ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.”
Jurgen Klopp confirmed Sadio Mane was “upset with a situation in a game” following the forward’s angry reaction during Liverpool’s 3-0 victory at Burnley, but that “everything is fine.”
The Senegal international was atypically furious while making his way to the bench after being substituted on 85 minutes, seemingly at Mohamed Salah’s decision moments earlier not to slide a simple pass to him in the box to increase his side’s advantage.
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.”
BURNLEY, England — Liverpool go into in the first international break of the season as Premier League leaders after their 3-0 victory at Burnley marked a new club record of 13 consecutive top-flight wins. Having come so close to ending a 29-year wait for title glory last season, the Anfield club have simply maintained momentum.
While a strong start to the campaign was predicted for the champions of Europe who, along with Manchester City are operating at levels to which the rest of the division…
Alisson Becker has “made steps” towards recovering from a calf injury, but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he will not rush the goalkeeper back into the fold.
The Brazil international, who sustained the problem during the first half of the 4-1 victory over Norwich City at Anfield on Aug. 9, was expected to be out for around six weeks, with half that timeframe having now elapsed.
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Liverpool have registered their disappointment at “unfounded allegations” released in a statement by Bobby Duncan’s agent, Saif Rubie, which accused the club of “mentally bullying and destroying the life” of the player.
The 18-year-old, who wants to leave Anfield in search of regular game time, has been the subject of loan offers from Fiorentina and FC Nordsjaelland.
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Mohamed Salah put on a show for the fans at Anfield scoring twice, in a 3-1 thrashing of Arsenal.
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LIVERPOOL, England — The clock struck 57 minutes and for Arsenal, already 2-0 down against Liverpool, the nadir was still to come.
Mohamed Salah received possession on the right flank and beat David Luiz with such ruthlessness that social media was awash with obituaries for the defender’s career. The Egyptian forward sped goalward, with Nacho Monreal’s presence proving to be no impediment either, before planting the surest of finishes into the bottom left corner of Bernd Leno’s goal.
The home side…
Jurgen Klopp wants Europe to close their transfer window in line with the Premier League.
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp is the latest manager to call on the Premier League to re-align its summer transfer window with the rest of Europe.
While clubs on the continent can still recruit players until Sept. 2, the deadline for incoming business in England’s top two divisions was Aug. 8, with the exception of free agents.
The earlier close of trade is in its second season following a vote from executives of the 20 Premier League sides in 2017 to conclude signings before the start of a campaign in…
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Ahead of his final appearance, Fernando Torres feels his career went better than he could’ve ever imagined.
Jurgen Klopp’s side survived an Adrian error and a late scare to defeat the Saints 2-1 at St Mary’s.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the latest player to extend his commitment to Liverpool by signing a new contract until 2023.
The 26-year-old, who joined the club in a £35 million deal from Arsenal in August 2017, inked fresh terms at Melwood on Thursday ahead of the blockbuster fixture against his former side this weekend.
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Steve Nicol feels Liverpool’s bench could still do with another young, hungry attacker to help out the world class front three.
Adrian has been thrown in at the deep end since joining Liverpool on Aug. 5 but he’s shown he is more than up to the challenge.
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Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian wondered that on Monday; a day without training or travel commitments afforded him the chance to catch his breath and reflect on everything that has happened during a “crazy” 14 days, which contained enough incidents — including an awful gaffe at Southampton — to cover an entire career.
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The FC crew praise Liverpool’s backup goalkeeper Adrian for his starring role in the Red’s penalty shootout victory over Chelsea.
Jurgen Klopp saluted the “incredible performance” of Adrian despite a lack of preparation time as the goalkeeper’s shootout heroics won Liverpool the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea in Istanbul.
The Spaniard denied Tammy Abraham in the shootout with a trailing leg in the 5-4 victory on penalties at Vodafone Park, with the match level at 2-2 after extra time.
A few weeks ago, Adrian was training with semi-professional side UD Pilas in his country’s sixth tier to keep in shape following his release…