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Arne Slot set to hand Liverpool duo huge opportunity in Mo Salah’s absence

Mo Salah's Absence Creates Opportunity in Liverpool Attack Liverpool prepare for a decisive winter period knowing Mohamed Salah will be away with Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations. With the tournament running from December 21 to January 18 in Morocco, the forward could miss up to a month of action at a stage of...

“He’s playing well!” – John Barnes defends Liverpool summer signing

Wirtz’s Liverpool journey shows signs of promise Liverpool entered the season with excitement after investing heavily in emerging talent, and Florian Wirtz was at the centre of that optimism. He arrived with a reputation for creativity, intelligence and final third composure. Yet the first few months have proved more complex than expected. Fifteen appearances, two...

Arne Slot urged to make major decision ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Nottingham Forest

Liverpool Need Structure, Solidity and a System Built for the Fight Liverpool walk into Saturday’s meeting with Nottingham Forest knowing exactly what awaits them: a physical, relentless, second-ball brawl designed in the uncompromising image of Sean Dyche. Forest will not come to Anfield to entertain, nor to trade technical patterns — they will come to...

John Barnes makes ‘disappointing’ Liverpool prediction

Barnes View on Liverpool’s Premier League Direction Liverpool entered this Premier League season with the weight of champions on their shoulders and a sense of continuity under Arne Slot after last year’s title win. Expectations were naturally sky high. Yet five defeats in six matches have pushed them down to eighth, and the conversation has...

“It’s not his fault!” – Analyst defends Florian Wirtz amid Liverpool struggles

Florian Wirtz's Struggles and Arne Slot's Tactical Dilemma Liverpool's £116m summer signing, Florian Wirtz, has yet to fully showcase the immense potential that led the club to invest heavily in him. Critics have been quick to point out his lack of goals and assists in the Premier League, but according to Michael Reid, a data...

Arne Slot wants ‘brilliant’ wonderkid as next Liverpool signing

Liverpool Transfers: Arne Slot Already Eyeing Next Signing Just months after a record-breaking summer, which saw Liverpool spent around £450m on incomings, attention is starting to turn towards the January window. New signings Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong failed to hit the ground running and left many questioning whether the hierarchy at...

Liverpool could continue spending spree with move for £100m midfielder – Opinion

Adam Wharton: The Successor Liverpool Cannot Ignore In a season where Liverpool’s midfield has veered between flimsy, lightweight and outright overwhelmed, the conversation around the long-term structure of the engine room is rightly shifting toward functionality rather than fantasy. For all the excitement of last summer’s £450m overhaul, it has become painfully clear that too...

Journalist: ‘xG does not stand for Expected Grief’ – The deep impact of Jota’s death on Liverpool’s players

Liverpool’s Season of Sorrow and the Shadows of Grief Liverpool’s 2025–26 campaign has been unlike any other in Premier League history — one shaped as much by loss as by football. In July, tragedy struck when a first-team player died in a car crash in northern Spain, an event that, as Simon Hughes wrote in...

Is Antoine Semenyo the Right Successor for Salah or the Wrong Move for January?

Antoine Semenyo – The Wrong Signing at the Wrong Time In a season where Liverpool has staggered out of the blocks and into something resembling a structural crisis, it feels as though every match exposes the same set of problems: no control, no defensive security, and no stability in transition. This international break should be...

Should Liverpool Target Elliott Anderson to Fix Their Midfield Issues

Would Elliott Anderson Be the Ideal January Catch-Up? Liverpool’s season has drifted into something uncomfortable, something unstructured, and something entirely avoidable. A horrific opening spell, littered with mystifying collapses and a startling lack of control, has left last season’s Premier League champions resembling anything but a coherent elite side. For a club that spent close...