Liverpool continued their poor kind within the Premier League with a 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, however focus has now turned to the Champions League
Liverpool wish to neglect about their Premier League woes by persevering with a formidable run within the Champions League. So far, the Reds are sitting in mid-table with six wins and 6 losses, and are persevering with to wrestle beneath Arne Slot.
A 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on Saturday cemented followers’ worries with the squad as Alexander Isak was hooked on 68 minutes for Federico Chiesa. The British document switch has been a disappointment for the Reds, and supporters will probably be hoping the staff can flip issues round quickly.
In Europe, Liverpool have three wins and one loss, cementing their place within the high half of the Champions League desk. A match-up towards PSV is subsequent, and Slot is eager for his staff to seek out some kind earlier than the fixture checklist will get any extra congested. Here, Mirror Football has all the main points on the newest popping out of Anfield.
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Jurgen Klopp’s secret assembly
Jurgen Klopp beforehand revealed he had a secret assembly with Liverpool earlier than Brendan Rodgers was sacked in 2015. Current boss Slot is beneath hearth attributable to current outcomes, and followers could also be questioning if some related behind-the-scenes manoeuvring is already taking place.
At the time, Rodgers was coping with immense strain, because the membership had been sitting tenth – one place increased than they’re now – and was ultimately sacked in October 2015. Klopp was appointed 4 days later, and he revealed that conversations had been going down for weeks earlier than the axing.
He mentioned: “The first assembly was in New York, that is true. But the primary cellphone name with Mike was earlier than that, three days earlier than I do not know.
“It was a pleasant day, I do not forget that. I believe I used to be in mattress nonetheless. I had nothing to do. I had break day. I knew that Mike, or somebody, from FSG was going to name. I did not know Mike at that time. But we had one hour on the cellphone.
“I clearly satisfied him in a method that he wished to satisfy in New York to deliver the deal over the road. Pretty a lot that is the way it began.”
Ex-Liverpool icon calls duo out
Grame Souness is apprehensive about Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, stating their downturn in kind is critically affecting the staff’s total state. By this time final season, Salah was already on 11 targets and 6 assists and had been getting early Ballon d’Or shouts.
This season, the Egyptian has scored 4 targets and assisted twice, showcasing a severe dip in kind in entrance of objective. On the opposite hand, Van Dijk has conceded 24 targets to this point in all competitions and is uncharacteristically shaky within the coronary heart of the defence.
Reds icon Souness is anxious in regards to the duo in addition to the general form of the squad. In an unique dialogue with the Echo, he mentioned: “For the remainder of the squad, they’re conceding targets that they don’t usually.
“Virgil van Dijk is now 34 and he made two errors within the Community Shield closing – he was at fault for each targets simply by being six inches too late. There is little doubt about it, at 34 the decline has began – he’s nonetheless an exquisite participant, however he will probably be on that slope and the identical with Mohamed Salah – that worries me.”
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Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package deal
Sky has slashed the worth of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle forward of the 2025/26 season, saving members £336 and providing greater than 1,400 reside matches throughout the Premier League, EFL and extra.
Sky will present not less than 215 reside Premier League video games subsequent season, a rise of as much as 100 extra.
