Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp denied bowing to public pressure despite dropping goalkeeper Loris Karius for Wednesday night’s 3-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Karius paid the price for recent blunders as he was replaced by Simon Mignolet in the starting line-up, but Klopp said he fully expected the 23-year-old to bounce back. Mignolet […]
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was more unhappy with the lack of control and defensive protection his side displayed than the performance of goalkeeper Loris Karius. Karius’ positioning for West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet’s equaliser which cancelled out Adam Lallana’s opener was questionable at best in the 2-2 draw at Anfield. However, Klopp – who said […]
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp refused to blow his top at his players after they twice relinquished two-goal leads to lose a seven-goal thriller at Bournemouth. The Reds seemed to be cruising at half-time courtesy of goals from Sadio Mane and Divock Origi, and were 3-1 up midway through the second half, before three goals in […]
Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard has announced that he has retired, ending a 19-year playing career. Some Major League Soccer fans might dispute that, saying that Gerrard actually retired in 2015 when he left his boyhood side to move to the LA Galaxy. But Gerrard’s career was never going to defined but what […]
Liverpool were forced to settle for a goalless draw at Southampton on Saturday as they dominated the hosts without being able to find a breakthrough. Despite the result, Jurgen Klopp was satisfied by the performance of his much-travelled Liverpool side as they were held to a goalless stalemate at Southampton. The visitors created the best […]
Manchester United have the highest wages in world football according to a global survey, with the first-team squad earning £5.77 million a year basic salary on average. The Premier League is by far the best-paid football league on the planet. Average basic first-team pay in England’s top division is £2,438,275, or £48,766 a week. That […]
Spending totals among Europe’s biggest clubs over the past six years have rocketed, with the threat of Financial Fair Play doing little to deter the richest in their quest for dominance. Cristiano Ronaldo’s £80 million move to Real Madrid from Manchester United in 2009 was surpassed by Gareth Bale’s £86m transfer to the same club […]
Liverpool went top of the Premier League for the first time in 30 months to leave their supporters dreaming of a long-awaited title triumph, yet Jurgen Klopp’s message was to “stay cool”. After a 6-1 Anfield annihilation of Watford on Sunday, the Reds are at the division’s summit for the first time since a team […]
Jurgen Klopp insists there has been no let up in Liverpool’s intensive training regime despite their good start and lack of midweek European action. The Reds enter the 11th round of Premier League fixtures level on points with Manchester City and Arsenal at the top, and are unbeaten in eight games since a surprise loss […]