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Arne Slot Says Recent Clean Sheets “Something to Build On” for Liverpool

After struggling through two of the worst months of football in recent memory in October and November, the first half of December has brought with it glimmers of hope with three wins and two draws for Liverpool over their last five games. Not every moment has delivered unbridled positivity, with the first three games—a win […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Captain Chat: Van Dijk Wants to Build Consistency

The Reds got leads and kept them against both Inter Milan and Brighton, and the team captain thinks this is a platform he can build on: The mood in the dressing room has always been very good. It can obviously go down in terms of performances, if you win or lose. But the main thing […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Jones Credits “We Won’t Quit” Mindset for Signs of Liverpool Turnaround

Liverpool have begun to improve both performances and results in recent weeks, but after how poorly things went for the title defending Reds through October and November, nobody’s willing to say they’ve got their season 100% back on track. Not just yet at least. Still, following a pair of strong performances against Inter Milan in […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Liverpool Injury Update With Gomez and Szoboszlai Doubts

Liverpool get a rare week off in the middle of a busy season that has seen them play twice a week since back into September, and with the injuries starting to pile up for manager Arne Slot a week off couldn’t come at a better time as it brings a few names into contention for […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Gareth Taylor: “I Think The Girls Gave Everything”

A point is better than none, and that adage continues to carry on through Liverpool Women’s season, as they were able to snatch a point from the jaws of defeat against West Ham on Sunday. Despite going down to 10 women for a very questionable red card on Gemma Bonner early in the game, the […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Digging Deeper Into The Liverpool FC Women’s Draw With West Ham

After a dismal performance against Aston Villa on Thursday, Liverpool needed something positive out of the match with West Ham to feel like there was a chance of salvaging this season. The Hammers were just two points ahead of Liverpool, with a win getting the Reds out of the relegation spot. Circumstances did not help […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

West Ham 2, Liverpool FC Women 2: Reds Battle For Important Point

West Ham: Ueki 57’ Csiki 68’ Liverpool: Enderby 59’, Olsson 87’ Pre-Match The Liverpool FC Women had a quick turnaround after a truly abysmal performance on Thursday in a 3-0 loss at Aston Villa. Gareth Taylor and the Reds are still looking for their first win of the table, and have a chance to get […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Have Liverpool Turned A Corner?

Following three consecutive 3-goal losses, it really felt like the wheels were coming off for Liverpool. Add in the Mo Salah Drama, and it really felt like Arne Slot could be out the door in short order. But football is a funny sport, and narratives can change—for better or for worse—with a single result. Two […]

3 months ago | 7 reads

Slot Happy to Keep Clean Sheets

It’s been sometime since Liverpool have felt like the play and results have felt like they were reflective of defending champions. With their comprehensive 2-nil victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, Liverpool can not only claim back-to-back victories, but also point to a current streak of 5 matches unbeaten. For head coach Arne […]

3 months ago | 6 reads

Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s 2-nil Victory Over Brighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool’s big week of internal intrigue came to a head with today’s match against Brighton. Questions abounded with the Reds stuck firmly in the gossip pages given the comments of Mohamed Salah during the previous week. A gritty, if competent, win over Inter Milan in the Champions League midweek meant that Arne Slot and the […]

3 months ago | 5 reads

Liverpool 2, Brighton 0 – Match Recap: Just What the Doctor Ordered

LIVERPOOL 2 – 0 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION Liverpool: Ekitiké 1’, 60’ Pre-Match Mohamed Salah is on the bench, so the chat seemingly went…okay. I find myself agreeing with just about everyone who made comments in The Guardian this week about this saga, effectively pointing out that Salah misjudged the mood and what would be most […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Liverpool vs. Brighton: Premier League 2025-26 Live Coverage & How to Watch

LIVERPOOL VS. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | Saturday, December 13th |Premier League | Anfield 3PM BST/10AM EST Liverpool won a game. If they win today, it’s called “two in a row.” If they win next week, it’s called a “winning streak.” It has happened before! PREVIEW & HOW TO WATCH Full Match Preview: Liverpool vs. […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Gareth Taylor On Aston Villa Defeat

Another match, another demoralizing defeat for the Liverpool Women. This time it was against Aston Villa on Thursday, and the hosts wasted no time in taking the lead through a poor clearance from Faye Kirby and a Rachel Daly goal. Three points remains ever elusive in the Women’s Super League, despite the progress made in […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Slot Talk: On Squad Depth and Players’ Returns

