Craig Burley rates the latest transfer rumours, including Tottenham’s summer plans, Man United’s right-back search and Mohamed Salah’s future.

After Liverpool’s first UCL title since 2005, the FC crew discuss their silverware prospects going forward with a number of players in their prime.

Shaka Hislop explains how Alisson’s presence in goal and saves in key moments have been an invaluable asset for Liverpool this season.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp thanked both Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno ahead of their departures from Anfield on free transfers after their contracts expired.
Sturridge joined the club from Chelsea in January 2013 and scored 105 goals in 306 appearances in all competitions, while Moreno arrived from Sevilla in 2014, playing 141 games and finding the back of the net on three occasions.
– When does the transfer window close?
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp thanked the pair, describing…

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Craig Burley rates the latest transfer rumours, including Tottenham’s summer plans, Man United’s right-back search and Mohamed Salah’s future.

After Liverpool’s first UCL title since 2005, the FC crew discuss their silverware prospects going forward with a number of players in their prime.

Shaka Hislop explains how Alisson’s presence in goal and saves in key moments have been an invaluable asset for Liverpool this season.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp thanked both Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno ahead of their departures from Anfield on free transfers after their contracts expired.
Sturridge joined the club from Chelsea in January 2013 and scored 105 goals in 306 appearances in all competitions, while Moreno arrived from Sevilla in 2014, playing 141 games and finding the back of the net on three occasions.
– When does the transfer window close?
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp thanked the pair, describing…

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Fernando Torres insists he felt like he had completed everything he needed to in Europe before he moved to Japan’s Sagan Tosu from Atletico Madrid.
Daniel Sturridge has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the English Football Association’s rules on betting.
The Liverpool striker has until 6 p.m. on Nov. 20 to respond to the charges.

The England international has been accused of running afoul of FA rules Rule E8(1)(a)(ii) and Rule E8(1)(b), during January 2018.
Rule E8(1)(a) states “a participant shall not bet, either directly or indirectly, or instruct, permit, cause or enable any person to bet on – (i) the…

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Steve Nicol says it was all downhill after Daniel Sturridge’s point-blank miss as Red Star Belgrade claimed a shock victory over Liverpool.
A woeful Liverpool suffered their second Champions League defeat of the season as they were beaten by Red Star Belgrade in Serbia on Tuesday night.

Two first-half goals from Milan Pavkov were enough to secure a historic win for the Serbian champions. Liverpool can have no complaints and their place in the knockout rounds of Europe’s premier competition is no longer a certainty by any means.

Positives
Liverpool can still progress out of Group C. That itself is the only positive from the night….

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There’s still a Monday night game to come but the weekend review is not lacking for talking points as Nick Miller runs through the highlights and lowlights.

Goal of the weekend

It’s been a rough few years for Daniel Sturridge, with injury problems and a limp loan spell at West Brom keeping him from challenging for a place in the Liverpool team. He’s back now though, scoring twice against Chelsea in a week with Saturday’s effort both much more important and much better.

The frequency and over-ambition…

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Daniel Sturridge has said his spectacular goal against Chelsea on Saturday was probably one of the best of his career.
Sturridge salvaged Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the Premier League with a long-range effort beyond the reach of Kepa Arrizabalaga, the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, in the 89th minute to secure a 1-1 draw.
The striker was introduced as a substitute four minutes from time at Stamford Bridge, with his equaliser cancelling Eden Hazard’s first-half opener.
“It was a good goal,…

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Daniel Sturridge scored a breathtaking goal in the final minute to keep Liverpool undefeated in the Premier League this season.
Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge said his spectacular goal in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Saturday was probably one of the best of his career.
Sturridge salvaged Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the Premier League with a long-range effort beyond the reach of Kepa Arrizabalaga, the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, in the 89th minute.
The striker was introduced as a substitute four minutes from time at Stamford Bridge, with his equaliser cancelling Eden Hazard’s first-half opener.
“It was a good goal,…

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Daniel Sturridge scored a breathtaking goal in the final minute to keep Liverpool undefeated in the Premier League this season.
LONDON — Three points from Stamford Bridge on Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League.

1. Sturridge rescues a point for Liverpool

Daniel Sturridge extended Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season by salvaging a point for Jurgen Klopp’s team with a goal just three minutes after coming on as a substitute against Chelsea.

Liverpool had looked set to lose for the first time in the league this season after falling behind to Eden Hazard’s 25th-minute opener at Stamford…

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The ESPN FC crew agree that Liverpool’s opener against PSG will be an early of test Liverpool’s UCL title credentials this season.

The FC guys answer your tweets on whether PSG or Liverpool have the superior front three, if Eden Hazard will outshine Mohamed Salah this season and more. Daniel Sturridge will start Liverpool’s Champions League group stage opener against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday in place of striker Roberto Firmino, who will take to the bench due to a eye injury. 
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Firmino suffered the injury in Liverpool’s win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday when he was poked in the eye by defender Jan Vertongen.
It will be Sturridge’s first start for the club in a Champions League match. The former Chelsea man will help lead the attack at Anfield alongside Mohamed Salah…

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ESPN FC chronicles Liverpool’s Champions League matchweek against PSG, from the buildup around the city to the celebrations following Firmino’s winner.
LIVERPOOL — Jurgen Klopp says he had to resist the temptation to start Roberto Firmino against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night, with the Brazilian coming off the bench to score the dramatic winner in Liverpool’s 3-2 victory in their Champions League opener.
Firmino started as a substitute in the encounter with the French champions, having suffered an abrasion to the eye during Liverpool’s win over Tottenham on the weekend, with Klopp picking Daniel Sturridge ahead of him in a move the German…

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