Author: Liam Togher
International round-up: Van Dijk and Solanke on target but several Reds sit it out
The bulk of Liverpool’s first team squad were involved in international duty over the last few days, but several Reds had little or no part to play in those friendlies staged on Monday and Tuesday. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was Liverpool’s only starter in England’s 1-1 draw against Italy, picking up a first half yellow card in […]
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International preview: One more night of nerves for Klopp and Liverpool fans
Tonight, the final batch of internationals before the culmination of the club season will take place, so for Jurgen Klopp and 19 other Premier League managers, there is just one more uncontrollable batch of nerves to endure prior to getting their players back from now to the third week of May. Which fixtures will Liverpool […]
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International round-up: Reds’ England midfielders impress but Gomez injury unwelcome
Any hopes that Jurgen Klopp would have had of seeing his international players get through the weekend unscathed ended within a few minutes of Netherlands and England kicking off in Amsterdam, with Joe Gomez hobbling off with an ankle injury in the early stages and likely to miss the Reds’ Champions League quarter-final. It was […]
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Where Are They Now?: Nick Barmby
There are numerous examples of players representing both teams in a long-standing rivalry, although cases of players transferring directly from one rival to another are altogether rarer. When they happen, though, they tend to be remembered, not least by the supporters of the selling club. No Tottenham fan will forgive Sol Campbell too readily for […]
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Six Liverpool players involved as England face Koeman’s Dutch
The 2018 World Cup kick off 12 weeks from tomorrow, so while most football fans will be focused on the concluding weeks of the club season, international managers (and indeed players) will have more than one eye on the summer’s festivities in Russia. This weekend sees the final international break before the World Cup squads […]
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FA Cup quarter-finals round-up: No surprises as all four favourites advance to the semis
The 2017/18 FA Cup has seen a few shocks throughout the competition, but in each of the quarter-finals, the team classified as favourites prevailed to advance to the last four. Indeed, three of the Premier League’s top five remain in contention for the trophy, so perhaps the world’s oldest competition has not become an irritant […]
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Premier League week 31 round-up: Hornets stung by sensational, superb Salah
I remember being at Anfield that night in 2013 when Luis Suarez toyed with Norwich, scoring four times in a 5-1 rout, and thinking that it would be a long time before the famous stadium witnessed such a monumental display of individual brilliance. I reckoned without one Mohamed Salah, who for all his goalscoring prowess […]
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Where Are They Now?: Jan Kromkamp
For most of the 2000s, Liverpool’s full-back positions were almost invariably occupied by Steve Finnan and John Arne Riise, both of whom struck the perfect balance between getting upfield to good effect and doing the defensive part of their game competently. The duo’s consistency made it difficult for others in their respective positions to get […]
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FA Cup quarter-finals preview: Which four teams will book a Wembley date in April?
No more replays in the FA Cup this season – by Sunday night we’ll know which four teams are heading to Wembley in April with silverware tantalisingly within their grasp. Of the eight sides left in the competition, only one ply their trade outside the Premier League, while three of the current top five in […]
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Premier League week 31 preview: Can Reds seize golden opportunity to strengthen Champions League ambitions?
It’s a rather light Premier League programme this weekend, with the FA Cup quarter-finals reducing the league schedule to just four matches, but Liverpool are among the teams in action and, with their other top four rivals all on cup duty, the Reds’ home game against Watford on Saturday evening represents the perfect chance to […]
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