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Virgil van Dijk Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says his team needs to kick on again after it beat West Ham United to secure a first Premier League victory in a month. The traveling fans in the away end made their feelings clear on Arne Slot , chanting his name loudly throughout the contest, Liverpool won with goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo , and the Reds skipper is keen to build on an improved performance. Van Dijk "Very important," "I don’t think that’s any iss

Alexander Isak celebrates his first Premier League goal Alexis Mac Allister says he was delighted to see "amazing" Alexander Isak get off the mark in the Premier League after Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-0 on Sunday to move into the top half of the table . Mac Allister also feels talk of his fitness issues this campaign have been overplayed, claiming the debate has raged simply due to the run of poor results Liverpool have been on for the last two months. Isak, scored th

Arne Slot acknowledges the Liverpool fans Arne Slot has praised the “special” support that backed Liverpool on their way to morale-boosting victory at West Ham United. Second-half goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo earned the Reds a 2-0 Premier League win at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. It was Liverpool's first away league win in more than two months and ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitions. A poor run of nine losses in the previous 1

Xabi Alonso is keeping the faith in Trent Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has reassured Trent Alexander-Arnold he is important to his squad, despite a slow start to life in Spain. The England full-back left Liverpool for Los Blancos in the summer but has yet to show his best self for Real. A hamstring injury curtailed his progress in September, meaning Alexander-Arnold has made just five starts so far this season. But the former Reds defender has received the full backing of Li

Alexander Isak celebrates Ibrahima Konate Alexander Isak has reacted to scoring his first Premier League goal for Liverpool - admitting it had been a 'long time coming'. The £125m man broke his duck to set the Reds on their way to a badly-needed 2-0 victory at West Ham United. Isak side-footed home in the 60th-minute with a finish that reminded everyone why Liverpool smashed the British transfer record for his signature from Newcastle United in the summer The Sweden internat

Arne Slot, pictured speaking with Federico Chiesa Arne Slot claims it is "almost impossible" to change his Liverpool masterplan at present and has backed himself to once again bring the best out of his struggling players. The Reds are in the midst of their worst run of form in 72 years after suffering a dreadful 4-1 Champions League reverse at home to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday evening. It was a ninth defeat in 12 games in all competitions with Liverpool having slumped into

Arne Slot gives instructions to Wataru Endo Arne Slot has explained his decision to continue overlooking Wataru Endo from the Liverpool starting line-up despite the Japan international being the only traditional defensive midfielder in his squad. Endo has been restricted to just 36 minutes of action across four substitute appearances in the Premier League this season with his only starts coming in the League Cup . With Liverpool's porous midfield contributing to the concessi

Arne Slot, pictured speaking with Federico Chiesa Arne Slot claims it is "almost impossible" to change his Liverpool masterplan at present and has backed himself to once again bring the best out of his struggling players. The Reds are in the midst of their worst run of form in 72 years after suffering a dreadful 4-1 Champions League reverse at home to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday evening. It was a ninth defeat in 12 games in all competitions with Liverpool having slumped into

Arne Slot Arne Slot has vowed to "fight on" with the backing of the Liverpool hierarchy despite a dismal run of form that has prompted increasing scrutiny over his role as head coach. The Reds suffered their joint-heaviest home defeat in European competition when they were humiliated 4-1 by PSV Eindhoven in their latest Champions League clash on Wednesday evening. It was a ninth loss in 12 games for Liverpool in all competitions, their worst such run since the 1953/54 seaso

Curtis Jones and head coach Arne Slot. Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says he and Curtis Jones are on the same page after the Reds midfielder gave a passionate interview following his side's 4-1 home defeat to PSV. In the Champions League , Liverpool has generally been better this season than in the Premier League . However, this midweek, it fell to a third successive three-goal loss after being well beaten 3-0 by both Manchester City and Nottingham Forest. Slot replied "Yo

