Camara leads Liverpool’s January midfield debate as Mac Allister renewal remains uncertain
Liverpool’s January priorities may become clearest when they look beyond the next team sheet. Alexis Mac Allister’s form has been encouraging, but performances alone do not resolve the longer-term decisions facing the club’s midfield.
That is why Camara remains such an obvious focus. Liverpool...
Wataru Endo’s Liverpool exit looks increasingly logical as January approaches
Wataru Endo’s Liverpool future is becoming a question of opportunity. When a senior midfielder is outside the regular side and overlooked for the competitions that might offer rotation, remaining at the club becomes difficult to justify on footballing grounds.
January offers a possible solution. Endo could...
Liverpool’s Minteh admiration meets a January obstacle as Gakpo shines
Liverpool can admire Yankuba Minteh without having an obvious place for him. That is the difficulty beneath renewed January speculation, and Cody Gakpo’s outstanding start to the season has made it harder to resolve.
A transfer that once appeared to offer a way of reshaping the...
Trey Nyoni gives Iraola a Liverpool selection dilemma as Gravenberch falls behind
Trey Nyoni did not need a full afternoon to strengthen his claim. In roughly 20 minutes at Bournemouth, the Liverpool teenager supplied the control, awareness and composure that Andoni Iraola needed to protect a narrow lead. For a manager still establishing his preferred...
Cody Gakpo is setting the standard for Liverpool’s attack under Iraola
Football has a habit of making certainty look foolish. A player can spend a summer being discussed as a possible departure, then spend the opening weeks of the season demonstrating how difficult he would be to replace.
Cody Gakpo is providing Liverpool with that reminder....
Rio Ngumoha contract: Liverpool urged to act despite no immediate alarm
Liverpool need to make progress on Rio Ngumoha’s contract, but David Lynch’s understanding offers reassurance about the player’s intentions.
Interest from elsewhere has brought the teenager’s future into sharper focus. Yet there is an important difference between rival clubs watching a talented prospect and that...
Alejandro Balde Liverpool links make sense amid left-back concerns
Liverpool’s reported interest in Alejandro Balde fits an obvious area of squad uncertainty, but David Lynch has stressed that he cannot verify the link.
Discussing the Barcelona left-back on Media Matters with David Lynch, the journalist explained why Liverpool might reasonably be assessing alternatives in the position....
Alexis Mac Allister emerges as Liverpool’s first-choice midfielder
Liverpool’s search for midfield balance has produced plenty of questions, but Alexis Mac Allister is beginning to look like the answer around which the others should be arranged.
His performance against Tottenham offered the most visible evidence. A goal and an assist supplied the headline contribution, yet the...
Trey Nyoni pushes for Liverpool start after impressive midfield audition
There comes a point when a young player stops looking like someone being given an opportunity and starts looking like someone offering a solution. Trey Nyoni moved towards that territory with his performance in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory over Tottenham.
It was not simply his composure...
