Paul Merson doubts Liverpool chances at Arsenal clash
Liverpool head to the Emirates on Thursday night carrying both pedigree and pressure. The champions face league leaders Arsenal in a fixture that has quickly become a barometer for the title race, at least in the eyes of pundits. Among them is Paul Merson, who has offered...
Gary O'Neil takes Strasbourg helm amid managerial shake up
Managerial upheaval has defined this January window, with movement in the dugout outpacing activity on the pitch. Across Europe, clubs have acted swiftly and sometimes ruthlessly, reshaping their leadership in pursuit of clarity and momentum. Chelsea and Manchester United have already made decisive calls, with Enzo...
Liverpool, Arne Slot and a January Reality Check Ahead of Arsenal
Liverpool’s first Arne Slot press conference of 2026 arrived wrapped in familiar winter strangeness. As David Lynch explained on his YouTube channel, festive scheduling strips these moments of immediacy and news value. “They’re not very newsy,” Lynch said, pointing out that injury updates and...
Szoboszlai Refuses to Crown Arsenal as Title Race Pressure Mounts
In January, football has a habit of lying. Tables appear stable, narratives harden, and champions are prematurely crowned in pubs, phone-ins and social feeds. Yet for Dominik Szoboszlai, the idea that the Premier League title race is already settled feels not only premature but faintly...
Stefan Bajcetic and Liverpool’s Long Road Back From Setback
There are absences that slip quietly by, and then there are absences that begin to feel symbolic. For Stefan Bajcetic, Liverpool’s gifted young midfielder, the numbers have started to speak for themselves. More than 600 days without a competitive appearance for the club is not simply...
Guehi Decision Looms as Liverpool and Man City Circle
Liverpool’s January has developed an uncomfortable rhythm. Control without conviction, authority without security. A 2–2 draw at Fulham may yet prove a footnote in the season, but it has sharpened an old anxiety: this squad, for all its intelligence and balance, remains one injury away from...
Arne Slot and the Belief That This Can Still Be a Special Season
There is a careful calm to Arne Slot when he speaks about Liverpool’s present condition. It is not denial, nor is it blind optimism. It is something closer to perspective. Results have faltered, momentum has stuttered, and yet the season, in his...
Chiesa transfer rumours refuse to fade at Liverpool
Speculation has a habit of gathering around players who appear caught between promise and opportunity. Federico Chiesa finds himself in that space once more, his Liverpool career still searching for rhythm, while familiar whispers from Italy grow louder. Juventus, the club he left behind, have been linked...
Liverpool midfielder James Balagizi recalled from Forest Green Rovers loan
Liverpool midfielder James Balagizi is back on Merseyside after his season-long loan at Forest Green Rovers was formally terminated. The 22-year-old joined the National League side in August 2025, linking up with manager Robbie Savage, but a hamstring injury curtailed his campaign after 10 senior...
Former Liverpool Midfielder Heaps Praise on Luis Suarez: ‘He was a joke’
At Liverpool, great players are measured by moments that linger, not just medals. Few left a sharper aftertaste than the forward Jonjo Shelvey once labelled, affectionately, as ‘a joke’.
The former Liverpool midfielder, now 33, is plying his trade in the United Arab Emirates...