Author: Soccerhuz
New Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai is already very good friends with right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and that relationship is already paying off on the pitch. A report from The Athletic has highlighted just how important the Hungarian already is to Jurgen Klopp’s side. Dominik Szoboszlai was Liverpool’s most expensive signing of the summer after the club triggered with release clause. With just hours until the clause expired, Liverpool made the £60m bid that RB Leipzig were required to accept at the end of June. The young playmaker had a strong pre-season with expectations growing on him as Liverpool’s midfield was decimated in the transfer market. The…
Dundee manager Tony Docherty insists he is not worried about the prospect of losing loanee Owen Beck despite Liverpool’s current predicament at left-back. Beck joined the Scottish Premiership side on a season-long loan back in the summer with a view to gaining valuable experience and with a number of players ahead of him in the pecking order at Anfield. The dislocated shoulder injury sustained by Andy Robertson on international duty has left Jurgen Klopp relying on his understudies in that position, meaning Beck may have been in line for increased minutes had he remained at the club for 2023/24. This hasn’t concerned Docherty, who admits he…
Liverpool are reportedly strong admirers of Boca Juniors youngster Ezequiel Fernandez, who is also wanted by the likes of AC Milan and Benfica. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Reds are ‘obsessed’ about signing the 21-year-old, who is expected to move to Europe next year after exploding onto the scene in Argentina. Developed at FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia, Fernandez is regarded by many as one of South America’s most exciting midfield prospects, with Liverpool now keeping tabs on the youngster. Jurgen Klopp’s side are expected to spend on a midfielder in January, and South America now looks likely to…
Mohamed Salah’s second-half double proved to be the difference between Liverpool and Everton in the 243rd Merseyside derby on Saturday at Anfield. The Egyptian scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season to move Liverpool up to third in the Premier League table and set up an important couple of weeks for the Reds with the best possible start. As well as the three points at Anfield, Liverpool will have been delighted to have avoided any further injuries or suspensions during an intense game between both sides from across Stanley Park on Saturday. Here, the ECHO takes a look at the current injuries and…
A worrying lack of minutes for four loanees could see Liverpool take action in January, though Fabio Carvalho finds himself in a tough situation at RB Leipzig. Though the Reds have 17 players currently out on loan, few are in place as regular starters for their clubs – with two out with long-term injuries. But while Calvin Ramsay and Adam Lewis have explanations for their absence, the same cannot be said of Carvalho, James Balagizi, Billy Koumetio and James Norris. The weekend’s fixtures saw all four left out by their clubs again, with Carvalho the only one to make the matchday squad at all. He was…
Sporting CP defender Goncalo Inacio is a transfer target for Manchester United but Liverpool have scouted the player in their hopes of a transfer hijack. The Portuguese defender had previously been earmarked as a potential replacement for Harry Maguire for this year, but the former United captain remained at Old Trafford after his transfer to West Ham broke down despite the club’s agreeing a £30million deal. A report in Portuguese outlet A Bola has detailed how Liverpool scouted the Portugal international during last week’s international clash at Bosnia, where they won 5-0. The 22-year-old now appears to be at the heart of a transfer battle between the two…
It has been an emotional weekend for Manchester United after club icon Sir Bobby Charlton sadly passed away on Saturday – before the Red Devils secured a hard-fought win at Sheffield United. An outpouring of tributes for Charlton have flooded in to start a week which will be dominated by the club remembering arguably English football’s greatest ever player – who won the World Cup with England, European Cup ( Champions League ) with United and the Ballon d’Or crown. Meanwhile, United have recorded back-to-back Premier League wins while Sir Jim Ratcliffe ‘s pursuit of a £1.4billion deal to purchase 25 percent of the club continues to take…
As the new season has gotten underway, there have been lots of positives for Jürgen Klopp to take. His Liverpool 2.0 is coming along nicely and the Premier League table looks as well as could be reasonably expected at this stage. Liverpool ends the weekend third, behind Arsenal and Manchester City by a point. It will constantly be returned to that had the VAR calamity not cost the Reds at Spurs, the situation could have been better — but it has certainly not been bad. One element of the success that Liverpool has had that has been overlooked is perhaps…
Former Premier League referee, Mike Dean, has expressed his surprise at Ibrahima Konaté avoiding a red card during Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Everton. Konaté received a yellow card at the start of the second half for impeding a counter-attack by bringing down Amadou Onana. However, just 15 minutes later, Konaté committed a similar offense against Beto but was not shown a second yellow card, despite protests from Everton players and coaching staff. Recognizing Liverpool’s fortunate escape from a potential dismissal, Jürgen Klopp substituted Konaté two minutes after the incident, bringing on Joël Matip. The decision not to send off Konaté…
Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton has slammed Mohamed Salah’s performance against Everton despite the winger bagging a brace. Speaking on TalkSport, the pundit was critical of the £34m attacker’s display in the Merseyside Derby, with Salah having a sloppy opening half for the Reds. Despite this, though, Salah proved to be the difference maker as the Egyptian international converted a 75th-minute penalty before sealing the three points with a late second goal at Anfield. Indeed, Salah’s qualities was ultimately what Liverpool needed to secure a massive win in the Premier League title race, yet Houghton was not impressed with what…