Author: Soccerhuz
Mauricio Pochettino has been dealt a major injury blow ahead of Chelsea’s visit to Anfield. Liverpool will welcome the Blues to Merseyside on Wednesday night as Jurgen Klopp looks to secure his first win after confirming that he’ll be leaving at the end of the season. The German’s decision to part ways with Liverpool sent shockwaves across Europe, and it just so happens that his first game at Anfield after his announcement comes against Mauricio Pochettino’s side. While Chelsea will be eager to burst Klopp’s bubble, they could be without some big names. Levi Colwill has seemingly now joined the…
Jurgen Klopp has given an update on Alexis Mac Allister following his absence in the 5-2 win over Norwich, with hopes the Liverpool midfielder is back swiftly. Mac Allister was missing from the squad as Liverpool hosted Norwich in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with his absence described as a precaution before kickoff. It came as another concern for fans, though, given his recent knee injury, while the No. 8 took a heavy blow during the draw at Fulham in midweek. But speaking to ITV after the game, Klopp explained that Mac Allister’s afternoon off was more of…
Despite Liverpool’s upcoming game against Norwich City in the FA Cup fourth round, the major talking point going into the game isn’t about the match. Instead, Jürgen Klopp’s announcement this week that he is to step down as manager at the end of the campaign has taken center stage. Somewhat fittingly, Klopp’s first game post-announcement is against his best friend in football, David Wagner, with Wagner being Klopp’s best man at his wedding in 2005. And Liverpool and Klopp will be confident going into the game that they can emerge victorious and book a place in the fifth round. Moreover,…
Liverpool played out an entertaining FA Cup encounter with Norwich City today in the first game since Jurgen Klopp announced he was leaving. After an emotional start to the game saw The Kop serenade Klopp, the game itself sprung into life immediately with three goals inside the opening half an hour. It was Liverpool who got the lead as well, as Curtis Jones headed into the bottom corner to continue his excellent run of form. However, while Jones was the one to get the goal and his name up in lights, it was the piece of play by youngster James…
Gerard Houllier was disappointed when Liverpool failed to sign Mikael Silvestre. He was even more upset when he signed for Manchester United and made his debut at Anfield two days later. The French defender was on the radar of many top sides following an impressive season with Inter Milan, but when a phone call from Sir Alex Ferguson came, it was always going to be difficult to turn down. Silvestre had played against United the previous season as they went on to clinch the Champions League and a famous Treble. He missed the quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford but…
Liverpool were impressive in their 5-2 win at home to Norwich in the FA Cup fourth round, with Conor Bradley a standout player for the Reds. Liverpool 5-2 Norwich FA Cup 4th Round, Anfield January 28, 2024 Goals: Jones 16′, Nunez 28′, Jota 53′, Van Dijk 63′, Gravenberch 90+5′; Gibson 22′, Sainz 69′ Alisson came back into the team after a midweek rest, and for much of the game he was as much of a spectator as the fans. Liverpool’s No. 1 could do nothing nothing about Ben Gibson’s header or Borja Sainz’s stunner, and he was otherwise solid when…
Premier League sides including Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea have discovered which teams they could face in the FA Cup fifth round, should they make it through their fourth round ties. Man Utd and Liverpool are both in action on Sunday, as Erik ten Hag’s side travel to League Two Newport County while Jurgen Klopp’s men host Championship Norwich City at Anfield. Chelsea, meanwhile, will face Aston Villa in a fourth round replay on Wednesday February 7 after drawing 0-0 with Unai Emery’s high-flyers at Stamford Bridge. Should Man Utd overcome Newport County, then they will play the winner of…
Klopp announced on Friday that this season would be his last in the Liverpool dugout, the German “running out of energy” after a nine-year spell that has taken in Premier League and Champions League triumphs. The 56-year-old insisted that he needed time away from the game – “no club, no country for the next year,” he said – but his native Germany could make a move for him sooner than that with Nagelsmann out of contract next summer, according to a report. The German national football team are set to test Jurgen Klopp’s resolve after the outgoing Liverpool boss claimed…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is being considered as an option to replace Xavi Hernandez as Barcelona head coach, according to reports in Spain. The iconic Spanish midfielder joined the Reds boss this week in announcing that he will be stepping down from his position with the La Liga giants at the end of the season. Klopp revealed on Friday that he will not continue in the Anfield hot-seat at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on nine momentous years with the club. Xavi took over at Barcelona in 2021 following a spell in Qatar as manager of…
Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, but if it weren’t for the intervention of his wife, Ulla, he may already have quit the job last year. Friday brought the shocking news that Klopp has resigned from his position as Liverpool manager, effective the end of the current campaign. It is one of the single biggest decisions in the history of the club, with those in its hierarchy now left to rebuild two years early – his contract running until 2026. But he will leave Liverpool in a position of strength, and potentially with four more…