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Arne Slot Arne Slot was forced to concede his Liverpool team were beaten by a superior Manchester City as Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1,000th game in management with a 3-0 win. Slot, though, said the blame should be laid at his tactics and not his players as they now sign off for November's international break in eighth. The champions succumbed to their fifth defeat in 11 Premier League games as goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku gave City the result t

Pep Guardiola Pep Guardiola thanked his Manchester City players for the gift of a dominant victory against Liverpool on his 1,000th game as a manager. The Reds slumped to a miserable 3-0 reverse at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon that effectively ended the defence of their Premier League title. Erling Haaland missed a penalty but then opened the scoring before a deflected Nico Gonzalez strike and a Jeremy Doku finish sent Arne Slot’s side tumbling to a fifth defeat in their la

Neville Gary Neville claimed Liverpool looked like a team who were beaten during the first-half of their Premier League clash against Manchester City. The Reds arrived at the Etihad looking to close the gap on leaders Arsenal. after Giorgi Mamardashvili saved a penalty from Erling Haaland, City opened the scoring when the forward headed home Matheus Nunes’ cross. But there was controversy when Virgil van Dijk saw an equaliser ruled out for offside. The Dutchman headed home

Hugo Ekitike says Arne Slot wants the best for him The question hadn't even finished when Hugo Ekitike let out a chuckle and rocked back in his seat before delivering an emphatic response. Does Liverpool boss Arne Slot push the striker a lot in training? Ekitike "Yes!" laughed the France international striker. "As a player, sometimes you’re p***ed, it's annoying. “I know he wants the best for me and the best for the team. I would say he's on my back, but not for a bad thing.

Wirtz Florian Wirtz believes Tuesday's victory over Real Madrid was the perfect way for Liverpool to prepare for Sunday's trip to Manchester City. And the Germany star says another positive result at the Etihad will be an ideal way to sign off for November's international break. Liverpool had been on a run of six defeats in seven - and four successive Premier League reverses - prior to the 2-0 win over Aston Villas last Saturday. The Reds then followed that up with a 1-0 triu

Chiesa Federico Chiesa admits he was initially embarrassed by the support he received from the Liverpool fans due to his limited time on the pitch under Arne Slot last season the Italian says he is now honoured to have the supporters cheer for him on a weekly basis at Anfield , insisting he is happy at the club after a summer transfer window of speculation linking him with a return to his homeland. Chiesa made just one Premier League start last term, against Brighton after t

Matthijs de Ligt, Diogo Dalot, Patrick Dorgu, Leny Yoro and Senne Lammens Leny Yoro has insisted he does not regret signing for Manchester United despite interest from the likes of Liverpool and Real Madrid. The 19-year-old joined the Red Devils in a deal worth up to £61m last summer. The Reds were interested in signing the centre-back and registered their interest with Lille, but had expected him to move to the Bernabeu. While they continued to monitor his situation, they u

Shearer Alan Shearer has praised Arne Slot's team selection decisions that led to back-to-back wins over the past week. The Reds beat Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek after claiming a win over Aston Villa in the Premier League last weekend. Before that, Liverpool had lost four consecutive Premier League matches, which had seen them fall to seventh place in the table. Victory over Villa moved the Reds up to third place ahead of the clash against Manchester City

Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo said that he is content with his decision not to attend Diogo Jota's funeral as he laid out his reasons for his absence. Ronaldo's Portugal teammate died alongside his brother, Andre Silva, in a car crash in Spain on July 3, and the pair were laid to rest in Gondomar, near Porto, two days later. A number of Jota 's teammates attended the funeral, but Portugal captain Ronaldo was not among them, prompting insensitive questions from some over why he

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admits he continues to struggle to deal with the "misconception" he was injury-prone during his time at Liverpool. Oxlade-Chamberlain spent six years at Anfield , having signed from Arsenal for £35million and won a succession of major honours under Jurgen Klopp . However, a series of serious injuries limited him to just 146 appearances in that time, most notably the ACL damage he suffered during the Champions League semi-final

