Author: Soccerhuz
It’s been a difficult few days for Liverpool – but there’s every chance Arne Slot’s players can turn things around on Tuesday. The Reds take on AC Milan in their opening Champions League game of the campaign, with the contest taking place at the San Siro. Liverpool is in need of a victory after its surprise home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. A win in Italy will help restore belief to Slot’s group, and one player should be confident of finding the net. Darwin Nunez, who is yet to start a competitive game under…
It isn’t just Arne Slot’s side who will be stepping into a new European era today. A few hours before the seniors walk out at the San Siro, Liverpool return to the UEFA Youth League after an absence of a year. After the first team regained their place in the Champions League, a Reds under-19 side will once again pit their wits against the best academy teams from across Europe, with the new league format mirroring the scheduled revamped main competition – albeit without the final two additional games. Liverpool will therefore begin their UEFA Youth League programme against…
Milan vs Liverpool: Preview, predictions and lineups Milan host Liverpool in Arne Slot’s first Champions League game in charge of the Reds Reds suffered shock 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on home soil last weekend Repeat of the 2005 and 2007 Champions League finals In a repeat of the 2005 and 2007 Champions League finals, Liverpool face Italian giants Milan in Europe’s premier competition this Tuesday. It’s Arne Slot’s Champions League debut as Liverpool head coach and the Dutchman will want to see significant improvements from Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. Having won the opening three games…
Liverpool hero Divock Origi will not be reunited with his former team ahead of the Reds’ Champions League tie with AC Milan. Arne Slot’s side return to the prestigious competition after their campaign in the Europa League last year. In the Premier League, the Reds fell to their first defeat to Nottingham Forest at Anfield. They will be keen to put the shock 1-0 loss behind them with their first European clash at the San Siro. The clubs faced each other in the Champions League finals in 2005 and 2007, with Liverpool claiming European glory in the first final.…
Liverpool is aiming to bounce back from Saturday’s shock Premier League defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest, but it won’t be easy away to AC Milan. Arne Slot will certainly be happy about having another match so soon after the weekend’s shock result, but he might have preferred an easier tie than a trip to the San Siro. That’s exactly what he’s got, though, and a win at one of soccer’s greatest arenas would be the perfect tonic for the Dutchman. Slot rejected suggestions that his reluctance to rotate his players was the reason behind the loss to…
Alvaro Morata is set to challenge Liverpool once again – and he’s never been on the losing side against the Reds. The AC Milan striker boasts an unbeaten record against the Reds with two draws and one victory from his Chelsea days, as well as a subsequent stint at Atletico Madrid that saw him end Liverpool’s European dominance during the 2019/20 campaign. As Milan gears up for a clash that rekindles memories of epic Champions League finals, Morata reflects on his record: “I have good memories in the past against Liverpool, but now a new chapter begins. We have the…
Was this what Francesco Totti meant when he suggested Daniele De Rossi was at risk of becoming the new José Mourinho? Roma’s match at Genoa had just tipped into second-half injury time when the manager was sent off for clamouring against the referee’s decisions. It was the first red card of De Rossi’s managerial career. Mourinho received seven during his two-and-a-half seasons in charge of the Giallorossi. The Italian has a way to catch up yet, but eight months into his tenure he is starting to face questions about whether he is truly improving on his predecessor’s work. De Rossi’s…
Daniele De Rossi is under pressure after AS Roma made a poor start to the season, and there could be a very strange crossroads upcoming involving Stefano Pioli. As Calciomercato.com recall, Roma club eliminated Pioli’s Milan in the quarter-finals of the Europa League last season and it was that result which convinced their management that De Rossi was the right man to take over from José Mourinho long-term, having previously been an interim. That result led to elimination in the semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen but a good end to the Serie A season saw the Giallorossi finish sixth place in the table to secure…
Now that the summer transfer window is in the rear-view mirrors, the AC Milan management intend to work on some key renewals with Mike Maignan’s reportedly progressing well. Calciomercato.com write how Maignan is considered a ‘pillar of the team’ for Milan, and a leader not just because of how good he is in his position but also from a character point of view, which means that the club obviously want to continue with him into the future. His personality and performance levels are always high and he is considered a captain without the armband because of how vocal and supportive he is, on…
AC Milan have announced that Ismael Bennacer has successfully undergone surgery to repair a tear in his calf muscle, also confirming his estimated recovery time. Bennacer sustained the injury during a training camp with the Algerian national team over the recent break and there were initial fears regarding the severity of the issue when he was seen using a wheelchair in the airport before his flight home. The tests the midfielder underwent when he landed confirmed a severe lesion of the medial gemellus muscle of the right calf. A specialist re-evaluation was then to be carried out a week later in…