Author: Soccerhuz
Andy Robertson will travel to Craven Cottage for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final decider vs. Fulham, while there is good news on four others. The Reds head Craven Cottage on Wednesday night, having taken a 2-1 lead from the Anfield opener. They do so with their injury situation easing, with assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders confirming that Robertson will travel with the squad after shoulder surgery, while Curtis Jones has avoided a hamstring injury. “A big, big advantage to have him back. We were waiting for a long time – he’s one of our captains,” Lijnders told the club’s official website of Robertson’s return. “I just met him in the…
Liverpool have been badly stung by injuries this season, but that hasn’t prevented them from challenging on all fronts. The Reds currently sit five points clear at the top of the Premier League table, while they boast a 2-1 lead over Fulham in the League Cup semi-finals ahead of Wednesday’s second leg at Craven Cottage. Hosting Norwich City in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, they’ll also return to Europa League action in March after securing their place in the round-of-16 last month. Ahead of facing the Cottagers, Pep Lijnders offered a bumper injury update, with a number of…
It’s believed that Chelsea will consider offers for their players this month because of continuing Financial Fair Play concerns, and Liverpool have now been given an answer after their pursuit of one highly-rated Blues ace. Todd Boehly’s largesse hasn’t been without consequence for the West Londoners, last summer’s fire sale of players perhaps being the best evidence of that. It would seem that the club still aren’t out of the woods yet, hence why there may have been suggestions that they were willing to cash in on current club captain, Conor Gallagher. Jurgen Klopp has, apparently, been interested in another…
Paul Merson has issued a warning to Liverpool and insisted that the next two games could make or break the Reds’ Premier League title chances. Liverpool went five points clear at the top with a thumping 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Sunday. Liverpool capitalized on a host of its title rivals not being in action to extend its lead, although Manchester City has a game in hand. Next up are matches in two cup competitions, against Fulham and Norwich, before a crucial double-header. The Reds face Chelsea at Anfield on January 31 and that is followed by a trip to the Emirates to…
Real Madrid do not have the deepest of squads. But they have been very successful this season despite that. Exceeding all expectations, they might be the best team in all of Europe right now. One of the key reasons behind that is because the players currently at the club have stepped up to the plate and delivered. Perhaps no player in Europe has stepped up to the plate more than Antonio Rudiger this season. The German centre-back did not have a great debut campaign at Santiago Bernabeu but has looked like a player transformed this time around. Many believe that he has been…
Liverpool could be set to welcome several players back from injury ahead of their next Premier League fixture, but one official announcement pertaining to that game against Chelsea on 31 January won’t please Reds fans. The league’s website confirmed the appointments of match officials for the next round of fixtures, and the man in the middle for the Blues’ visit to Anfield will be Paul Tierney. Andy Madley, who took charge of the 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Sunday, is fourth official, with John Brooks on VAR, assisted by Sian Massey-Ellis. James Mainwaring, Scott Ledger will be the assistant referees running either touchline. Tierney…
Liverpool have reportedly stepped up their interest in Genk rising star Bilal El Khannouss, inviting the player’s agent for “talks” over a possible move just as Spanish giants Atletico Madrid named him as a priority target for this January window. According to reports coming from Belgian outlet Het Laatste Nieuws, the player’s agent, Karima Ben Aissa, who is also his mother, has been “invited” by several clubs, including Liverpool, to discuss a potential move. “We’re in contact with a few clubs,” she said last week, but pointed out that her son’s next destination “doesn’t necessarily have to be a big…
Days after he overlooked a studs-up challenge on Luis Diaz, Paul Tierney has been appointed referee for Liverpool’s next Premier League game against Chelsea. While the end result was an overwhelming positive for Liverpool, there were two questionable moments during their 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. First, Cherries winger Justin Kluivert lunged into a studs-up challenge on Diaz which forced Virgil van Dijk to stop play, while later Diogo Jota was denied a clear penalty shout. It was later explained that Kluivert’s tackle was deemed ‘reckless’, and not ‘dangerous’, therefore warranting only a yellow card with VAR unable to intervene. No explanation was given for ignoring a…
Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dominik Szoboszlai are all set to return to action for Liverpool ahead of their big games against Chelsea and Arsenal. Liverpool currently sit first in the Premier League, five points ahead of Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa although Pep Guardiola’s side have a game in hand. The Reds returned to action last weekend after their winter break as they comfortably beat Bournemouth 4-0 without some of their most important players. And assistant Pep Lijnders has offered an update on the impending returns of Robertson, Alexander-Arnold and Szoboszlai ahead of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final second…
Robbie Keane believes that Darwin Nunez can help fill the void left by Mohamed Salah to guide Liverpool to the Premier League title. The Reds will be without Salah for the next few weeks as he looks to help Egypt succeed at the Africa Cup of Nations, which is being held in the Ivory Coast. As a result, Jurgen Klopp will be forced to make adjustments to his starting line-up to accommodate the loss of Salah for the next few games. Klopp will have Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Nunez to call on while Salah is on international duty. Keane believes that…