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Sir Kenny Dalglish Sir Kenny Dalglish has called for more patience around Liverpool's underperforming season, insisting the 3-0 win over Brighton in the FA Cup last week can now become the blueprint to follow. Arne Slot's side have lost eight Premier League games to leave themselves in a fight for a place in next season's Champions League the Reds heading into the weekend's fixtures two points behind Chelsea, in fifth, and three below Manchester United, who currently occupy

Alisson Alisson Becker is adamant Liverpool are "going in the right direction" but admits they can no longer use the adaptation of new players as a reason for their underwhelming Premier League campaign. The Reds have had a difficult defence of the title they won in dominant fashion last season and now face a real fight to secure even Champions League qualification Sunday's demoralising 2-1 home reverse to Manchester City means Arne Slot's side have won only six out of thei

Endo and Van Dijk Virgil van Dijk says the entire Liverpool squad are "gutted" for Wataru Endo as the midfielder faces up to what is feared will be a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Endo, who was making his just first Premier League start of the season, suffered a lower foot injury in last week's 1-0 win at Sunderland when clearing a dangerous cross in the second half. After initially trying to play on, the Japan captain was eventually forced off with the help of a stretcher

Rooney Wayne Rooney has claimed Arne Slot doesn't have the aura to be Liverpool head coach and will be sacked if he fails to secure Champions League qualification Slot became the 10th and most recent boss to guide the Reds to the championship when his side romped to a record-equalling 20th title for the Anfield outfit last term during his first season in charge. Slot became the 10th and most recent boss to guide the Reds to the championship when his side romped to a rec

Curtis Jones Curtis Jones admits it has taken longer than expected for Liverpool's raft of summer arrivals to settle at the Premier League champions. But the Reds midfielder now believes sights are firmly set on ending a difficult campaign with a double of FA Cup and Champions League . Arne Slot's side face a battle to ensure a top-four place having seen their hopes of defending the title ended by a dismal run of form during the autumn. However, they advanced to the last 1

Hurzeler Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler was left angered by the decision to award Liverpool a penalty during their 3-0 defeat. The German head coach lamented the spot-kick after Pascal Gross tangled with Mohamed Salah in the penalty area. Referee Stuart Attwell took his time before pointing to the spot and the Egyptian made no mistake as he emphatically fired into the top right corner The Reds cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup , where they will be ball number one

Bob Paisl Bob Paisley: "I am only a modest Geordie but get me cornered and I am a mean b*****." Never words you would have heard uttered publicly by the quietly-spoken man, who became English football's most successful manager by winning 20 major trophies in just nine seasons in charge of Liverpool . But ones he was quite happy to utter within the confines of the Anfield dressing room he ruled with, at times, an almost imperceptible steel Bob Paisley, who passed away aged 77

Gerrard Steven Gerrard revealed he would love to play alongside Florian Wirtz as he praised the Liverpool star for his performance against Sunderland. The Reds started their summer business with a statement of intent by securing the services of the sought-after German from Bayer Leverkusen in a package worth a then-British record £116m. Liverpool saw off competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich for his signature. However, Wirtz only showed brief glimpses of his tale

Florian Wirtz Florian Wirtz says the hard work he has been putting in off the pitch is beginning to pay dividends on it as the Liverpool star refuses to be too downhearted by Sunday's defeat to Manchester City. After being named as Liverpool's Standard Chartered Player of the Month for January, Wirtz - who scored five goals in the month - insists the Reds can take positives from the Anfield defeat to Pep Guardiola's men ahead of Wednesday night's trip to face Sunderland. Wirt

Mo Salah Mohamed Salah will be presented with the opportunity to become the fresh figurehead of the Saudi Pro League this summer. the 33-year-old could TREBLE his £400,000-a-week Liverpool salary if he agrees to a proposal that would end his nine-year spell at Anfield . The Saudis are keen for the Egyptian superstar to take over from Cristiano Ronaldo, who is threatening to abandon his lucrative £3.35million-a-week Al-Nassr deal after staging a protest over the SPL's approach

