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Raheem Sterling and Brendan Rodgers weren’t always on the same wavelength at Liverpool – and fractures in their working manager-player relationship were there for all to see a number of years before the forward left for Manchester City in a £49m deal. Perhaps training ground confrontations between two figures at any given football club are to be expected; they’re part and parcel of football. Words are exchanged and tensions momentarily rise, but the situation is eventually resolved and all parties move on. Only this heated exchange in particular has never been able to be forgotten. Having made his Liverpool debut…
An international break gives one an opportunity to appreciate the wonderful three-way title race underway in the English Premier League. If one is lucky, there could be two teams going toe to toe in a season. But three teams within one point of each other with 10 games to go is a rare phenomenon. Manchester City and Liverpool have been there and done that in the last few years. Pep Guardiola is going for his fourth straight crown, while Jurgen Klopp’s men have pushed City to the limit, even upstaging them in the 2019-20 season. In that sense, Mikel Arteta’s…
Liverpool took a big gamble last summer. Although a midfield rebuild was necessary after last season’s disappointment, no-one quite expected the scale it would take. Out went Naby Keïta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner as their contracts came to an end. Jordan Henderson and Fabinho would follow in pre-season in shock exits to Saudi Arabia. A changing of the guard was needed, although losing as much experience in one department was always going to bring about some trepidation. Trent Alexander-Arnold summed it up as he singled out the biggest miss among the departures. Speaking to the Daily Mail back in…
Liverpool will be hoping to escape the international break with no fresh injury concerns with the Premier League to resume in exactly one week. The Reds will host Brighton on Sunday, March 31, though for now the squad is spread across the globe competing for their countries. Positively the latest internationals saw Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo feature for Colombia and the Netherlands respectively whilst Ibrahima Konate has been heavily involved in France training, despite all leaving Merseyside with fitness concerns. Meanwhile Jurgen Klopp’s mind was briefly taken off the ongoing campaign, as back at camp he was introduced to…
As painful as was to be knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United last weekend, it did nothing to change the reality of where the two sides stand currently. It’s clear Liverpool remains in the superior position. Reds fans have had to suffer through days of gloating from their bitterest rivals, not helped by the international break denying any chance to immediately get back on the horse. To make matters worse for Jürgen Klopp’s men, it was a defeat that was all of their own doing. Had Liverpool simply done what it should have done in the second…
Jurgen Klopp’s style of play is so demanding, and that means that all of the Reds’ key players have to be in tip-top condition if they are to make it at Liverpool. The likes of Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez are in ridiculous shape and cover so much ground in every single game. However, according to Diogo Jota, there’s another player at Anfield who is the fittest at the club. Speaking to Bleacher Report on TikTok, Jota has been discussing some of his teammates, and when asked who has the most stamina, he picked Dominik Szoboszlai. The Hungarian is a…
With the international break now in full flow, Liverpool legends took over Anfield on Saturday afternoon. Players from throughout the Reds’ illustrious past returned to the club to take on an assembled Ajax XI and raise money for the LFC Foundation. Although there were some big names on displays for Liverpool, the man everyone wanted to see was Fernando Torres. And having looked sharp in training last night, El Nino did not disappoint. He had to wait a while for his goal, but wearing the No.9 on his back, Torres eventually rounded off the scoring, sliding home to put Liverpool…
Dominik Szoboszlai has been one of the most promising prospects from Jürgen Klopp’s final Liverpool squad evolution before his departure, but his position could look different for the next manager. The Hungary international has always been deployed in central areas following his $76m (£60/€70m) move to Anfield— with mixed results after a bright start. A slight dip in form can be put down to an unfortunate injury, though there might be a way to get more out of him with a position switch. Szoboszlai had some standout performances last season for RB Leipzig on the left flank, and given Xabi…
A burning beacon of an era at Anfield is coming to an end this year as Jurgen Klopp sees out his final months as Liverpool manager. In January, the much-loved German announced he will be stepping down from the role he has held for almost nine years, revealing it is time to pass the torch as he is ‘running out of energy’ to do the job. Klopp admitted that if he was to be asked right now about returning to management in the future, he would ‘say no’ but he doesn’t know for sure. This leaves the door ajar for…
Steven Gerrard stopped a pitch invader from being tackled by security after during a Liverpool Legends game. The former Reds skipper was approached by a young supporter during the clash with Ajax Legends at Anfield on Saturday. The fan was spotted running down the touchline, before coming on to the field. He made a bee-line for Gerrard, causing stewards to quickly swoop in to try to rush him away. The former Reds midfielder defused the situation with the security, though. He appeared to stop staff from being too forceful with the pitch invader and seemingly told them to back off.…