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Arne Slot Arne Slot has been warned it will "take months" to properly integrate all of Liverpool's summer signings as the Reds' £450m summer splurge continues to fail to deliver on the pitch. Liverpool have lost six of their last seven Premier League games to slide down into the bottom half of the table, with their title defence left in tatters before the likes of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have got up to speed in Slot's new system. After Slot only brought in Federico

Dominik Szoboszlai With Arne Slot Dominik Szoboszlai admits he isn't entirely sure why he has become Liverpool's Mr Versatile as he once again answered the call from Arne Slot at the weekend. Szoboszlai has been the Reds' best performer of a difficult season predominantly when playing in a preferred central midfield role. The Hungary international, though, spent part of the early weeks playing as an emergency right-back due to fitness concerns over Jeremie Frimpong and Cono

Darwin Nunez Via Liverpool. Com Liverpool was forced to let go of mercurial striker Darwin Nunez to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hillal over the summer to accommodate the transfer of Swedish international Alexander Isak (and French forward Hugo Ekitike). The Uruguayan international was sold for an initial $88 million fee with further add-ons, a steep drop from the $113.6 million   the Reds handed Benfica for Nunez's services in 2022. He started the preseason strongly for his new c

Cody Gakpo Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo has defended the club's high-profile signings and claimed that they wouldn't be under scrutiny if the team were winning. Over $580 million was spent by Liverpool this summer, as Florian Wirtz , Alexander Isak , Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, and Giovanni Leoni joined Arne Slot's roster. However, Wirtz, Isak, and Kerkez have struggled, with only Ekitke hitting the ground running. Mass spending has weighed on Liverpool durin

Marc Guehi came close to joining Liverpool in the summer Marc Guehi won't come cheap if Liverpool want to follow up their summer interest and sign him in January. Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the European giants wanting to sign the England defender as a free agent in the summer. But Liverpool boss Arne Slot is crying out for defensive reinforcements in the winter to stabilise their season after a poor start to the Premier League campaign. The Reds could go back in for

Alan Shearer Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer felt that Liverpool offered nothing going forward against Nottingham Forest in their 3-0 defeat at Anfield . The Premier League's all-time record goalscorer singled out Virgil Van Dijk's post-match comments , with the Reds' captain admitting they were conceding too many easy goals, with Shearer saying those remarks will be a concern. Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Gary Lineker asked his fellow pundits: "Ca

Mohamed Salah has been criticised by Jamie Carragher Jamie Carragher has criticised Mohamed Salah and believes the Liverpool striker ought to "come out and speak for the team" following the Reds' sixth loss in seven Premier League fixtures. Arne Slot's team suffered a 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday - a result which saw the Reds slip to 11th in the table and left them trailing leaders Arsenal by a massive 11 points. Looking back on yet another di

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher says lessons were learned at the PGMOL over the international break — with Liverpool missing out as a result. Earlier this month, Virgil van Dijk saw his header chalked off against Manchester City because Andy Robertson was deemed to have interfered with play while being in an offside position. He was inside the six-yard box, not in the line of vision of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnar

Gary Neville has been speaking about Liverpool Gary Neville has urged Arne Slot to ditch his favoured 4-2-3-1 formation if he wants to reverse Liverpool’s flailing fortunes. The Reds dropped to 11th in the Premier League table after falling to a heavy 3-0 defeat at home to struggling Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The reigning champions have now lost six of their last seven matches in the English top-flight, and suffered defeat in eight of their last 11 games in all competi

Gary Neville Gary Neville has told Liverpool fans to "forget" any rumours regarding Arne Slot potentially being sacked following a poor run of form. The Reds started the season perfectly, winning their first five games – but Slot's side now sit 11th in the table, 11 points off league leaders Arsenal Although Liverpool did win their opening five, the performances still weren’t ideal. Their 2-0 lead over Bournemouth was pegged back in just over 10 minutes before they went on

A Season in Crisis Virgil van Dijk has raised concerns about whether the Liverpool squad is taking collective responsibility to pull Arne Slot's side out of a "mess." The captain acknowledges that this situation should not be happening to the defending Premier League champions. He believes that any player lacking the desire to fight through the current adversity is in the "wrong place" at Anfield . Van Dijk admits that the team is letting down their head coach. The Reds rec

Klopp Via Liverpool.com Jurgen Klopp has already leaped to the defence of Arne Slot as Liverpool's dreadful run continues. What some had hoped was a dip in form has now spiraled into a full-blown crisis, following the Reds' 3-0 meltdown at home against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The shock defeat extends Liverpool's dire run this season to six losses in their last seven matches across all competitions, having previously been defeated 3-0 by Manchester City before the Novem

Sean Dyche talks to Nottingham Forest Sean Dyche has admitted he was ‘gutted’ that Nottingham Forest were not able to play Liverpool straight after their loss to Manchester City despite consigning further misery on the defending champions. The Reds lost 3-0 at the Etihad prior to the November international break before losing by the same scoreline on their return to action at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. Liverpool have now lost six of their last seven games in the Premier L

Arne Slot Arne Slot has accepted responsibility for Liverpool's shock 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The Reds were humiliated by Forest on Merseyside . Sean Dyche's team took the lead in the 33rd minute when Murillo's controversial opener was allowed to stand , and the scoreline could've been 2-0 before half-time had Igor Jesus' goal not been disallowed. Liverpool needed a fast start to the second half to turn the game on its head, but Forest continued to

Slot and Isak Arne Slot admits he may have to compromise his Liverpool team selection in an attempt to finally get Alexander Isak up and running. But the Reds boss remains convinced the striker will ultimately replicate his devastating Newcastle United form at the Premier League champions. Isak has suffered a difficult opening to his Liverpool career since making a British record £125million move on transfer deadline day in September, scoring just one goal in eight appeara

Andoni Iraola and Antoine Semenyo Andoni Iraola has insisted he is not concerned by Antoine Semenyo's release clause ahead of the January transfer window as the Ghana international continues to be linked with a move to Liverpool. The 25-year-old signed a new contract with AFC Bournemouth in the summer as he resisted interest from the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the process. However, it was widely reported earlier this week that his new deal, which run

Arne Slot was asked about Andy Robertson's emotional post-match interview Arne Slot admits he doesn't know how the tragic death of Diogo Jota is affecting Liverpool this season. But the Reds boss will not use it as an excuse for his team's underwhelming start to the season. Jota was killed along with his brother Andre Silva in a car crash in July in northern Spain when travelling back to Merseyside to begin pre-season training. The loss of the striker was once again brought

Sadio Mane Sadio Mane has opened up on his relationship with former Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and revealed how the pair resolved their infamous on-field falling out during a clash with Burnley. The Senegalese joined the Reds in the summer of 2016, a year before the Egyptian. Forming a deadly attacking triumvirate along with Roberto Firmino , the trio went on to win every major honour during their shared time at Anfield before Mane, ( who was appearing on the Rio Fer

Dominic Matteo This time last year Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold were edging dangerously close to the final six months of their Liverpool contracts. It left supporters to wait anxiously in hope that the Reds trio penned extensions to remain at the club. In the end, talismanic top-scorer Salah and captain Van Dijk did just that, but Alexander-Arnold turned down the offer to stay and instead signed for Real Madrid. Madrid are also said to be inte

Anfield Liverpool has announced a fresh multi-year partnership with digital payments behemoth PayPal as the club's roster of commercial allies continues to expand. The Reds have secured what represents the inaugural collaboration with a Premier League side for the American corporation, which boasts over 400 million active accounts globally. PayPal has now become the club's "official digital payments" partner, facilitating the introduction of a loyalty scheme for supporters w