Sardar Azmoun watched by Liverpool scouts in Russia on Saturday
Liverpool Football Club is reported to have sent some scouts to watch Sardar Azmoun's goalscoring performance in Zenit St Petersburg's Russian Super Cup defeat to Lokomotiv Moscow on Saturday night.
As reported in Tuesday's Daily Express, members of Michael Edwards scouting team were apparently deployed to Russia to watch Azmoun in action. The 24-year-old striker dubbed as the 'Iranian Messi' did not disappoint, scoring a goal either side of the half-time break.
The match was played at the VTB Arena …
Divock Origi on his chat with Sir Kenny Dalglish in Madrid
Liverpool forward Divock Origi returned to pre-season training at Melwood this week and was chatting about the message Sir Kenny Dalglish disclosed to him in Madrid the night The Reds won their sixth European Cup.
The Belgian international striker was interviewed by Liverpoolfc.com and spoke about how The Reds' success over Spurs at the start of June will push them on in their quest for more silverware over the coming seasons.
Origi also mentioned that Sir Kenny had a little …
Details of five rescheduled Liverpool fixtures in August and September
Five of Liverpool's six opening Premier League (PL) fixtures in August and September will be live on either Sky Sports or BT Sport.
Those fixtures have all been rescheduled for TV purposes and we have the details of all of those changes right here.
Of course, Liverpool and Manchester City play in the season's curtain-raiser, the Community Shield, on Sunday, August 4th. That game is live on BT Sport at 3pm.
The Reds start the season at home to Norwich …
Roberto Firmino and Alisson Becker will enjoy a three-week break after Copa America final
Liverpool's Brazilian stars Roberto Firmino and Alisson Becker are to be given a well-deserved three-week break after this Sunday's Copa America final.
Firmino and Alisson have both been in excellent form for the Selecao as they fought their way to the final of this summer's tournament.
Tuesday night, they beat Lionel Messi's Argentina 2-0 in the semi-final with Firmino bagging a goal and Alisson keeping his 9th consecutive clean sheet for club and country. As a result, Alisson has already …
L'Equipe claims Liverpool have made an approach for Ousmane Dembele
French publication L'Equipe is claiming that both Liverpool and FC Bayern have made an approach to sign Barcelona's young winger Ousmane Dembele.
L'Equipe's report states that Dembele would prefer to stay at Camp Nou, however. The 22-year-old French international has already impressed in the Bundesliga after spending one season with Jurgen Klopp's old club, Borussia Dortmund, where he moved for €15 million from Rennes in 2016.
Barcelona snapped up the youngster just 12 months later and brought him to LaLiga.
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Steve Nicol tells ESPN he would be in favour of Philippe Coutinho return
Former Liverpool and Scotland defender Steve Nicol has told ESPN that it would be "ideal" for Philippe Coutinho to return to Anfield.
Nicol stated that on the back of a successful 2018/19 season, The Reds "don't have a huge need [for many new players]". However, he did say that his transfer "wishlist" would include another centre-back, namely Matthijs De Ligt, and a midfielder like James Maddison who can win the ball back for his team but also "pick a pass …
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scores again as Egypt advance in AFCON
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah made it two goals in two games as he helped Egypt to top Group A of the AFCON with a 100% record.
The Reds' number 11 scored an excellent free-kick to open the scoring against Uganda in the 36th minute. Egypt went on to win 2-0 and qualify for the last sixteen of the AFCON with the maximum possible 9 points.
Nice free kick from Salah. Strikes it really well for his second goal of …
Stephen Warnock hails Andy Robertson's performance levels
Former Liverpool left-back Stephen Warnock has been lauding the growth of Andy Robertson since his arrival at Anfield.
The former Hull City player joined The Reds for a reported fee of around £8 million which is almost considered 'small change' in today's market.
Robertson has since gone on to establish himself as a regular in Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool defence as well as earning the captaincy for his country, Scotland.
Warnock, a one-time red in his early career, spoke to Liverpoolfc.com …
Conor Coady feels Liverpool deserved sixth European Cup triumph after a great season
Former Liverpool academy graduate Conor Coady says that Liverpool's Champions League triumph in Madrid was just reward for what was a hugely impressive season from Jurgen Klopp's Reds.
In a Q&A session with Liverpoolfc.com, Coady said that he had been on holiday in Croatia with his family when the final was played.
"I was in Croatia, I was watching it with my family. It was a great night – not just for Liverpool fans but I think it was a …
Reds claim "zero interest" in Lille's Nicolas Pepe
Liverpool FC moved quick yesterday to quash rumours that they were currently negotiating a deal with Nicolas Pepe and his French Ligue 1 club, Lille.
The 24-year-old Ivory Coast winger has reportedly been attracting the interest of Liverpool and some other top European clubs thanks to his hugely impressive Ligue 1 performances with Lille in 2018/19.
Pepe managed a brilliant 22 goals and 11 assists from his wide-right position with Lille last season, helping them to a second-place finish in …