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Harvey Elliott and Unai Emery Harvey Elliott was an unused substitute for Aston Villa yesterday as Unai Emery's side lost at Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League — and he has struggled for match action since leaving Liverpool . Up to now, Elliott has mainly found himself on the bench. In each of Aston Villa's last games, the 22-year-old has failed to emerge from the sidelines, while his only Premier League start — against Fulham — saw him hooked at half-time. The only other

Alan Shearer Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer reckons Hugo Ekitike has already demonstrated sufficient quality to establish himself as Liverpool's primary striker, despite Alexander Isak's summer arrival at the club. Shearer's comments could be seen as a dig toward Isak; the Swedish striker turned his back on Shearer's beloved Newcastle to join the Reds. Liverpool splashed out £79 million ($105.2 million) to secure the French forward from Eintracht Frankfurt, and he's

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and Mohamed Salah Arne Slot is convinced Mohamed Salah will rediscover his goalscoring form - but admits he can't fully explain the Liverpool forward's barren spell. Salah has now gone six games without finding the target and was benched for the 5-1 Champions League victory at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday evening. The 33-year-old missed a number of chances after emerging for the final 16 minutes having spurned a couple of good openings in t

Via Liverpool.com After a dire run, Liverpool needed to get back on track quickly. And with an emphatic victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, if that doesn't instill confidence, what will? Arne Slot is sweating on injuries to Jeremie Frimpong and Alexander Isak after the summer arrivals both picked up issues in the first half at the Deutsche Bank Arena, but the Liverpool boss saw plenty of positives too as his losing streak ended. Florian Wirtz got his f

Andy Robertson hailed the display of Florian Wirtz Cody Gakpo applied the finishing touch to banish any doubt Liverpool would emerge from Germany with much-needed victory. But rather than engulf the goalscorer, many of his team-mates instead made a beeline for the man who had laid on the opportunity. Small wonder. For the first time in more than two months, the hard work of Florian Wirtz had been rewarded with an assist. Like buses, another came along shortly afterwards, alth

Dino Toppmoller Dino Toppmoller says Liverpool "killed" his Eintracht Frankfurt side through their set-pieces as Arne Slot's team won 5-1 in Germany on Wednesday night. After a run of four successive defeats, the Reds bounced back in style by hammering the Bundesliga outfit with one of their most complete performances of the campaign so far After falling behind to Rasmus Kristensen's opener, the Reds responded through former Frankfurt star Hugo Ekitike before Virgil van Dijk

Slot Arne Slot declared himself delighted with the performance of Hugo Ekitike, whose "special" goal put Liverpool on the way to a 5-1 hammering of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League . The Reds ended their miserable run of four defeats in a row in style as they produced their finest display of the campaign at Deutsche Bank Park to get back to winning ways ahead of Saturday's trip to Brentford. After Rasmus Kristensen had opened the scoring, Ekitike raced through the

Arne Slot Former Liverpool defender Markus Babbel has implored Arne Slot to stop playing Dominik Szoboszlai at full-back — and instead give Conor Bradley a sustained run of starts. Jeremie Frimpong was brought in from Bayer Leverkusen this summer for a fee of around $39 million (£29 million) but Babbel says he is still getting used to the demands of the Premier League. Bradley, he says, is the more ready-made solution. Babbel "It's similar to with Florian Wirtz : Frimpong

Szoboszlai Dominik Szoboszlai has revealed the Liverpool squad have held a number of meetings aimed at helping kickstart their season as they look to avoid a 73-year low in Germany. The Reds go into Wednesday evening’s Champions League clash at Eintracht Frankfurt on the back of four successive defeats following Sunday's dismal 2-1 Premier League reverse at home to bitter North West rivals Manchester United. Not since September 1953 have Liverpool lost five games in a row,

Carragher Jamie Carragher has warned that Arsenal's outstanding back line could see the Gunners end a 22-year wait for a Premier League title next year. Arsenal has started the season in ominous fashion, picking up 19 points from a possible 24 in the top flight, and only dropping points to Liverpool and Manchester City. On Saturday, Arsenal beat Fulham 1-0, recording a fifth clean sheet of the campaign, and Mikel Arteta's side ended the weekend three points clear of Manches

