Author: Soccerhuz
Manchester United had to work hard to beat a winless Sheffield United team at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United’s last home match was a 8-0 defeat to Newcastle, which had raised hopes Manchester United might win easily. The trouble is for Erik ten Hag’s side, is that there probably isn’t a team out there anywhere you would back us to comfortably beat. With Sheffield United keen to show a reaction, it was a narrow 2-1 win for Manchester United in the end. Former Manchester United academy graduate Oliver Norwood was on the losing team for the Blades and he bemoaned his side’s hard…
After a run of five defeats in seven games earlier this season, Man Utd have now won four of their last six as they look to belatedly get their campaign up and running. The 2-1 win over Brentford before the international break felt like a turning point, and McTominay continued his hot streak by scuffing in a volley against the run of play to give Man Utd the lead. Andre Onana had earlier made impressive saves to deny McBurnie and Cameron Archer, and the goalkeeper – who has been at fault for several goals already during his fledgling Man Utd…
It was an emotional evening for the visitors, with news breaking earlier in the day that club legend Sir Bobby Charlton had died at the age of 86, and captain Bruno Fernandes laid a wreath on the Bramall Lane pitch before kick-off. Perhaps understandably, Man Utd started the game slowly but, following on from his dramatic double against Brentford before the international break, Scott McTominay again found the net to put the visitors ahead in the first half. But the midfielder’s celebrations were short-lived as his handball gifted the hosts a penalty just minutes later – a chance that was emphatically…
Mohamed Salah has been urged to stay at Anfield for many more years by Liverpool team-mate Alisson. The attacker scored twice as the Reds claimed a Merseyside Derby win over Everton on Saturday. Those goals ensured that he became the first Premier League player to to reach 30 goal contributions in 2023. The Egyptian has also now overtaken Steven Gerrard and Kenny Dalglish in the list of goals scored at Anfield. But there had been heavy doubts over his future at Liverpool in the summer as Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad pushed to sign him. The Saudi side ultimately saw Liverpool reject their record-breaking bid for…
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…