Owen Michael Owen has questioned Liverpool’s signing of Milos Kerkez after Andy Robertson’s recent resurgence. The Scotland international has been instrumental in the Reds picking up back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid over the past week, following on from what was a dismal run of six defeats in seven games. Robertson has found himself having to play back-up to Kerkez for much of the season so far, with the Hungarian starting Liverpool’s first nine Premier Le

Arne Slot came back with a quick response about Jamie Carragher Arne Slot could not help but take a playful jab at Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher following their 1-0 victory over Real Madrid . That's as the Dutch head coach shared the dressing room's thoughts on the former defender. Slot teased Carragher about his lack of Premier League titles during his own playing days. Dominik Szoboszlai also joined the lively discussion on the CBS Sports panel regarding the squad's

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois felt Real Madrid conceded too many fouls against Liverpool as the Belgian goalkeeper found clear faults with his side's display in their 1-0 defeat at Anfield . Alexis Mac Allister headed home the only goal of the game just after the hour mark as Courtois was finally beaten, With only the fine display of the Real Madrid No.1 ensuring that the Reds didn't win their Champions League clash by more goals. Reflecting on the loss, Courto

Bellingham Jude Bellingham feels the Liverpool supporters who booed Trent Alexander-Arnold at Anfield were just "doing the fans' job" as the former Red endured a miserable return to Merseyside. Alexander-Arnold was roundly jeered after he appeared as an 81st minute substitute at his former home, as his new club slipped to their first Champions League defeat of the season Alexis Mac Allister headed home the game's only goal following a free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai, with

Mac Allister Alexis Mac Allister's dad says that they must respect Liverpool but admitted it is 'nice' to see links with the biggest clubs in the world, following speculation over interest from Real Madrid. Carlos Mac Allister has spoken out ahead of the Reds' showdown with the Spanish giants on Tuesday but insists there was no contact with the La Liga outfit following reports of interest. The Argentine was the subject of transfer speculation last season and during the summ

Trent Via echo Trent Alexander-Arnold was part of a Real Madrid contingent who placed a wreath at the memorial of Diogo Jota outside of Anfield ahead of their Champions League clash with Liverpool on Tuesday night. Alexander-Arnold was flanked by los Blancos coach and former Reds star Xabi Alonso, team-mate Dean Huijsen and the legendary Emilio Butragueno as the La Liga club paid tribute to Jota, who died in a car accident with his brother Andre in July. Since Jota's death i

Firmino Roberto Firmino has had his say on Liverpool’s new-look attack as he backed his former club to soon find their best form. The Reds underwent something of a squad overhaul in the summer as they embarked on a £450m transfer spending spree off the back of their Premier League title win. Liverpool brought in eight new senior players and broke the British transfer record twice as they signed Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz in £125m and £116m deals respectively. Meanwhile

Gravenberch Ryan Gravenberch hopes a little inside knowledge from Ibrahima Konate can help Liverpool halt Kylian Mbappe's remarkable scoring run. The Reds entertain Real Madrid in their fourth game of the Champions League opening stage on Tuesday evening in a rematch of last season's encounter in the competition, which Liverpool won 2-0. Mbappe missed a penalty that night and, despite at that point having netted nine goals in his first 18 games since arriving from Paris Saint

Gerrard There were positives everywhere when the final whistle sounded at Anfield . But for Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard , one of the biggest outcomes of the 2-0 win over Aston Villa was what it did for two players in particular. Liverpool and their head coach Arne Slot went into Saturday's match under big pressure after a run of six defeats in their previous seven games in all competitions - and staring an unwanted club record directly in the face. Had they fell defeat

Paul Merson Paul Merson says Liverpool "underestimated" how much it would miss Trent Alexander-Arnold when the England international moved to Real Madrid at the start of the summer. Arne Slot's side has been in mixed form at the start of the new campaign but did win against Aston Villa on Saturday . Prior to that, it was on a run of six losses in seven games. Integrating new players, after a summer of big spending, has proven to be a longer process than some might like. And