days on, and the fallout from Liverpool’s draw against Manchester City last weekend has continued. The game was a terrific one, with two top teams going for each other’s throats. A Luis Diaz-inspired Liverpool arguably should have won, but a point was probably a fair result. Nevertheless, there was some controversy right at the end of the game, which led to a sense of injustice for Reds supporters. Jeremy Doku was very fortunate to get away with a high, last second challenge on Alexis Mac Allister that could easily have been a penalty. The decision not to award of…
Jurgen Klopp should unleash the “exciting” young midfielder from the start over the former RB Leipzig star. Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai. Liverpool switch their attention back to the knockout stages of the Europa League as they prepare to host Sparta Prague at Anfield this evening. The Reds are fighting to win multiple competitions at the same time and this is one of three that they will compete in within the space of a week. Jurgen Klopp’s side head into this match off the back of a 1-1 draw with rivals Manchester City in the Premier League, and they will then…