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Arne Slot Arne Slot believes fourth place is a fair reflection of Liverpool's first half of their Premier League season - admitting he isn't thinking of reeling in leaders Arsenal or second-placed Manchester City right now. The defending champions extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games with a goalless draw with Leeds United on New Year's Day but it was viewed as a missed opportunity to go five points clear of Chelsea in fifth and to within four point

Daniel Farke Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has questioned the yellow card for Ethan Ampadu that has handed Liverpool’s near rivals Manchester United a potential boost in the race for Champions League qualification. Amapdu was booked for handball during the second half of the dismal goalless Premier League draw between the Reds and Leeds at Anfield on Thursday evening. It was the midfielder’s fifth caution of the league campaign and means he will be suspended for the vis

Hugo Ekitike appealed for a penalty Jamie Carragher issued a quick verdict on Liverpool’s appeals for a penalty during their Premier League clash with Leeds United. The Reds were taking on the Whites in their New Year’s Day fixture in the top flight at Anfield Liverpool went into the game looking to get another victory having beaten Wolves 2-1 on home soil in their previous fixture. Arne Slot’s side were in fourth place in the Premier League table heading into the game and

Arne Slot and Leeds United. manager Daniel Farke Daniel Farke admits it would be easy to ‘fear the worst’ ahead of Leeds United’s trip to Liverpool, believing the Reds have put themselves back in the title-race since the 3-3 draw between the two sides at Elland Road at the start of December. Arne Slot ’s side currently sit fourth in the Premier League table and have put together a seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions. While they trail league-leaders Arsenal by 13 poin

Arne Slot Without even kicking a ball, Mohamed Salah ensured he was the main topic of conversation when Liverpool last faced Leeds United. Arne Slot, though, was just as concerned about matters that preceded the Egyptian's explosive post-match outburst. Having restored their lead after throwing away a two-goal advantage in their trip to Yorkshire in early December, the perennial failure to defend set-pieces saw the Reds leak a dramatic injury-time equaliser and set in motion

Jordan Henderson shakes hands with Steven Caulker The January transfer window opens on Thursday and it will be intriguing to see what, if anything, Liverpool do next month. The Reds may have undergone a massive squad rebuild in the summer after winning the Premier League, but one look at the bodies currently available to Arne Slot suggests his ranks could do with further reinforcements. There was the welcome return off the bench from Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo in the hard

Antoine Semenyo Bournemouth are prepared for another twist in the race for Antoine Semenyo with Liverpool expected to rival Manchester City for his signature, despite the former Premier League champions emerging as favourites to land the sought-after attacker. Semenyo will be available for £65million after including the clause when signing a contract last year. The Reds have yet to make their move , but have from Thursday to beat City to his signature, when a £65million re

Ryan Gravenberch Ryan Gravenberch has explained how his midfield partnership with Curtis Jones is helping continue his goalscoring revival this campaign. Gravenberch scored his fourth Premier League goal of the season when netting the opener in the 2-1 win over struggling Wolves at Anfield on Saturday. It is in contrast to last season when the Holland international failed to find the target once as the Reds romped to a record-equalling 20th championship. Having played alon

Rute Cardoso (left), wife of Diogo Jota Rute Cardoso has thanked fans for the love during an "incredibly difficult time" in an emotional Instagram post. Diogo Jota's wife was in attendance at Anfield with her children for the game against Wolves on Saturday afternoon. Their sons Dinis and Duarte were mascots for the day during an emotional afternoon inside Anfield. Ahead of the game Dinis and Duarte walked out onto the pitch with Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk in a poi

Florian Wirtz Florian Wirtz insists he was confident his goal drought would come to an end as he set sights on an improved second half of the season for Liverpool. Wirtz scored his first goal since his £116million move from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer when converting a pass from Hugo Ekitike for the Reds’ second in their 2-1 Premier League win over rock-bottom Wolves at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. It came during the attacking midfielder’s 23rd appearance for the club

