A record number of 13 Real Madrid players have been nominated for long list of the FIFPro World XI, while Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez lead the pool of Premier League nominees. A total of 25,000 professional footballers were asked to select a team of 11 players – one goalkeeper, four defenders, […]
Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp was dealt another blow on Tuesday night as Liverpool were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki’s goal and a wonder-strike from Islam Slimani gave Leicester a 2-0 third-round win. A frustrated Klopp, whose side have failed to win or keep a clean sheet in their last four games, […]
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes Sadio Mane was ‘unlucky’ to be sent off during the 5-0 defeat to Manchester City. City goalkeeper Ederson was involved in a nasty collision with the Liverpool forward during the first half of the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. The former Benfica’keeper was caught in the face by a high […]
Philippe Coutinho will not be given an instant recall to Liverpool’s team after Jurgen Klopp explained the Brazilian is short of fitness. Liverpool’s No 10, who was the subject of persistent interest and failed bids from Barcelona through the transfer window, has not pulled on a Red shirt since playing in a friendly against Bayern Munich on August 1. […]
Arsene Wenger has questioned whether Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was tapped up by Liverpool. The Arsenal manager said on Thursday it would be naive to think his players are not being tapped up before matches and is unsure whether they were on the day of their 4-0 loss to Liverpool last week. Oxlade-Chamberlain and Alexis Sanchez were among those who […]
According to ESPN FC, sources close to Liverpool say that Barcelona’s claims they were quoted a price of €200 million for Philippe Coutinho are false. At a news conference on Saturday, a day after the Spanish transfer window closed, Barcelona sporting director Robert and director Albert Soler told reporters that Coutinho was too expensive and […]
Barcelona claim that Liverpool were willing to sell Philippe Coutinho on the Spanish transfer deadline day. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Barcelona’s director of professional sports Albert Soler said the Merseyside club demanded €200 million (£185m) to make the deal happen. Soler said: ‘Yesterday, after weeks of offers and talks, Liverpool valued a […]
Liverpool have agreed a club record deal for Naby Keita, but the Guinea international will not be joining Jurgen Klopp’s side until next summer. The RB Leipzig midfielder had Liverpool’s number one target this summer, but the deal appeared to be dead after RB Leipzig rejected a second bid worth £70million for the midfielder. However, […]
Arsenal were cut to ribbons by Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, the Reds providing a fine counter-attacking display. Liverpool showed no signs of fatigue from their midweek Champions League match, used a counter-attacking masterclass to dismantle Arsenal in a highly convincing 4-0 Premier League victory at Anfield. A 6-3 aggregate victory over Hoffenheim, completed on […]