Klopp delights in "outstanding" performance of Takumi Minamino
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp was hugely impressed by the performance of former RB Salzburg star Takumi Minamino against Lincoln City.
Minamino, along with Curtis Jones, bagged a brace in the 7-2 win at the LNER Stadium. Xherdan Shaqiri, Marko Grujic and Divock Origi were Liverpool's other goalscorers.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Klopp had some special words of praise when asked about Minamino's display in the Carabao Cup win.
"I loved Taki’s game tonight, to be honest – it …
Liverpool Advance Thanks To Lincoln Assassination
Liverpool will play Arsenal in the fourth round of the League Cup after they thumped Lincoln City 7-2 away.
A brace of goals from both Takumi Minamino and Curtis Jones, as well as further strikes from Divock Origi, Marko Grujic, and Xherdan Shaqiri sealed the much-changed Reds' passage into the next round.
The game was seen as a shop window for some of Liverpool's fringe players and Shaqiri, in particular, would have done either his prospects of remaining part of …
Pep Lijnders faces the media ahead of Liverpool's EFL Cup clash at Lincoln City
On Wednesday, Jürgen Klopp let assistant manager Pep Lijnders take the pre-match press conference ahead of The Reds' visit to play Lincoln in the EFL Cup.
This wasn't the first time Lijnders had taken a press conference for Liverpool and it certainly won't be the last. As ever, the former NEC Nijmegen boss spoke at length when posed questions from the gathered media.
Discussing the likely changes that would be made for the Lincoln City match, Lijnders said:
“It’s about …
Henderson sits out training as Reds prepare for Carabao Cup trip to Lincoln City
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson appears to have missed training with The Reds on Tuesday according to reports.
As per Sky Sports News this morning, Henderson sat out first-team training while new boys Thiago and Diogo Jota both took part ahead of Thursday night's trip to League One side Lincoln City.
Henderson put in a great first half in the win over Chelsea on Sunday but came off at half-time to be replaced by debutant Thiago Alcântara. Yes, it's hard to …
Lincoln City vs Liverpool Preview - Reds travel to League One side in Carabao Cup third round
THE DETAILS
Venue - Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Referee - Tony Harrington
Date & Time - Thursday, September 24th @ 19:45
Current Odds - Lincoln City 12/1, Draw 6/1, Liverpool 1/5
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On a night when Jürgen Klopp will most likely field a team of youth talent and fringe players, we'll have an opportunity to cast an eye on squad members we don't get to see feature too often for Liverpool.
It's a huge draw for Lincoln City, having the Premier …
Liverpool News - Weekend Summary
After a busy few days for the club, let's take a look at all the latest Liverpool FC news as The Reds made it six points from six at Chelsea on Sunday.
Jota signed
Liverpool confirmed the signing of Portugal international Diogo Jota on Saturday afternoon. The former Wolves forward left Molineux after three seasons at the club. Jota scored 16 goals in 67 Premier League appearances for Nuno Espirito Santo's team since helping them to promotion from the Championship.
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Liverpool news - Midweek roundup
With Liverpool's domestic season back underway since last weekend, let's take a quick look at all the news regarding our club so far this week.
Goalkeeper to sign
As reported by us yesterday, Liverpool expect to complete the signing of young Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga this week. The Fluminense stopper is due on Merseyside to complete his medical in the coming days. He will then join up with Barry Lewtas' Liverpool U23s squad. Pitaluga comes highly recommended by Liverpool's Brazil …