Author: Soccerhuz
Jürgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian’s brace gave Liverpool victory in the Merseyside derby on Saturday. Salah’s second-half double secured a 2-0 win for the Reds against Everton at Anfield, with the 31-year-old netting the 200th league goal of his career in the process. First, he stayed calm to convert a penalty in front of the Kop after Michael Keane had handled Luis Diaz’s cross. Then, in stoppage-time, he latched onto Darwin Nunez’s pass to seal the three points in clinical fashion. He now has eight goals in all competitions for Liverpool this season, and speaking in his…
Dominik Szoboszlai revelled in his first experience of the Merseyside derby, especially after coming away with three points. The summer arrival starred in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Everton at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime. The win was secured thanks to Mohamed Salah’s second-half double as the Egyptian opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 75th minute and then netted a clincher deep into added time. Really good. I didn’t expect that big atmosphere. It’s always nice and always good but today was something special. Some guys told me already it was going to be a…
Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani is reportedly giving no consideration to a possible bid for Tottenham Hotspur after pulling out of the race to buy Manchester United. Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe have wrestled for control of the Red Devils ever since the Glazer family announced that they would entertain offers for a full sale back in November. While Ratcliffe was only looking to purchase a minority stake at first, Sheikh Jassim was prepared to complete a full takeover debt-free, making him the early favourite to oust the Glazers. However, the unpopular American owners did not receive the £6bn bid they were after…
Alisson Becker took immense satisfaction in a ‘special’ three points as Liverpool secured victory in the 243rd Merseyside derby at Anfield. Two second-half goals from Mohamed Salah gave Jürgen Klopp’s side a 2-0 win over Everton, who played the majority of the Premier League game with 10 men following the dismissal of Ashley Young before half-time. The result ensured the Reds returned to winning ways after the recent international break, and afterwards a delighted Alisson spoke to Liverpoolfc.com to reflect on the game He said: “Every three points we can get is massive for us. Today was even more special…
Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter is keeping an ear out for Manchester United to call, according to the Sun. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s team is expected to take charge of the Red Devils after the British billionaire agreed a £1.35 billion deal for a 25% share of the Old Trafford club. Ratcliffe’s sidekick, Sir Dave Brailsford – who is set to be the football face of the partial takeover and tipped to become Man United CEO – admires Potter and was keen to bring him to OGC Nice. Their current manager Erik ten Hag could come under pressure in the coming weeks and months…
Liverpool have reportedly joined Chelsea and Manchester United in the race to sign Schalke 04 teenager Assan Ouedraogo. The 2006-born protege has already been promoted into the first team after nine years in the club’s academy and has featured regularly in the second tier of German football this term. A 6ft 3in central midfielder who is also comfortable playing on the wing, Ouedraogo has made nine 2. Bundesliga appearances in the current campaign, scoring on his senior debut in a 5-3 loss to Hamburg. That strike made Ouedraogo the youngest goalscorer in Schalke’s history at 17 years and 80 days, breaking the record set by Julian Draxler, while…
The Blues threw away their 2-0 lead, but some of Thiago Silva‘s defending was still top-notch. According to WhoScored, the centre-back made three tackles in the London derby at Stamford Bridge. Marc Cucurella was the only Chelsea player to record more with five. Chelsea supporters are now calling for Silva to be handed a new contract, with his current one expiring at the end of the season. He has been an extremely important player for Mauricio Pochettino this season, starting in all nine of Chelsea’s Premier League games so far. Chelsea already planning for life after Thiago Silva As…
This undoubtedly wasn’t how Kostas Tsimikas envisioned Liverpool to begin life, at least for the time being, without Andy Robertson. With the Scot expected to be out until the New Year, Tsimikas was handed only a sixth Premier League start in 12 months, only for it to be cut short after barely an hour with the Greece international sacrificed as Liverpool toiled to break down a depleted Everton. Before then, Tsimikas had been defensively solid enough but too often loose in possession and guilty of giving away fouls too cheaply. Fitful at best. Intriguing, then, was how, after a brief…
Peter Crouch has lauded Luis Diaz after Liverpool beat Everton in the Merseyside derby, suggesting that he is a £100 million player for the Reds. Crouch was speaking on TNT Sports (broadcast on 21/10; 15:08) after the Reds secured the three points, with Mohamed Salah scoring twice for Jurgen Klopp’s side during the second-half. It was Salah who bagged the goals against Everton. But there were a number of decent performances from the Liverpool attack. And Luis Diaz definitely made an impact on the game. As shown by Whoscored, he had three shots on goal, completed three dribbles, and won…
Cole Palmer showed huge personality in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Saturday. That is according to Blues head coach Mauricio Pochettino. Chelsea let a two-goal advantage slip this evening to end up in a stalemate with Arsenal, but they certainly put down a marker that they can compete with the best teams in the division. The Blues will be gutted not to get all three points in the Premier League fixture. You’ve got to take the performance as a big step in the right direction, though. That team display today was a lot more like what Chelsea fans want…