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Post by bluetornados on Apr 15, 2023 11:03:58 GMT
All things Liverpool...Ian Kennedy, BBC Radio Merseyside
Liverpool didn’t win on Sunday, but it felt like a win. 2-0 down to the league leaders before a spirited comeback gained a point, and in the end it might well have been more. But the result, and the draw before it at Chelsea has left Jurgen Klopp’s men 12 points off the top four. Liverpool only have nine games left. Because of that, some are suggesting the Reds could benefit from a feeling of "nothing to lose", and that the pressure may now be off. So can they now build on that second half performance against the Gunners, and take it to Leeds on Monday? Remember that Liverpool put seven past Manchester United not that long ago, but then went to Bournemouth and lost. Consistency is everything but it’s been a problem all season. Leeds – two places above the drop zone - have just conceded five at home to Crystal Palace so how will they react to that? They’ll know all about Liverpool’s indifferent away form and they also beat the Reds at Anfield earlier this season. So who knows what we’ll get at Elland Road! ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Klopp welcomes 'special' Diaz back for Liverpool..ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/678d/live/0d737490-daa6-11ed-8890-bb2fbd63b06d.jpgJurgen Klopp is thrilled to welcome Luis Diaz back into the squad for Monday's trip to Leeds, with the Colombia winger likely to start on the bench. Diaz was a revelation last season after signing from Porto in January 2022, however, he has been out of action since picking up a knee injury at Arsenal last October. "He is 100% ready in training," said Klopp. "We are really happy to have him back and in the time he's been injured he's developed massively. "He has really matured and is much more comfortable than he was at the beginning with everything in a new country. "He is a breath of fresh air in training because he cannot train without a smile on his face. That's something really special." The 26-year-old managed four goals in 12 appearances before the injury and Klopp expects him to be just as effective when back up to full speed. "He didn't lose his skills - that's good," he said. "He is absolutely [like having a new player]." ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Liverpool fined for surrounding referee..ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/df1b/live/2b9c9480-daae-11ed-8b7a-29e2e75cc666.jpgLiverpool have received a £37,500 fine after admitting a Football Association charge of failing to control their players during the 4-1 loss at Manchester City on 1st April. Several Reds players crowded around referee Simon Hooper asking him to show City midfielder Rodri a second yellow card for a challenge on Cody Gakpo. "The club admitted failing to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and do not behave in a way which is improper," said an FA statement.
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 15, 2023 18:58:51 GMT
Gossip:
Liverpool have made Brighton's Argentina international Alexis Mac Allister, 24, their top midfield target this summer.
Manchester City and Liverpool are eyeing Chelsea's 20-year-old English defender Levi Colwill, who is currently on loan at Brighton.
In addition to Colwill, Liverpool are also interested in Chelsea's England midfielders Conor Gallagher, 23, and Mason Mount, 24.
Liverpool are among a number of clubs tracking Lyon and France Under-21 winger Bradley Barcola, 20. (Fabrizio Romano)
Roma are interested in signing 31-year-old Brazil forward Roberto Firmino when his contract with Liverpool expires this summer. (Nicolo Schira)
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 16, 2023 2:11:41 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 8:27:30 GMT
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England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, would rather stay at Borussia Dortmund and reassess his future in 2024 than make a move that is not right for him this summer.
Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler believes the Reds are right not to spend the majority of their transfer budget on Bellingham this summer as they need a major midfield overhaul.
