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9+ min ago (477+ words) Jamie Carragher has reiterated that Mohamed Salah has been a "disgrace" at Liverpool of late, as he named five Reds stars who haven't been pulling their weight. Salah is back in the mix at Liverpool but things are not yet back to normal. He hit out at his club for "throwing me under the bus" after he was benched for three consecutive games. That was as he's not shown close to the form he did last season, and he was unable to travel to face Inter Milan in the Champions League the following game as the club took a stand. He returned to the squad to face Brighton in the Premier League at the weekend, and assisted to break the record for the most goal involvements for one club in the competition. After Salah's initial outburst, Liverpool legend Carragher labelled…...

36+ min ago (1187+ words) Liverpool's need to arrest their form and turn defeats into results has seen Arne Slot turn to a new system, and Harry McMullen explains why it relies heavily on the midfield. Ten months on from the iconic image of Dominik Szoboszlai face down on the Etihad turf, he wasn't even on the pitch. He was withdrawn as an injury precaution towards the end of the 2-0 win over Brighton last Saturday, but his teammates were equally spent as the full-time whistle blew. I was one of the thousands who rose to applaud at full time inside Anfield, on a day that demonstrated both the potential and the problems with Liverpool's new system. Arne Slot had to stop the goals going in. The 4-1 defeat to PSV at Anfield meant Liverpool had conceded 10 goals in that run of three games. In the five…...

37+ min ago (327+ words) Liverpool are already preparing for life without Mohamed Salah, and they are interested in signing Nico Williams. The Athletic Club Bilbao attacker has proven himself for club and country, and the 23-year-old could be the ideal acquisition for Liverpool. He registered 18 goal contributions last season, and he will only improve with coaching and experience. He has the quality to develop into a top-class Premier League attacker. He will add pace, flair and unpredictability to the Liverpool attack. According to Fichajes, Liverpool are preparing a "95 million/83 million offer for the Spanish International. It will be interesting to see if they can get the deal done. Mohamed Salah has recently dropped a bombshell interview after he was dropped for a few matches. The player has indicated that his relationship with the manager has been damaged, and he's being forced out of the…...

47+ min ago (510+ words) Liverpool's long-term planning increasingly reflects an acceptance that even elite figures do not last forever. Virgil van Dijk remains one of Europe's outstanding centre-backs and continues to set standards as captain under Arne Slot, but his contract runs until 2027 and he will be approaching his mid-thirties by that point. Rather than searching externally for a future captain, there is a growing belief inside the club that the solution already exists. Dominik Szoboszlai arrived from RB Leipzig in 2023 for "60m with expectations centred on his technical quality and physical output. Since then, his influence has expanded well beyond his role in midfield. Contracted until 2028, the Hungarian has become one of Liverpool's most reliable and authoritative performers. Availability has been a defining factor. In a squad that has often struggled to maintain continuity through injuries, Szoboszlai's durability has elevated his importance. His ability…...

47+ min ago (294+ words) Glasner offers clarity on Guehi future at PalaceOliver Glasner has moved to steady speculation surrounding Marc Guehi, offering a clear indication of Crystal Palace's expectations as the season unfo... Oliver Glasner has moved to steady speculation surrounding Marc Guehi, offering a clear indication of Crystal Palace's expectations as the season unfolds. Speaking ahead of Palace's Europa Conference League clash with KuPS, the head coach addressed growing transfer noise around his club captain. Glasner was direct when asked about the defender's immediate future. "I think Marc will stay until the end of the season," the Austrian said. That view suggests Palace are planning on continuity rather than disruption, even with the prospect of Guehi leaving when his deal expires next year. For Palace, the message is one of stability. Glasner appears intent on keeping his defensive core intact while the club…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (603+ words) Liverpool is a club that prides itself on making the best decisions in the market. We've seen this time and time again. Under Michael Edwards, the Reds took a punt on Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and countless other players. The club's recruitment team ignored the noise around these players. They went with not only what the data showed but the eyes confirmed. A lot of people seem to think Liverpool only rely on data in their recruitment. Whereas the reality is that they merely use data as a tool. The truth is a lot more balanced. Scouts on the ground still play a key role and Edwards and Hughes will also watch hours of tape meticulously before making a judgement on a player. This extensive research is what makes Liverpool the champions of what they do. It's why they opted…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (549+ words) Aston Villa and Manchester City, the league's two best teams on recent form, have closed the gap and are putting pressure on the Gunners. It's a big final two weeks of 2025 for the Premier League-leading Gunners. A month ago, it looked like they would run away with the title. But injuries, a lack of goals and some shaky wobbles have seen Aston Villa and Manchester City roar back into the picture and put pressure on the presumptive Champions. After finishing second to Manchester City two years in a row, Arsenal's fans lamented the fact they couldn't get the job done last season when City slipped far below their standards. It was instead Liverpool who capitalized on the City slip, earning their second Premier League title in the past five years and the only club to stop the Citizens from winning…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (686+ words) Marc Guehi's future is in the headlines again as the January transfer window draws nearer and Liverpool's centre-back needs reman, while there is news of new contract talks. Guehi remains a target for Liverpool after his deadline day deal collapsed " the club should be kicking themselves about it! " and talk over his future has resurfaced ahead of the winter window. He is not short on suitors, especially those looking to sign him on a free transfer in the summer, but Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is expecting Guehi to stay until the end of the season. "I think Marc will stay and play until the end of the season," Glasner told reporters ahead of his side's UEFA Conference League match. "That's my understanding right now, nobody told me something different. I know there is no offer right now, so why…...

2+ hour ago (300+ words) Friday, 19 Dec 2025 LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Former English Premier League player Sylvan Ebanks-Blake on Thursday won the first stage of his multi-million-pound lawsuit against a specialist sports surgeon for negligence, as he argues he was denied another five years as a high-level professional. Ebanks-Blake was playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second-tier Championship when he suffered a broken fibula towards the end of the 2012-13 season. He was referred to orthopaedic surgeon James Calder, who fixed the fracture and also performed surgery on his ankle " which he had injured in 2005 as a Manchester United academy player " to remove scar tissue and loose cartilage. Ebanks-Blake, now 39, says the ankle surgery was unnecessary and caused pain when he put weight on the joint, in a lawsuit at London's High Court reportedly seeking 7 million pounds ($9.37 million). Calder's lawyers argued Ebanks-Blake's earlier ankle injury had not…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1027+ words) Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso remains under intense pressure Xabi Alonso's decision to turn down the chance to take charge of Liverpool when Jurgen Klopp left is coming back to bite him, as a top source reveals the major problem that the Real Madrid boss is facing at Estadio Bernabeu. In January 2024, when Klopp announced his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 campaign, Alonso was among the managers that the Reds wanted to bring to Anfield. The former Liverpool midfielder was in charge of Bayer Leverkusen at the time, and he decided to stay at the German club after winning the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. In November 2025, Alonso said, as quoted in The Mirror: "At that time I was focused, I had a big thing with the Leverkusen players and we were really focused on that." Alonso…...