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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

Slot and Xabi Xabi Alonso wasted little time in turning his attention to Liverpool following Real Madrid’s victory over Valencia. The Reds will take on the La Liga giants on Tuesday night in their fourth league phase Champions League fixture. Liverpool have six points from their opening three matches in this season's competition, after victories against Atletico Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt. Arne Slot's side had lost four consecutive Premier League matches before beating

Van Dijk Virgil van Dijk has hit back at Wayne Rooney's comments over a lack of leadership at Liverpool. The Reds captain branded the Manchester United legend's analysis as "lazy criticism". Liverpool ended a run of four successive Premier League defeats on Saturday night as they beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield to move up to third in the table, level on points with second-placed Bournemouth ahead of their trip to Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. Such a sequence was th

Unai Emery Unai Emery was left to rue ‘huge mistakes’ as Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League against his Aston Villa side on Saturday night. The Reds clinched a 2-0 victory thanks to goals either side of half-time from Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch. The opener was something of a gift as goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez passed the ball straight out to Mohamed Salah , who made no mistake as he stroked home into the unguarded net for his 250th goal for the

Salah Mohamed Salah admits he has not been happy with his season after helping Liverpool end their miserable Premier League run. The champions avoided suffering a fifth successive top-flight loss for the first time since 1953 when they beat Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday evening. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in first-half additional time after capitalising on a mistake from Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez before Ryan Ryan Gravenberch netted a deflected second s

Shearer Alan Shearer has predicted Liverpool will fall to a fifth straight defeat in the Premier League today, with Paul Merson’s verdict not much better for Arne Slot's side. The Reds host Aston Villa later , and will be desperate to end their awful run of form. Having been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Crystal Palace on Wednesday, Liverpool has now lost six of its last seven games in all competitions. That’s a run that includes a four-game losing streak in the league,

Van Dijk Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk pointed the finger at one of his teammates following the Reds' failure to secure victory in their most recent encounter against Aston Villa. Liverpool welcomes Unai Emery's outfit to Anfield this weekend as the club seeks to restore momentum to their league campaign. Back in February, Mohamed Salah put Arne Slot's side ahead at Villa Park, but the hosts swiftly hit back with a rapid-fire brace from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins

Arne Slot via echo In an effort to stop a rot that now stands at six defeats in seven matches in all competitions, Arne Slot felt it was right to give his big guns the night off for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup exit at home to Crystal Palace. A makeshift Liverpool squad that saw 10 changes and contained zero first-team players on the bench was subsequently beaten 3-0 by a Palace side full of regulars. The likes of Mohamed Salah , Virgil van Dijk and Florian Wirtz were all

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Bournemouth's early season form shows the strength in depth of the Premier League . And he says that his side and Liverpool had 'changed that dynamic'. Bournemouth head to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday two points above City in the table – sitting second, four points behind leaders Arsenal – after losing only one of their opening nine games. With Sunderland also in the top four after a superb start following promotion,

Wirtz Liverpool have been told the arrival of Florian Wirtz has disrupted their midfield balance - but the £116million cannot be blamed for the Reds' struggles. Arne Slot's side have lost six of their last seven games in all competitions and already stand seven points adrift of title favourites Arsenal in defence of their Premier League crown. Wirtz has had a tough start to life at Anfield since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer and has started only two of the la

Slot Arne Slot admits he will not be averse to taking Liverpool back to basics if required to drag them out of their ongoing slump. But the Reds boss claims not to have yet seen any reason to change the tactical approach of his struggling side. Liverpool slipped to their sixth defeat in seven games - their worst such run since 2009 - when a much-changed team was dumped out of the League Cup 3-0 at home by Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. The Premier League champions have

Guehi Steve Parish has confessed that Marc Guehi now holds all the cards in choosing his next destination following his failed switch to Liverpool. The England centre-back was poised for a switch to Anfield late in the transfer window, only for Crystal Palace to scrap the deal on deadline day. Currently, Guehi is expected to depart Selhurst Park as a free agent when his contract expires. Liverpool have consistently been touted with a swoop, while German powerhouses Bayern M

Klopp Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has talked up the possibility of Jurgen Klopp returning to the club one day as manager - although he doesn’t want to see Arne Slot fired. The prospect of Klopp returning to Anfield was discussed by the former Liverpool boss last week during an interview , in which he didn’t completely rule out the possibility - although he did maintain that he is in no rush to make a move back into management. The 58-year-old took up a new role as

Glasner Oliver Glasner says it would be disrespectful of Liverpool's players to say his Crystal Palace side beat a weakened team at Anfield . The Eagles advanced to the fifth round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 win after Yeremy Pino added to Ismaila Sarr's first-half brace. Arne Slot made 10 changes in total from Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Brentford as the likes of Kieran Morrison, Trey Nyoni and Calvin Ramsay were selected in a match-day squad that had no senior players on the

Brendan Rodgers Steven Gerrard once confessed that his departure from Liverpool was influenced by Brendan Rodgers , and he was devastated when the manager left just a few months later. A decade after being dismissed by Liverpool, Rodgers has stepped down as Celtic boss. Rodgers' second tenure at the helm of the Scottish powerhouse ended following a disappointing 3-1 loss to Hearts, leaving Celtic trailing the Edinburgh side by eight points. Celtic's European campaign this sea

Wirtz Joshua Kimmich has revealed he has reached out to Florian Wirtz as his Germany team-mate continues to endure a mixed start to his Liverpool career. The Reds fought off interest from the likes of Bayern Munich and Man City to sign the playmaker from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth up to £116m this summer. However, with Arne Slot ’s side struggling for form, the 22-year-old is yet to justify his hefty price tag. The reigning Premier League champions have lost five of the

Wirtz Florian Wirtz and Liverpool have been urged to be patient with one another as the Germany international continues to get to grips with life in the Premier League. Wirtz was substituted during the closing stages of the 3-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday after another under-par showing and has yet to complete a full 90 minutes in the top flight since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen for £116million in the summer. It came just days after the 22-year-old had impressed in the

Chiesa As the Brentford supporters celebrated claiming the notable scalp of the Premier League champions on Saturday evening, the scene inside the away dressing room couldn't have been any more different. With the cheers and chants echoing in the distance, Liverpool's disgruntled and defeated players sat in stony silence after slumping to a fourth successive Premier League defeat. Just days after an impromptu squad-only meeting called by skipper Virgil van Dijk helped spark

Isak Alexander Isak is struggling to adapt to Liverpool because of how his British-record move was engineered, according to former Newcastle United star Chris Waddle. And ex-England winger Waddle believes the £125m striker is "paying the consequences" of how his acrimonious switch to Anfield was carried out across the course of the summer window, before his eventual move on transfer deadline day . After Liverpool made their move, Isak refused to travel on Newcastle's tour o