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 20:01:00 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 20:27:41 GMT
PREMIER LEAGUE - MONDAY 17th APR 2023 - Latest Score - 70 mins
Leeds United 1 (Sinisterra 47) Liverpool 4 (Gakpo 35, Salah 39, 64, Jota 52)ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/4/17/c16126fa-8e96-4848-b51e-722ce091b220.jpgOh Ibrahima Konate, what is that? The Liverpool defender just stands there and Luis Sinisterra nicks the ball off him, races into the box and dinks it over Alisson. The Leeds player had a lot to do, and he did it perfectly. ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/4/17/e80222f8-56aa-45ce-b255-67feee6c4611.jpgTwo Leeds defenders fail to clear a ball in midfield and Curtis Jones plays a lovely ball into the centre for Diogo Jota. Illan Meslier is near the edge of his box and Jota just eases it past the goalkeeper. It was a brilliant finish by Jota. He certainly didn't look like a striker who hadn't scored for that amount of time, but a lot of credit goes to Curtis Jones. Illan Meslier gets his position all wrong and Jota takes it first time and curls it into the bottom corner. Great response from Liverpool. ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/4/17/874f40de-de95-4bd2-beb8-22a1a3665649.jpgA clever set-piece routine and Liverpool think it's 4-1. Everyone is expecting a Trent Alexander-Arnold shot but he clips it into Virgil van Dijk, who lays it off to Mohamed Salah, who can't miss in the centre. But it's offside. A lovely Liverpool goal. Diogo Jota wins the ball on the edge of his own box and starts a nice move. Andy Robertson flies down the left and crosses for Cody Gakpo. The Dutchman picks out Mohamed Salah in space and he just curls it past the keeper. Rapid move. Paul Robinson Former Leeds goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Again it's that weak side of Leeds where they start conceding. This now is a case of damage limitation. Now it looks like a case of how many for Liverpool. With 25mins still to go, this could get really ugly for Leeds. One time when I wouldn’t blame fans taking an early bus home...Simon
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 20:34:35 GMT
PREMIER LEAGUE - MONDAY 17th APR 2023 - Latest Score - 80 mins
Leeds United 1 (Sinisterra 47) Liverpool 5 (Gakpo 35, Salah 39, 64, Jota 52, 73)
Goal difference could come into play for Leeds in the relegation battle so they'd want to make sure they don't get battered here. They lost their last game 5-1 at home to Crystal Palace.
Leeds can't believe it as Andy Robertson slides in on Crysencio Summerville for what is a very clear corner but the referee says goal-kick.
Mohamed Salah to Cody Gakpo to Diogo Jota, but the ex-Wolves man blazes a shot well over from a tight angle.
GOAL - 73 mins - Leeds 1-5 Liverpool - Diogo Jota - They're having fun now.
Nick: I tend to be overly optimistic as a Liverpool fan but I still reckon we can win our remaining games and pip Newcastle to 4th - crazy?
Paul: Liverpool need a miracle for top 4. But we have quite an easy run in but we will need to win all of them and hope Newcastle lose 3 of their very tough run in.
Leeds are 15 minutes away from losing two consecutive Premier League games 5-1 at home.
If you look at last week's performance from Liverpool against Arsenal and this one, you'd almost say Liverpool are back.
Every time they've broken in the second half they've looked like they're going to score.
Leeds only know one way to play and in doing that they've left themselves exposed.
As Leeds conceded the fifth goal for the second game running here at Elland Road the stands empty to a chorus of boos.
Javi Gracia had won three of his seven matches in charge coming into this evening but 10 goals conceded across two home matches is a worrying trend – regardless of the opposition.
It’s Fulham away next, with Leicester here next Tuesday. That was always going to be a big game, but it feels season-defining now.
80 mins - Leeds 1-5 Liverpool
Leeds are the second team to concede at least five Premier League home goals in back-to-back games, after Derby County in April 2008 - 6-0 against Aston Villa and 6-2 against Arsenal.
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 20:42:47 GMT
PREMIER LEAGUE - MONDAY 17th APR 2023 - Latest Score - 90+3 mins
Leeds United 1 (Sinisterra 47) Liverpool 5 (Gakpo 35, Salah 39, 64, Jota 52, 73)
82 mins - SUBSTITUTION - Leeds 1-5 Liverpool Four changes for Liverpool as Luis Diaz makes his return after six months out injured. Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Roberto Firmino and James Milner replace Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Jordan Henderson and Diogo Jota. Harry: Don't get carried away, Liverpool fans. You've beaten a team who are likely to get relegated. Villa and Brighton have more chance of a top-four finish than Liverpool. Andrew: You've got to fear for Leeds at the moment. Not just for the back-to-back hammerings, but their confidence will be shot and their goal difference is sinking fast. CH: Nick and Paul at 21:31, the combination of Liverpool winning every game and Newcastle losing three just isn't going to happen. Is it...? 85 mins - SUBSTITUTION - Leeds 1-5 Liverpool Not sure why Jurgen Klopp didn't make this with the others but Thiago replaces Fabinho in Liverpool's final change. Liverpool have really blown Leeds away in the second half here. Just like Crystal Palace did last week. 87 mins - The Reds are just pinging the ball round like it's training. ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/4/17/01f590bd-47eb-443f-ba5c-f7f0cb185ca1.jpg88 mins - James Milner curls in a cross which almost goes into the top corner but Illan Meslier claws it away. 90 mins - GOAL - Leeds 1-6 Liverpool - Darwin Nunez Leeds try to play Darwin Nunez offside... and they do not succeed. He controls Trent Alexander-Arnold's ball over the top on his chest, takes it down and slots it past Illan Meslier. 90+3 mins - Leeds 1-6 Liverpool Liverpool are pushing for a seventh and James Milner wins a corner. Leeds are just praying for the full-time whistle. Boos at the final whistle as Leeds are mauled for the second time in two weekends. Liverpool were excellent. THAT'S IT ALL OVER, A RELIEF FOR LEEDS, AN EMPHATIC DISPLAY BY A VERY DOMINANT LIVERPOOL... ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/0EA5/production/_129394730_liverpool.jpg
