Author: Soccerhuz
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endō are set to miss some games due to the African Cup of Nations and Asian Cup. The Reds recently bagged three points at Burnley, with goals from Darwin Núñez and Diogo Jota. Despite a slip-up that almost brought the game level, Endō put in another strong performance. Jürgen Klopp praised the Japanese star, but admitted his good form comes at a bad time with the Asian Cup just around the corner. Salah has been on fire for Liverpool, netting 16 goals in 26 matches. He’ll head to the Ivory Coast hoping Liverpool remains in the Premier League title race…
A 2-0 victory at Burnley on Boxing Day, courtesy of goals from Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota, saw Liverpool retake the lead of the title race. Shortly after the win at Turf Moor, the Reds’ arch-rivals United did them a favour by beating another title contender in Aston Villa after coming from 2-0 down at half-time to win 3-2. Had Villa won, they would be level on points with Liverpool but instead Jurgen Klopp’s side are two points clear of everyone, but will be dethroned by Arsenal if they beat West Ham on Thursday night. Speaking on Amazon Prime Sport’s coverage of…
Endo has emerged from a lukewarm reception to his arrival at Anfield to become an increasingly key player to Jurgen Klopp and a favourite among fans. “Wataru Endo, my god what a game he played, eh?” was Klopp’s assessment for Amazon Prime, following Tuesday’s 2-0 win at Burnley. “I would love to see that game without him, that would be really strange.” The 30-year-old made his 16th start of the campaign at Turf Moor, and remarkably his fifth in the space of just 13 days against Union SG, Man United, West Ham, Arsenal and Burnley. According to Opta’s Michael Reid, no Liverpool player has started five…
Cody Gakpo came close to achieving a relatively rare feat in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Burnley but unfortunately for him, referee Paul Tierney had other ideas. Having set up the opening goal for Darwin Núñez, the Netherlands international later thought he’d scored himself, only for Tierney to rule the goal out for a what he perceived to be a foul by the Reds’ number nine. Liverpool supporters thought it was a harsh decision, though worse was to come on that front in the second half with Harvey Elliott’s disallowed strike. Had Gakpo’s goal stood, he would have become just the…
Injuries to Kostas Tsimikas, Andy Robertson and Joel Matip (season-ending for the latter) should force the spotlight on the backline. That said, there is also a case to be made for the forward line amid the general struggle for goals beyond Mo Salah. Centre-back a priority Gonçalo Inacio is the flavour of the month ahead of the opening of the January transfer window. As a left-sided centre-back (though has played on the right of a back three for Sporting), it should come as no surprise as to why the Portuguese has been heavily linked with an Anfield move. The question…
Pep Guardiola has told of his determination to add more silverware to Manchester City’s trophy cabinet. City return to domestic action this evening when they make the trip to Everton. The Etihad Stadium outfit arrive back on English soil after being crown Club World Cup champions following a 4-0 victory over Brazilian outfit Fluminense in Saudi Arabia. City won the treble last season, claiming a fifth Premier League crown under Guardiola, the FA Cup and a maiden Champions League. However, they’ve endured stuttering form so far this term. As things stand, City are fifth in the table and eight points behind leaders…
It is safe to say that VAR has once again become a bone of contention when it comes to the Premier League title race. Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners at Burnley to send them back to the top of the table on Boxing Day but were left wanting more with two further goals, from Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott, controversially chalked off by referee Paul Tierney and the team at Stockley Park. Couple those decisions with Martin Odegaard’s non-handball in last weekend’s draw with title rivals Arsenal and it’s clear to see why players, pundits and supporters are continuing to question VAR.…
The AC Milan star is being chased by some of the biggest clubs in the world and Liverpool is one of them. According to Francois Plateau, the Merseyside club is interested in the Portuguese star and they could consider a player-plus-cash deal and include Liverpool star Luis Diaz in their offer. The journalist has revealed that Liverpool heirarchy believe that the Serie A star is the perfect replacement of their former player Sadio Mane. Mane left the club to join German giants Bayern Munich and later went on to join Saudi Pro League team Al-Nassr. 24-year old Leao is considered one of the…
Few join Manchester United after representing Liverpool and retain the affection of the Anfield faithful – just ask Michael Owen. But that hasn’t deterred Sir Jim Ratcliffe from targeting a man influential to the success of the Merseyside club in the past decade. Julian Ward became a key figure at Liverpool after joining in 2012, initially as a scout, before later becoming technical director. He then took the role of sporting director in the summer of 2022 following the departure of Michael Edwards, but left the club after just one season in the top job at the end of the 2022-23 campaign, citing a desire…
Darwin Nunez ended a run of 12 matches without a goal, while Diogo Jota came off the bench to score after a month out injured in Tuesday’s 2-0 Premier League win over Burnley which took Jurgen Klopp‘s side top of the table. Salah has one more game – at home to Newcastle on Sunday – before he departs for the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt and the 16-goal winger is likely to be away for a month. Therefore, Jota’s timely return boosts the numbers up top, while Nunez’s confidence has been lifted by his first Premier League goal since…