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Slot Talk: Wirtz’s Confidence and Including Isak More

Speaking to the press ahead of Saturday’s trip to Leeds United, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot challenged the idea that Florian Wirtz’s goal against Sunderland will pump up his confidence: “If you can only have confidence if you score goals, that would be the wrong thing. I think you can see where his confidence is […]

6 days ago | 1 read

Leeds vs. Liverpool: Premier League 2025-26 Preview & Team News

LEEDS UNITED VS. LIVERPOOL | Saturday, December 6th |Premier League | Elland Road5:30PM BST/12:30PM EST Leeds come into this one without Daniel James and Sean Longstaff, and two of their forwards, Lukas Nmecha and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, are doubts and will face late fitness tests. Should Calvert-Lewin be fit, he will seek to score in three consecutive games for the […]

6 days ago | 1 read

Arne Slot Insists Cody Gakpo Has Competition for Starting Position

Following the departure of Luis Diaz over the summer, Cody Gakpo has become a firm lock to start games on the left for the Reds this season, and he is one of the few Liverpool players to appear in every league and European game so far this season for manager Arne Slot. Some would argue […]

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Wirtz Says Liverpool Squad Has “Unbelievable Quality” Despite Struggles

On paper, Liverpool have one of the best squads in Europe, but if you didn’t know it and tuned in to Wednesday’s first half against Sunderland, you wouldn’t have known it. In fact, if you turned in to any random Liverpool game in 2025, there’s a decent chance you’d think these Reds were a mid-table […]

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Sturridge on Liverpool Struggles: “The Manager Doesn’t Know His Best Eleven”

Liverpool manager Arne Slot made a massive call against Sunderland, starting Mohamed Salah on the bench for the second game in a row and utilizing a 4231 with Florian Wirtz playing in the ten just off Alexander Isak as the key central attacker and the wingers pulled back. Not to put too fine a point […]

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Slot Talk: “It was Hard for Him”

Liverpool FC head coach Arne Slot explained his decision to substitute Cody Gakpo at half-time against Sunderland. Gakpo was taken off for Mohamed Salah, as Liverpool struggled to break down Sunderland’s low block. This is what the head coach had to say at the post-match press conference: “In my opinion, Cody struggled to dominate the […]

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Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s 1-1 Mixed Bag Draw with Sunderland

It was the proverbial game of two halves, with Sunderland looking much the better side in the first half as manager Arne Slot’s attempt to make some kind of statement with his team selection backfired and the Black Cats could count themselves unlucky not to be up a goal. Then, in the second, Slot corrected […]

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Liverpool 1, Sunderland 1 – Match Recap: At Least It’s Not A Loss?

Liverpool 1 – 1 Sunderland Reds: (OG) 81’Sunderland: Talbi 67’ Pre-Match Salah riding the pine for a second consecutive match. Well, if it’s another win, we won’t complain (though he might). First Half Not much has happened in the first 20 minutes. Indeed, there have been a total of two shots, both from Liverpool, totally a […]

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Arne Slot Says Reds Know “Performances Have Fallen Short of Our Standard”

The last time Liverpool’s form ticked up in the midst of their October and December struggles, with back to back wins over Real Madrid in Europe and Aston Villa in the Premier League, there was an immediate embrace of the feeling that the Reds had found their feet. That was the message promoted by the […]

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Rumour Mongering: Spurs Join Semenyo Race

According to Sky Sports reporter Lyall Thomas, Tottenham Hotspur is joining the race for Bournemouth’s 25-year-old Antoine Semenyo. This comes after reporting over the past week that Liverpool FC had opened early talks with the player, and Manchester City is considering activating the rumoured £65 million release clause. Honestly, I’m not even sure why Tottenham […]

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Liverpool vs. Sunderland: Premier League 2025-26 Preview & Team News

LIVERPOOL VS. SUNDERLAND | Wednesday, December 3rd |Premier League | Anfield8:15PM BST/3:15PM EST Sunderland come into this match in an extremely strong position, and, per manager Régis Le Bris’ press conference, will relish the opportunity to play at Anfield, as venues like Anfield are the “privilege” they earned through their long-fought push for promotion. Sunderland […]

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Liverpool Confirm Salah Release After Brighton Match

Despite previous reports Egypt were pushing for and confident in getting Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah into the mix early for their pre-Africa Cup of Nations warm-up against Nigeria on December 14th, Liverpool manager Arne Slot today has confirmed he will not be released for national team duty until the following day. That will ensure Salah […]

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Grace Fisk Fitness Update

The Liverpool captain has come home early from international duty with a calf injury, missing Tuesday’s friendly against Ghana. She was an unused substitute when the Lionesses dismantled China 8-0 on Saturday, though it is unclear whether an underlying injury limited her availability or was picked up subsequently in training. Though the England statement characterized […]

10 days ago | 1 read

Women’s International Round-Up

Mia Enderby and Faye Kirby both featured for the England U23s in their hard-fought 4-2 loss to the United states, with Kirby playing the full match in the net. Enderby played 78 minutes in a match England could have won had the Young Lionesses been more clinical in front of goal. England had to come […]

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Van Dijk on Liverpool’s Postion: “No Point for Us to Look at Any Table”

After three losses on the bounce, Liverpool finally got a mood boosting win on Sunday, dispatching struggling West Ham 2-0 on the road. After their struggles this season, though, nobody’s reading too much into it. A win is a win, and that’s a heck of a lot better than another defeat, but if it’s a […]

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Slot Talk: “It Was Good the First Chance of the Opponent Didn’t Go In”

Liverpool’s season hasn’t gone to plan, the defending champions following up a summer that saw the Reds consensus winners of the transfer window by slumping to 12th place after 12 matchweeks. After three defeats on the bounce, though, manager Arne Slot’s side finally got on the right side of a result Sunday. “Relief, although I […]

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Gomez Says Liverpool Victory Over West Ham “Has to Be One of Many”

You can talk about how poor and even disinterested West Ham looked for long stretches of Sunday’s match. Or you can talk about the times Liverpool still looked vulnerable defensively against the counter in the first half. Or point out that one win doesn’t mean the ills of the past two months have suddenly been […]

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Alexander Isak On Scoring At West Ham And Building Momentum

Liverpool were finally able to break the surface and come up for air with a much needed victory at West Ham on Sunday. Not only did they secure all three points, struggling striker Alexander Isak finally opened his Liverpool account by scoring at the hour mark to put the Reds officially in the lead. “I’m […]

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Arne Slot Says Mohamed Salah “Important For This Club” Despite Benching

For the first time in 53 Premier League matches, Mohamed Salah was not named to the starting lineup as Liverpool took on West Ham. Salah was left on the bench after the continued struggles that saw the Reds lose their last three matches by a combined score of 10-1. After the match, head coach Arne […]

11 days ago | 1 read

Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s Win Over West Ham

It wasn’t the prettiest of performances, but no one will really care about that now after Liverpool broke a 3 match skid that saw them concede 10 goals. While still not firing on all cylinders, the Reds were the better squad on the balance and a win is a deserved result. Arne Slot’s side kept […]

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West Ham 0, Liverpool 2 – Match Recap: Change Is Gonna Come?

WEST HAM 0 – 2 LIVERPOOL Liverpool: Isak 60’, Gakpo 90+2’ Pre-Match Morale has been at an all time low – not just at TLO Towers but amongst a large swathe of LFC fans. We’ve lost 9 of our last 12 matches, and could very well make it 10 today. Liverpool have traveled to the […]

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