Arne Slot has been fulsome in his praise of Hugo Ekitike Arne Slot has backed an in-form Hugo Ekitike to stay fit and firing during Alexander Isak's recovery from a broken leg as the Liverpool striker gets set to lead the line against Wolves on Saturday. Ekitike , who has scored five goals in his last three Premier League appearances, is now Slot's only available senior centre forward after Isak underwent surgery on a broken leg at a time when Cody Gakpo is sidelined and Mo

Richard Hughes Via Liverpool.com Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes is set to meet Mohamed Salah’s agent as they look to settle the winger’s future at Anfield. Although Arne Slot managed to repair some bridges with Salah before he headed off to the Africa Cup of Nations, the 33-year-old having apologized to his teammates for his outburst earlier in the month , his future still looks uncertain as the January transfer window approaches. Salah had suggested that the ga

Richards questions Carragher Via echo Micah Richards has revealed exactly what he made of Jamie Carragher ’s Mohamed Salah rant and why he came to the Liverpool forward’s defence. Salah made headlines earlier this month with a bombshell post-game interview in the mixed zone. Having been dropped to the bench against Leeds United, as well as the two games prior, the Egyptian told reporters he felt he had been “thrown under the bus” by Liverpool. Salah, who signed a new two-ye

Marc Guehi Liverpool's hopes of signing Marc Guehi next month could have suffered a setback after Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards was stretchered off against Arsenal. The centre-back was injured during the second half of his side’s Carabao Cup defeat to the Gunners. Richards' foot could be seen bleeding heavily after an accidental coming together with Gabriel Jesus. The play was stopped between the two sides before Richards was stretchered off. Providing an update aft

Thomas Frank Thomas Frank has responded to Arne Slot’s criticism of Micky Van de Ven’s tackle on Alexander Isak last weekend, which resulted in the latter suffering a broken leg. The Liverpool forward also sustained an ankle injury in the process and underwent surgery to address the problem on Monday. Slot confirmed ahead of this weekend’s game against Wolverhampton Wanderers that Isak will be out for several months, and hit out at the nature of Van de Ven’s robust challenge

While Tottenham had both Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero dismissed during a volatile match - the former for catching Virgil van Dijk on the calf - Van de Ven escaped censure from the match officials. Slot said on Tuesday : "Yeah, (Isak's injury) was a reckless challenge. "I've said a lot about the tackle of Xavi Simons, which for me was completely unintentional. I don't think you will ever get an injury out of a tackle like that. "But the tackle of Van de Ven, if you make a t

Steven Gerrard has spoken honestly about Trent Alexander-Arnold's Liverpool exit Steven Gerrard has admitted Trent Alexander-Arnold achieved all he wanted at Liverpool ahead of his move to Real Madrid. The 27-year-old swapped Anfield for the Spanish capital at the end of his contract this past summer for just £10million, with that fee only to allow him to play at the Club World Cup. Arne Slot, current Liverpool players, pundits and many others have shared their thoughts on h

Hugo Ekitike Wayne Rooney has branded Hugo Ekitike as the best signing of the summer transfer window after the Liverpool striker scored his 11th goal of the season at the weekend. France international Ekitike nodded home the Reds' second as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in North London The £79 signing from Eintracht Frankfurt has now scored twice as many as the club's second highest marksman in the Premier League in Cody Gakpo, who has four for the term. Ekitike is now e

Stephen Gerrard Steven Gerrard has made it clear he would return to Liverpool to fulfil any job - and lent his backing to Arne Slot. When the former Reds captain took up the reins at Aston Villa in November 2021, it felt inevitable he would one day return to Anfield as the club's manager. A difficult spell at Villa was quickly followed by 18-months in charge of Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq, who he left in January. He is yet to return to management, despite being strongly li

Arne Slot has played down talk of Liverpool signing a new centre-back Arne Slot has played down talk of Liverpool signing a centre-back in the January. The Premier League champions were set to sign Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi on deadline day in the summer transfer window. Palace pulled the plug on the £35m deal at the 11th hour and this week their manager Oliver Glasner said he expects Guehi to now see out his contract at Selhurst Park. The Reds are one of several clu