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 21:14:33 GMT
ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/4/17/fd181711-7ffc-43c8-97d6-c2ba7301e203.jpgThis was Liverpool's first win in six games. They beat Manchester United 7-0 then failed to win for over a month and then beat Leeds 6-1. The Reds are nine points off the top four. Could they...? 'We have to keep playing like this' Liverpool attacker Diogo Jota speaking to Sky Sports: "I think especially second half we played really well. We kept possession, we tried to find ourselves in good positions. We scored great goals and deserved the win." On away form: "Some games we looked really good and others we cannot really click, especially away from home. But that is in the past and we have to do games like this, because we can." On scoring his first league goal of the season: "Finally. It has been a hard season for me, for the team and it was a great relief for me. "It was a mix but good feelings. I always want to be involved. I did an assist in the first half but I like to score more." 'Emptying a ketchup bottle': "That's one of the sentences Ronaldo said and it stuck in my head. We know what it's like in football. Things change quick." Looking ahead: "We have great results this season, great scorelines. So we have these results before but we just need to keep our feet on the ground and go onto the next one." Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah netted his 106th and 107th left-footed goals in the Premier League, more than any other player, eclipsing Robbie Fowler's 105. Salah has scored nine Premier League goals against Leeds United, averaging one every 51 minutes.
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 22:46:58 GMT
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool win at Leeds was best performance of season..ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/10C29/production/_129394686_gettyimages-1482898479.jpgLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp felt his side produced their best performance of the season as they ruthlessly took apart struggling Leeds United. The Reds scored six goals from seven shots on target, with Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota both netting twice. Klopp's side have beaten Bournemouth 9-0 and Manchester United 7-0 this season but the German believes the display at Elland Road is their best. " really happy about that game," he told Sky Sports.
"I think we forced a lot of errors, [scored] sensational goals, counter-pressing-wise it was the best for, I want to say, decades. My favourite part was in the 92nd minute, we chased the poor boy on the ball from Leeds.
"I think it is the best game we played this season from different aspects."
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"To play good football you need stability," added Klopp. "Stability you only get from defending but when you are in this kind of negative flow, if we can use that phrase, then you make wrong decisions.
"You think to play better you have to be foremost concerned with the offensive stuff. We can be super offensive-orientated, if we react in the right moment.
"I can't explain why our counter-pressing didn't work [in previous games] but tonight it clicked. It clicked in the second half against Arsenal.
"Tonight I'm not sure how many goals we scored after we won the ball back but that makes all the difference.
"I think we know that, but there is always a bit of difference from knowing and understanding and really feeling it."
The Reds have made a late successful push for Champions League football before under Klopp - when they took 26 points from a possible 30 to finish third in 2020-21.
However, Klopp would not be drawn on whether his side can repeat that feat and claim a top-four finish this campaign.
"I think a little bit of a problem between this season and that season is that they [teams above] are a bit further away," he added.
"Where we end up I don't know but it will go on after this season, so we need all the games to understand.
"The games are super important. If we can't get anything this season, then we have to build on good performances from this last part of the season.
"I have no clue if we can get close, but I don't think it's too important. I would like to see us with the same desire, the same passion, the same understanding that we showed tonight."
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2023 22:55:30 GMT
Leeds confirm Hillsborough tributes..ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/ddfb/live/92ef7a10-dd30-11ed-8df1-d74cbf1089d7.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/B125/production/_126694354_gettyimages-1400052114.jpgLeeds United have confirmed tributes will take place at tonight's match against Liverpool at Elland Road. The weekend marked the 34th anniversary of the tragedy in which 97 Liverpool fans lost their lives. In a statement released by the club, they said: "Following consultation with Liverpool Football Club, both teams will come together at tonight's match to pay their respects to the 97 football supporters who lost their lives after the Hillsborough tragedy. "Each captain will walk out onto the field with flowers in memory of the 97. Following the on-pitch handshakes, there will be a tannoy announcement and images on the big screen. "While that takes place, each captain will walk over to the away supporters section at Elland Road and lay the flowers in front of the fans." The club added: "Everyone connected with Leeds United wishes to share their love and sends support to the families, friends and survivors."
