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It’s fairly obvious to Liverpool fans that the preferred result of Arsenal’s visit to Manchester City would be a draw, but the second-best outcome being a Man City win feels a little funny. Liverpool rooting for their fiercest recent rival Manchester City to beat Arsenal? Counterproductive at first blush, to be sure. But there’s nothing more to it than the obvious advantage of a Man City win leaving Liverpool alone atop the table, because Liverpool’s results this Premier League season leave their remaining schedule looking like a piece of cake. There was a draw after all — not far off…
Liverpool fans took aim at one player despite their crucial win against Brighton and Hove Albion. On Sunday afternoon, Liverpool had the chance to go back to the top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City vs Arsenal later in the evening. However, Jurgen Klopp’s men were stunned inside two minutes after Danny Welbeck smashed Brighton into the lead. Liverpool drew level in the 27th minute when Luis Diaz flicked in Mohamed Salah’s header. In the second half, the Reds’ talisman Salah came up with a huge goal as he slotted home a beautiful Alexis Mac Allister pass in…
Liverpool have had plenty of options to choose from in terms of picking out the signing of the season, and Alexis Mac Allister made a strong case again this afternoon against Brighton. The 25-year-old was instrumental for the Reds, earning the praises of the commentary team. Jamie Carragher named him as the ‘best player on the pitch’ after his first-half display in particular, in which Mac Allister was praised for his ‘instrumental’ performance. The Argentina international was involved in all of Liverpool’s most promising pieces of play and demonstrated his passing range when looking to pick out intelligent runs by…
Liverpool eventually fought their way past Brighton and Hove Albion today to go top of the table ahead of Arsenal facing Man City. In a close fought game against the Seagulls, it was Mo Salah’s goal which proved to be the difference in the end as he slotted in from Alexis Mac Allister’s pass. Salah had endured a frustrating first half before he struck as well. Indeed, Ian Wright even suggested the Egyptian forward was showing signs of rust with his finishing. In the end, Salah came up trumps for the Reds as he so often does. But while Salah…
Theo Walcott was brutally mocked by Michah Richards during half time of Liverpool’s game against Brighton. The former Arsenal man was assessing Mohamed Salah’s missed chances in the opening 45 minutes of the Reds’ 2-1 win over the Seagulls when he became Richards’ target. Salah had seven shots in the first half without success, but it was one strike in particular that led to the exchange. Dominik Szoboszlai slipped the Egyptian forward in on goal, and he hit a tame first-time effort straight at Bart Verbruggen. Speaking on Sky Sports over the top of the clip, Walcott said: “This is…
Jamie Carragher was left blown away by one Liverpool performance against Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield today. Jurgen Klopp went into the game knowing that there was no margin for error, he needed his Liverpool players to do their job before Manchester City hosted Arsenal. And with that in mind, Danny Welbeck’s early strike was less than ideal. A moment of class meant it was going to be an uphill struggle for Liverpool against an impressive Roberto De Zerbi side. Simon Adingra stood out in particular, perhaps a player Liverpool could show interest in were De Zerbi chosen as…
Mo Salah had been enduring a frustrating afternoon at Anfield, but persistence paid off for the Egyptian, who fired Liverpool into the lead against Brighton on 65 minutes. The Egyptian had already taken eight shots before he finally found a way past Bart Verbruggen, slamming the ball into the corner of the net from inside the penalty area. It was an emphatic finish by the 31-year-old, who ensured that Alexis Mac Allister could be credited with a Louvre-worthy assist, playing the most exquisite of through balls to pick out the Reds’ number 11, who duly finished the chance.
After Xabi Alonso, Ruben Amorim now appears to be the favourite to become Liverpool’s manager. If he is appointed, two players could be in danger at the club. So there it is. Xabi Alonso will not be returning to Anfield this summer. The dream we all had has now abated into oblivion. So, the question that must be asked: what next? The answer for Liverpool seems obvious. It lies with Ruben Amorim. A 39-year-old manager, who has an exceptional record in Portugal over the last few years. Not only has Amorim delivered a league title for the first time in…
Well, the Xabi Alonso dream is over. Plenty of Liverpool fans had gone all in on the idea of a triumphant return to Anfield, including yours truly. You see, it wasn’t just his incredible record at Bayer Leverkusen that had swayed me, although that clearly played a massive part. It was the familiarity that he would have brought amid Liverpool’s biggest change in almost a decade. Jürgen Klopp’s departure will be hard to take, and seeing Alonso stepping into the breach would have softened the blow somewhat. The former midfielder was one of my favorite players growing up as a…
The Reds return to action after the international break. And they have the chance to pile the pressure on Manchester City and Arsenal, who meet at the Etihad Stadium later in the afternoon, by claiming all three points. Liverpool do have some injury concerns, with Andy Robertson suffering an ankle issue representing Scotland while the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota and Alisson Becker remain absent. Klopp also has to weigh up who is ready to feature against a Brighton side who will be under much scrutiny – with manager Roberto De Zerbi under consideration to replace the German at…