Premier League

Liverpool coach Pep Lijnders lifts lid on tactical tweak in Reds forward line

Liverpool's assistant coach Pep Lijnders has revealed the thinking behind Mohamed Salah's more advanced role in The Reds' attack this season. Lijnders spoke to Neil Jones at Goal.com about his return to Merseyside after a brief but unsuccessful stint as manager of NEC Nijmegen in Holland. Having been officially unveiled as Zeljko Buvac's replacement as assistant...

Sadio Mané believes Naby Keita will go from strength to strength at Liverpool

Liverpool's Sadio Mané believes Reds fans have only seen glimpses of what Naby Keita has to offer the team so far and that the former RB Leipzig player is just going to get better. Jurgen Klopp and his men are coming to the end of their Marbella training camp and Mané has been sharing a room...

Does Fabinho at centre back actually make sense?

It's starting to really get to the crunch period of the season for Liverpool. The next batch of fixtures see the Reds come up against the German powerhouse that is Bayern Munich in the Champions League before a pivotal trip to Old Trafford to face a resurgent Manchester United side in a potential title-deciding Premier...

Raphael Honigstein believes Klopp is very likely to stay at Liverpool past 2022

German football journalist Raphael Honigstein believes that Liverpool FC will offer Jurgen Klopp a new and improved contract this summer should The Reds bring either the Premier League or Champions League trophies back to Anfield. Honigstein was interviewed in Abendzeitung Muenchen as part of the German publication's pre-match content ahead of the meeting between Bayern...

Andy Robertson explains why he thinks this week’s training camp is a good idea

Liverpool's Andy Robertson believes The Reds' 10-day break before facing Bayern Munich came at just the right time as the squad headed to Marbella for a warm-weather training camp. Robertson gave his thoughts to the official LFC site and said: “We are a bit of a wounded squad at the minute, but the lads are coming...

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk could be the deciding factor in title race

Jamie Carragher believes that Liverpool's colossal defender Virgil van Dijk could be the player to carry The Reds to their first league title in 29 years. Liverpool's former centre-half, Carragher, was speaking on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football show when he highlighted his admiration for the talents and strengths of the Dutch international defender. Carragher said: “Winning...

Four Reds stars selected by Cardiff’s Sol Bamba in his Team of the Week

Cardiff City defender  Sol Bamba selected four Liverpool players from their 3-0 win over Bournemouth for his Sky Sports Premier League Team of the Week on Monday. Bamba, who scored the opening goal as Cardiff fought their way to an impressive 2-1 win at Southampton on Saturday, is a huge admirer of The Reds. The veteran...

Both Liverpool and Manchester United reportedly put off by Aaron Ramsey wages

As Aaron Ramsey prepares to sign on the dotted line for Italian Serie A giants Juventus, it appears Liverpool and Manchester United both decided against approaching the Welsh midfielder due to salary expectations. According to the Evening Standard, Ramsey is to sign a pre-contract agreement with I Bianconeri in the next 24 hours. The deal...

Naby Keita – Our Midfield Missing Link

Building a team can’t be easy. Take a look at Manchester United. Take a look at Chelsea. Whilst one side - United - is performing much better since appoint a new manager (the natural reaction of a team so far against their former manager that surely anyone remotely positive would see an upturn) the...

Jamie Carragher was puzzled with criticism recently aimed at Liverpool’s form

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has said that he feels the criticism Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side have come under in recent weeks has been harsh as The Reds drew two league games in a row. As reported in Goal.com, Carragher highlighted the fact that it was unrealistic of fans and the media to expect Liverpool,...