Arne Slot Arne Slot insists he is not worried for his future as Liverpool boss despite the shock 4-1 thrashing to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. Liverpool has now lost nine of its last 12 matches across all competitions and was well beaten by the Dutch side at Anfield , just days after Nottingham Forest's comfortable victory in the Premier League. The defeat has added to the pressure on the Liverpool boss, who lifted the title just months ago. And while he is expecte

Arne Slot reacts during Liverpool's defeat to PSV Arne Slot is under increasing pressure at Liverpool , as the latest collapse saw them thrashed 4-1 by PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in the Champions League . The Reds are in crisis, with nine defeats in their last 12 matches across all competitions, bringing about plenty of concern. Discussions surrounding whether Slot should be sacked continue among the fanbase, with a squad that is clearly underperforming where they should be

Stephen Gerrard Steven Gerrard has been tipped to one day become Liverpool manager by fellow 2005 Champions League winner Vladimir Smicer. the legendary captain has also been told he has the right mentality to succeed at a club with the scale of ambition that exists at Anfield , with Smicer insisting: "He would be a very good manager of Liverpool". Smicer, who famously scored in the iconic 2005 Champions League final comeback against AC Milan. Smicer played alongside Gerrard

Jarell Quansah Bayer Leverkusen stunned Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, holding an Erling Haaland and Phil Foden-less scoreless in a 2-0 victory. Former Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah started at right centerback for Leverkusen on Tuesday — his third in the Champions League this season — after his £35 million ($46 million) move over the summer. The win moved his Leverkusen side up to 13th in the Champions League table, an impressive feat considering the

Peter Bosz Peter Bosz has backed Arne Slot to turn around Liverpool’s fortunes as the PSV Eindhoven boss prepares to make his first visit to Anfield. The Reds have lost eight of their last 11 matches ahead of Wednesday night’s clash with the Eredivisie outfit. Bosz has locked horns with Slot five times in the past, suffering defeat just once and winning three times - including in last season’s final Champions League league phase match. PSV ran out 3-2 winners on that occasion

Arne Slot Arne Slot has been warned it will "take months" to properly integrate all of Liverpool's summer signings as the Reds' £450m summer splurge continues to fail to deliver on the pitch. Liverpool have lost six of their last seven Premier League games to slide down into the bottom half of the table, with their title defence left in tatters before the likes of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have got up to speed in Slot's new system. After Slot only brought in Federico

Dominik Szoboszlai With Arne Slot Dominik Szoboszlai admits he isn't entirely sure why he has become Liverpool's Mr Versatile as he once again answered the call from Arne Slot at the weekend. Szoboszlai has been the Reds' best performer of a difficult season predominantly when playing in a preferred central midfield role. The Hungary international, though, spent part of the early weeks playing as an emergency right-back due to fitness concerns over Jeremie Frimpong and Cono

Darwin Nunez Via Liverpool. Com Liverpool was forced to let go of mercurial striker Darwin Nunez to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hillal over the summer to accommodate the transfer of Swedish international Alexander Isak (and French forward Hugo Ekitike). The Uruguayan international was sold for an initial $88 million fee with further add-ons, a steep drop from the $113.6 million   the Reds handed Benfica for Nunez's services in 2022. He started the preseason strongly for his new c

Cody Gakpo Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo has defended the club's high-profile signings and claimed that they wouldn't be under scrutiny if the team were winning. Over $580 million was spent by Liverpool this summer, as Florian Wirtz , Alexander Isak , Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, and Giovanni Leoni joined Arne Slot's roster. However, Wirtz, Isak, and Kerkez have struggled, with only Ekitke hitting the ground running. Mass spending has weighed on Liverpool durin

Marc Guehi came close to joining Liverpool in the summer Marc Guehi won't come cheap if Liverpool want to follow up their summer interest and sign him in January. Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the European giants wanting to sign the England defender as a free agent in the summer. But Liverpool boss Arne Slot is crying out for defensive reinforcements in the winter to stabilise their season after a poor start to the Premier League campaign. The Reds could go back in for