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot fielded questions about team form, a lack of home advantage of late, and, of course, Mohamed Salah (the latter questions are those he largely did not answer). While the positives are tempered (no losses in four is not the same as four wins, after all), Slot did spare a moment […]

3 months ago | 5 reads

Liverpool vs. Brighton: Premier League 2025-26 Preview & Team News

LIVERPOOL VS. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | Saturday, December 13th |Premier League | Anfield3PM GMT/10AM EST Fabian Hürzeler is under some pressure, with Brighton’s form a bit inexplicable this season: wins against Chelsea and Manchester City matched with draws with West Ham United, Wolves, Fulham, and Tottenham. Brighton look less imaginative than they have in […]

3 months ago | 4 reads

Arne Slot Has “No Reasons Not Wanting” Mohamed Salah Stay at Liverpool

Perhaps inevitably, pretty much the only thing anyone wanted to talk about with Liverpool manager Arne Slot when he held his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s game against Brighton was Mohamed Salah. After being Liverpool’s most consistent top performer over eight seasons, Salah has struggled to find his form this season and found himself […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Close to Signing Celtic Wunderkind Jikiemi 

While most of the focus remains on players at the club and in particular the fallout of Mohamed Salah’s decision to go public about his upset over being benched, there’s always new transfer chatter. And today, according to the Daily Mail’s Lewis Steele, Liverpool FC are set to land Celtic’s 15-year-old defensive prospect Dara Jikiemi. […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Xabi Alonso Close to Sacking at Real Madrid

When Liverpool found themselves having to replace Jürgen Klopp in 2024 when the legendary manager signalled he was tired and needed to step away from football for a time, for many the top potential replacement was always meant to be then Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso. With the former Red opting to join another club […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Robertson Opens Up On Mohamed Salah Situation: “It Needs to Be Resolved”

For eight seasons, Mohamed Salah has consistently been Liverpool’s top performer. He hasn’t carried the team on his own, but he’s been the constant, and he has the trophy haul and goal return to justify talk that he’s one of the club’s three best players of all time. To find himself benched as he was […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Gerrard Attempts to Mediate Slot-Salah in Public

Liverpool FC legend Steven Gerrard has waded into Mohamed Salah v Arne Slot, with some measured comments to calm this whole situation down. Speaking on a roundtable segment that aired on TNT Sports, Gerrard empathised with Salah’s frustration, but felt he went about expressing them in the wrong manner. “He’s obviously really upset he’s not […]

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3 months ago | 4 reads

Aston Villa Refusing to Play Harvey Elliott Over £35M Transfer Clause

Harvey Elliott headed to Aston Villa in the summer hopeful of securing a regular first team role and earning a permanent transfer to the Birmingham club next summer, with his loan deal structured in such a way that a £35M permanent deal would be triggered if he made ten appearances. So far, he has made […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Robertson On Liverpool Win and Fortunate Penalty: “We All Needed It”

There’s been a bit of a recurring theme this season where Liverpool mostly either play poorly and drop points or play pretty well but still manage to drop points, be it through perplexing individual errors or moments where the team collectively shut off or through questionable refereeing decisions. Which means that any time things do […]

3 months ago | 4 reads

Szoboszlai Reflects On Scoring Liverpool Winner During Difficult Moment

As poorly as Liverpool’s season has gone in the Premier League so far in 2025-26, there have at least been moments of positivity in the Champions League where they have won four of six and find themselves at least tenuously in the top eight that would qualify for a bye though the first knockout round. […]

3 months ago | 0 reads

Slot Opens Door For Salah to Make Amends After Inter Win

Speaking to the press after Liverpool FC’s 1-0 win against Inter Milan at the San Siro, head coach Arne Slot seemed to open the door for forward Mohamed Salah’s return to the team. The coach was naturally asked many questions about the Egyptian forward’s status, but did his best to keep the focus on the […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s 1-0 Victory Over Inter Milan

I managed to catch this game exactly as Liverpool 2025/26 has deserved: first half relegated to my phone screen. Was this one pretty? No. Did they get the job done (semi-surprisingly)? Absolutely. It was nice to see the errors made by the opposition only in Milan, with Liverpool largely looking like a unit in challenging […]

3 months ago | 1 read