Author: Soccerhuz
Fresh from Europa League victories on Thursday, Liverpool host West Ham United this Sunday in the Premier League as both clubs look to continue their impressive league records this season. Liverpool managed a 3-1 victory over Austrian outfit LASK on Thursday to maintain their unbeaten record despite falling behind early on, while West Ham also recorded a comeback win over Serbian side Backa Topola by the same scoreline as Mohammed Kudus grabbed his first Irons goal. Both sides must now turn their attention back to the Premier League this weekend. Liverpool currently sit in third having won four and drawn…
Second-half goals from Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool come from behind against LASK as the Reds won their opening Europa League group fixture. Florian Flecker’s 14th-minute strike handed the hosts the lead after Jurgen Klopp opted to fully rotate his starting line-up. This helped the Austrians grow in confidence and keep the Reds’ best first-half opportunity – a Darwin Nunez header – from crossing the line. Salah arrived from bench along with Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. The trio helped to see out the match, and the Egyptian added a third for good measure. At…
LASK head coach Thomas Sageder raised doubts about the legitimacy of Liverpool’s second goal in the Reds’ 3-1 Europa League group stage victory. Trailing 1-0 at half-time in Austria, Jürgen Klopp’s side staged a second-half comeback, securing victory through a Darwin Núñez penalty and goals from Luis Díaz and Mohamed Salah. Sageder expressed uncertainty regarding the decision to award Liverpool a penalty after Díaz was tripped in the box. However, his main contention was with a potential foul in the build-up to the Colombian’s goal. Sageder said: “We could compete against Liverpool but we have to develop certain things. You…
Signed this summer for £35m, the Argentine international has had a mixed start to life at Liverpool, with Mac Allister yet to get going at his new club. Despite a lack of performances, many fans are still confident that the midfielder will be a success, with Mac Allister a player who has shown his quality already in the Premier League. Yet Merson’s comments could hint that Liverpool might be better off without the 24-year-old, with the results pretty stark based on what happened on Saturday. The pundit said: “Liverpool also turned on the style after the interval against Wolves and…
West Ham are sweating on the fitness of Aaron Cresswell ahead of their trip to Liverpool on Sunday. The Reds are back in Premier League action after a 3-1 victory over LASK in the Europa League last night. West Ham also opened their campaign in the competition with a 3-1 win against TSC Backa Topola at the London Stadium. However, Cresswell came off with a hamstring problem at half-time and is now a doubt to feature at Anfield. Speaking to TNT Sport, Hammers boss David Moyes said: “He felt his hamstring. he felt it in training but we thought it wasn’t enough to…
Liverpool recorded a 3-1 win over LASK last night after an early scare in the first half. Goals from Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah ensured that the Reds began their Europa League campaign with a victory. Jurgen Klopp made 11 changes from the team that defeated Wolves and there were plenty of talking points as both Ryan Gravenberch and Ben Doak made their first starts for the club, while fit-again Stefan Bajcetic returned to the team in an unfamiliar role. We’ll bring you all the analysis from the game in Linz. In terms of the transfer rumour mill,…
Liverpool got their Europa League campaign off to a winning start, albeit in tricky circumstances. The Reds fell behind to LASK in Linz on Thursday evening, and went in a goal down at the break. The 27-year-old took a touch before powering a shot into the Reds’ bottom-left corner. Liverpool had to wait until the second half to get on the scoresheet, but then the floodgates opened. First, Darwin Nunez netted from the penalty spot on 56 minutes after Luis Diaz was brought down. Then, on 63 minutes, Ryan Gravenberch crossed for Diaz to turn the ball home. And finally,…
Liverpool left Austria on Thursday with a victory in the inaugural match of the Europa League group stage. As is their want this season, the Reds had to climb their way out of a 1-0 deficit to eventually win 3-1. Liverpool fell behind in the 14th minute and played a dismal first half of football. In the second half they came back with a vengeance. Luis Díaz lead the charge, forcing the penalty which Darwin Núńez converted in the 56th minute to level the game. Then a few minutes later, he got the winner. Mohamed Salah then put the game…
Jurgen Klopp has insisted there are no parallels to be drawn between the current Liverpool team and the one that made the Europa League final during his first season in 2016, insisting this squad is ‘better prepared’. Klopp took over as Liverpool manager in the autumn of 2015 and guided the Reds to the Europa League final at the end of his first season. Despite memorable victories over Manchester United and Dortmund on the way to the final, the campaign ultimately ended in disappointment as Liverpool lost 3-1 to Sevilla in Basle. The trip to LASK will mark the Reds’ first Europa League…
Ryan Gravenberch makes his first start for Liverpool in tonight’s Europa League fixture with LASK in Austria. The midfielder is named in the XI for the first time since his transfer from Bayern Munich on deadline day, while Ben Doak is also handed his full debut for the Reds. Elsewhere at Raiffeisen Arena, Stefan Bajcetic returns to the line-up, as does Virgil van Dijk following suspension. There are also starts for Wataru Endo, Caoimhin Kelleher and Ibrahima Konate in Linz. Liverpool: Kelleher, Bajcetic, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Endo, Gravenberch, Elliott, Doak, Diaz, Nunez. Subs: Alisson, Jaros, Gomez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones,…