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 20, 2023 4:55:28 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 21, 2023 22:31:37 GMT
ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/FFA4/production/_129444456_-158fc18a-5fb4-4ed6-9343-5cd327f8118e.pngArsenal are monitoring Mason Mount's situation at Chelsea and could rival Liverpool for the 24-year-old England midfielder this summer. Brazil striker Roberto Firmino, 31, has agreed to join Barcelona when his Liverpool contract expires this summer. Liverpool and Tottenham will attempt to sign 23-year-old French defender Evan Ndicka on a free transfer when his Eintracht Frankfurt contract expires this summer. Liverpool are willing to let 20-year-old Portuguese forward Fabio Carvalho leave on loan next season after just 632 first-team minutes this year. Aston Villa, Newcastle, Liverpool and Tottenham all had scouts at the Europa League quarter-final between Sporting Lisbon and Juventus on Thursday with the visitors' France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 28, and Sporting's English winger Marcus Edwards, 24, and Portugal midfielder Pedro Goncalves, 24, among the players being assessed.
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 22, 2023 18:27:20 GMT
Liverpool 3 Nottingham Forest 2ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/8DC6/production/_129449263_gettyimages-1484156715.jpgLiverpool have scored 10 times in the first 15 minutes of the 2nd half in Premier League games this season, only Arsenal (17) and Manchester City (15) have more goals in that timeMohamed Salah scored the winner as Liverpool won a five-goal thriller against Nottingham Forest at Anfield to boost their hopes of claiming an unlikely Champions League place. After a drab opening half, the second half was an end-to-end classic as relegation-threatened Forest twice levelled. Diogo Jota scored twice, with former Liverpool player Neco Williams as well as Morgan Gibbs-White responding for the visitors. Salah netted his 16th Premier League goal of the season to put Jurgen Klopp's side ahead for the third time - and another equaliser proved beyond Steve Cooper's men, who remain in the relegation zone. Forest have now collected three points from 11 games since their last victory, which was against Leeds United in February. They have lost four games in a row and all three since a statement released by owner Evangelos Marinakis in support of Cooper that included the line "results and performances must improve immediately". Liverpool have picked up successive wins since the superb comeback against Arsenal a fortnight ago and with Tottenham Hotspur still to play at Anfield at the end of the month and Newcastle United stuttering of late, Klopp's men cannot be dismissed from the top-four race. ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/A02D/production/_129450014_gettyimages-1252076454-1.jpgAfter a run of 20 Premier League games without a goal, Diogo Jota has scored four goals in his last two appearances for Liverpool
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 23, 2023 22:55:11 GMT
Gossip:
Liverpool have cooled their interest in 21-year-old Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol as they believe Red Bull Leipzig's £80m valuation is too high.
Chelsea have no interest in selling England Under-21 defender Levi Colwill, 20, this summer despite interest from Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City.
Former Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler is considering applying for the vacant manager's job at League Two Tranmere Rovers.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have registered an interest in Valencia's 20-year-old United States defender Yunus Musah. (90Min)
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 25, 2023 14:08:03 GMT
Gossip:
Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino, 31, is keen on joining Barcelona when his contract expires at the end of the season - but the Spanish club are not interested in signing the Brazil international.
Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, 24, will leave the Seagulls this summer but plans to stay in the Premier League. Liverpool lead the chase for the Argentina World Cup winner, but Tottenham, Chelsea and Newcastle have also registered interest.
Manchester City will compete with Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham to sign South Korea centre-back Kim Min-jae, 26, from Napoli for £40m.
Liverpool and Chelsea have joined Manchester City in the race to sign 16-year-old Croatian centre-back Luka Vuskovic from Hajduk Split.
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 26, 2023 7:18:02 GMT
ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/AC44/production/_129500144_-9cf0119b-56b3-437f-9e5b-614c80e9a1f2.pngLiverpool want to sign Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips in the summer and the 27-year-old England international is open to the move. England midfielder Mason Mount has one year left on his contract and is yet to sign a new deal with Chelsea. Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle are all interested in the 24-year-old. Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, who has been linked with Liverpool, says he wants more first-team football at Bayern Munich next season and the 20-year-old will wait to see what happens at the German club.
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