Caoimhin Kelleher (left)was a close friend of Diogo Jota Former Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher believes his former team-mates are being unfairly judged for their performances this season, insisting the death of Diogo Jota is still being felt immensely around the Anfield dressing room the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, who joined Brentford in an £18m deal last year, says this campaign shouldn't even be considered as an important one for the club while they continue to

Arne Slot Arne Slot says Liverpool missed out on signing Lutsharel Geertruida before the close of the January transfer window on Monday evening, admitting he did want to strengthen his squad. But the Reds boss insists he harbours no frustration over the club's failure to bolster his ranks as he now plots qualification to the Champions League without the reinforcements he craved. After January injuries to Conor Bradley, Joe Gomez and Jeremie Frimpong further weakened a defens

Jones and Slot Arne Slot has hinted that contract talks are planned for Curtis Jones after explaining why Liverpool turned down an approach from Inter before the transfer deadline. The Reds were believed to have been contacted by the Serie A giants last week about Jones's situation before it was decided that no senior player would be allowed to depart before the end of the current campaign. The Liverpool-born Jones has 18 months remaining on his current terms and has been li

Duje Caleta-Car (L) received an offer to join Liverpool in 2021 but rejected their advances Dude Caleta-Car is one of the rare players who can claim to have rejected an offer from Liverpool in recent years. It's safe to assume few would pass up the chance to join the current squad, but Caleta-Car did just that and chose loyalty to his club over a potential step up . With the January transfer window now closed, Liverpool are left to consider their options for the rest of the

Carragher Jamie Carragher admits he would still like to see Liverpool add another defender before Monday's 7pm transfer deadline after an agreement was reached with Rennes to sign £60m Jeremy Jacquet for next season. on Monday after the Premier League champions fended off competition from Chelsea over the weekend and the agreement is worth an initial £55m with a further £5m in add-ons. However the 20-year-old centre-back will remain with the Ligue 1 side for the rest of the

Ekitike fires for Liverpool Arne Slot said he is just as impressed with Hugo Ekitike's work rate off the ball as he is with his match-winning Liverpool contributions on it. Ekitike's quickfire brace shortly before half-time saw Liverpool come from a goal down to lead Newcastle United at half-time at Anfield , before second half strikes from Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate sealed a 4-1 success. Ekitike took his tally to 15 goals for the season, and 10 in the Premier League ,

Emotional Konate Arne Slot has revealed Ibrahima Konate chose to return early from compassionate leave to help Liverpool after an emotional evening for the defender. Konate scored in additional time to cap an impressive performance in the 4-1 Premier League win for the Reds against Newcastle United at Anfield on Saturday. The France international, who had missed the previous three games, was making his first appearance following the death of his father last week. His goal p

Arne Slot To the untrained eye, the summer of 2025 marked a significant shift in the thinking at executive level at Liverpool. It started in June, with the capture of Florian Wirtz, who joined for a club-record fee of £116m from Bayer Leverkusen. That agreement, even at the base level of £100m , was still £25m more than what was paid for Virgil van Dijk in January 2018, who was at the time still the most expensive transfer of all time on Merseyside. The £85m agreed for Darw

Arne Slot Arne Slot has sought to clarify remarks made about Liverpool's Europa League exit in 2024 under Jurgen Klopp — maintaining his point was simply that Champions League qualification shouldn't be taken for granted. The Reds booked their spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday evening when a 6-0 victory over Qarabag at Anfield saw them finish third within the top eight behind only Bayern Munich and Arsenal. It marks the second consecutive seas

Virgil Van Dijk Virgil van Dijk has denied the Liverpool squad are playing for their futures between now and the end of the season. And the skipper has challenged his team-mates to block out the "noise" ahead of Saturday's visit from Newcastle United. The Reds beat Qarabag on Wednesday night 6-0 to secure their biggest margin of victory since Arne Slot arrived at Anfield in the summer of 2024 to book their place in the last-16 of the Champions League , where they will meet