Liverpool boss Arne Slot Despite seeing his side fall to a fourth consecutive defeat against Manchester United, Liverpool boss Arne Slot remained calm with his players inside the Anfield dressing room. The Reds’ slump continued as Harry Maguire’s header sentenced them to a 2-1 defeat on Sunday . Liverpool now finds itself four points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal , having sat five points ahead of the Gunners just a matter of weeks ago. The fallout continues following

Neville Gary Neville has faced accusations of unprofessionalism while commentating on Manchester United's victory over Liverpool . It's far from the first occasion the Red Devils icon has been hit with such criticism. Neville, 50, was behind the microphone for Sky Sports during Sunday's thrilling encounter, which delivered drama from the opening whistle to the last. Bryan Mbeumo put the visitors in front after just 60 seconds, and the scoreline stayed at 1-0 until Cody Gak

Alexander Isak has had a slow start to life at Liverpool Gary Lineker has urged Liverpool to give Alexander Isak more time to show what he can do after a slow start to life at Anfield. The striker is yet to score in the Premier League for the club since his record £125 million move from Newcastle United. His latest blank came in the 2-1 home defeat against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. Isak was selected ahead of Hugo Ekitike in the striker position and played 72 minu

Ruben Amorim Ruben Amorim admits his Manchester United side had “a bit of luck” in handing Liverpool a fourth successive defeat. Harry Maguire struck with six minutes remaining after Cody Gakpo had equalised a controversial early opener from Bryan Mbeumo. Gakpo had earlier hit the post three times while Liverpool wasted a number of other inviting openings, with Alexander Isak denied by new United goalkeeper Senne Lammens when clean through. Amorim said: “I don’t have too m

Maguire Manchester United match-winner Harry Maguire said the victory at Liverpool was worth 'more than three points'. The England international headed home in the 84th minute to earn United a 2-1 triumph at the home of their rivals. It also secured Ruben Amorim's first back-to-back Premier League wins as United boss and deepened the gloom at Liverpool , who have now lost four games in a row for the first time under Arne Slot . The defending champions had made their second-h

Arne Slot after Liverpool fell behind to Manchester United Michael Oliver never stopped the game before Manchester United’s opening goal against Liverpool because he wasn’t aware Alexis Mac Allister was down injured. Liverpool’s players and supporters were left furious after Oliver didn’t stop play in the seconds before Bryan Mbeumo finished past Giorgi Mamardashvili in front of the Kop. However, in the build-up to the goal, which came after just 63 seconds, Mac Allister cl

Rooney The international break is finally over and what a game for Liverpool to come back to. Yes, it was a miserable final week in the run-up to the second of three enforced stoppages in domestic football before the first half of the season is out. For the first time in head coach Arne Slot 's reign, the Reds lost three matches in a row. And, while their Champions League defeat at Galatasaray was not damaging, their last-gasp Premier League losses at Crystal Palace and Che

Kerkez Milos Kerkez believes the recent international break could work in Liverpool's favour as they look to drag their season back on track on Sunday. The Reds host bitter North West rivals Manchester United in the Premier League hoping to arrest a run of three consecutive defeats that has seen the champions bumped off the top of the table. A number of Liverpool players impressed for their respective countries over the past fortnight, including Cody Gakpo scoring three time

Guehi Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has confirmed Marc Guehi has no intention of signing a new contract and will leave the club. The England international came close to joining Liverpool on transfer deadline day . Guehi was given permission to undergo his medical with the Reds in London on September 1. However, Palace's attempts to replace the centre-back fell through when Brighton & Hove Albion's Igor Julio chose a loan to West Ham United over a switch to Selhurst Pa

Slot Arne Slot has eased concerns over a hamstring injury for Ryan Gravenberch. Slot he says the Liverpool midfielder is ready to face Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday. Slot has also indicated that Ibrahima Konate is set to train with his colleagues on Friday as he delivered a couple of timely injury boosts for the Reds ahead of the visit from Ruben Amorim's side this weekend. The Premier League champions host their historic rivals aiming to end a three-game run of de