Author: Soccerhuz
Liverpool is experiencing a run of 19 matches unbeaten in all competitions at present, with that upturn in form stemming from a tactical change enforced by Jürgen Klopp around six months ago. The Reds were sat eighth in the Premier League table and hadn’t won a game in four matches at the time, with a new approach required to turn things around. The change originated from Pep Lijnders, Klopp’s assistant, who suggested that Trent Alexander-Arnold should become an additional midfielder whenever possession was under control, drifting towards the inside from his customary spot as a right-back. The tactical tweak has given the Scouse…
Hello and welcome to our LIVE Liverpool transfer blog for Saturday, September 30. Liverpool turn their attention back to the Premier League with the first of two consecutive challenging away trips pencilled in. Jurgen Klopp’s men take on fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur in North London at 5:30pm, the ECHO will be bringing full coverage of events later today. Meanwhile another name has been added to the growing list of wingers linked with a transfer to Anfield – in-form Borussia Dortmund and Netherlands star Donyell Malen has been tipped to replace Mohamed Salah. Former Reds midfielder Steve McManaman has also provided an…
Darwin Nunez is having his best spell in a Liverpool shirt, and it looks like he is improving a lot this season. However, he’s not the only striker with ties to Liverpool who has undergone a drastic improvement in recent months. Indeed, speaking on Premier League Productions, Jermaine Beckford has actually compared Dominic Solanke to Nunez in terms of his development over the summer. The former Liverpool striker is now at Bournemouth after making the £17m move from Anfield a few years ago, and while it took him some time to settle on the south coast, especially in the Premier League, he now looks very…
For a long time it appeared that Mohamed Salah would join the likes of Gini Wijnaldum, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, and Sadio Mane, all players that Liverpool let run down their contract to the point where they left for free or for a minimal sale. And then, last summer, the club announced that Salah was staying with a freshly minted 3-year contract, with a base pay reportedly around £350,000 per week. It made Salah far and away the club’s highest earner, and deservedly so. It has long been known that Liverpool likes to offer contracts with highly-incentivized performance-based bonuses. The…
Liverpool is in the process of navigating a new dawn at present, with Jürgen Klopp referring to this season as ‘year one’ for his fresh group of players, even though he’s been at the helm at Anfield for around eight years. The Reds are bedding in a whole host of new players, with the team’s midfield department in particular undergoing an overhaul over the summer. Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keïta and Fabinho all departed from Merseyside in the most recent transfer window, with Liverpool adding Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endō as their…
Forget the League Cup defeat, what matters is getting three points at Wolves on Saturday. The blues are looking for a seventh straight win to maintain their 100% start to the season, while Wolves are looking for just their second win of the season. On paper, it should be a Manchester City win, but matches aren’t played on paper, otherwise, we’d be getting predictions right every week. Nevertheless, here’s how our team see Saturday’s match going. Saul Interesting match here. Should see most of the regulars and that includes a rested Haaland. Relative easy one here, City win 3-0. Wolves 0-3…
Ange Postecoglou wanted to make a point about his love of Liverpool, which took hold in the 1970s as he grew up in Melbourne. Essentially, it is different now and not only because the Tottenham manager is about to face them in a competitive match for the first time. “Like any kid, I had the posters up on my wall … Liverpool was my team,” Postecoglou said. “But you grow up. Things change. I used to love Happy Days back then, too, but I don’t have pictures of the Fonz on my wall today, either.” Yet the more Postecoglou spoke…
Manchester City are reportedly eyeing a move for Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface, seeking to strengthen their attacking options, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian star has been in sensational form since his transfer from Royale Union Gilloise to Bayer Leverkusen, amassing five goals and two assists in just five appearances. Earlier reports had linked Boniface with a potential move to Atlético Madrid. However, a new report from Fichajes suggests that the Cityzens are also closely monitoring the Super Eagles attacker as a potential addition to their attacking lineup. Boniface was last season’s top scorer in the Europa League. Following his move to the German…
Manchester United, on Friday, announced that centre-back, Lisandro Martinez will be ‘out of action for an extended period as he recovers from his foot injury. Martinez picked up the injury at the end of last season. Though it appears that the 25-year-old had fully recovered over the summer, it now turns out this was not the case. The Argentina international missed Man United’s recent wins against Burnley and the Carabao Cup victory over Crystal Palace. In a statement via the club’s website, the Red Devils said ahead of their Premier League tie with Crystal Palace on Saturday: “Lisandro Martinez will…
Manchester United are preparing themselves for matchday this Saturday as they welcome Crystal Palace back to Old Trafford, this time in the Premier League. United fans do not need to have the best memory to remember the last time these two faced each other as the Reds come into the match on the back of a victory over Palace. Alejandro Garnacho, Casemiro and Anthony Martial scored to secure comfortable passage to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Roy Hodgson has been keen to reiterate in the build-up to this rematch that it is another game and the previous result will…