LONDON (Reuters) – Defender Brad Smith’s second-half goal rescued a 2-2 draw as injury-hit seven-times FA Cup winners Liverpool denied fourth tier Exeter City a notable third round giantkilling scalp on Friday. The Premier League outfit, playing their third match in less than a week and without 11 injured first-teamers, fielded a barely recognisable second-string […]
REUTERS – Liverpool will be without Dejan Lovren, Kolo Toure and Philippe Coutinho for Friday’s FA Cup third-round match at fourth-tier Exeter City. All three picked up injuries in the 1-0 win over Stoke City in the first leg of their Capital One (League) Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Croatia defender Lovren and Brazil playmaker Coutinho […]
REUTERS – Liverpool completed a deal for Red Star Belgrade’s 19-year-old Serbian midfielder Marko Grujic on Wednesday in Juergen Klopp’s first signing since he took over as manager in October. Grujic, who has played for Serbia at under-21 level and was a member of the under-20 squad that won the World Cup in 2015, will […]
REUTERS – Liverpool’s injury woes have nothing to do with a change in training methods under manager Juergen Klopp, midfielder Adam Lallana has said. Liverpool beat Stoke City 1-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday night, but the win was marred by hamstring injuries to midfielder Philippe Coutinho and centre-back Dejan Lovren, […]
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could enter the transfer market after Philippe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren suffered hamstring pulls to deepen the club’s injury crisis, British media reported. The duo suffered first-half injuries in the League Cup semi-final first leg match against Stoke City at the Britannia stadium on Tuesday. “In this moment with […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Jordon Ibe came off the bench to drive home the winner as Liverpool took a big step towards reaching the League Cup final with a 1-0 victory at Stoke City in the first leg of their last-four tie on Tuesday. Ibe was summoned into the action early and the winger fired home […]
(Reuters) – Liverpool’s players must show more desire if they are to get their faltering season back on track, manager Juergen Klopp has said. With his team having netted just 22 goals in 20 Premier League games this season, Klopp has called for an all-round improvement to set matters right. Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi and […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Carroll scored with a trademark towering header to sink his former employers as West Ham United got 2016 off to a flying start with a 2-0 Premier League win over a typically inconsistent Liverpool on Saturday. Carroll rose to meet a precise cross from Mark Noble 10 minutes into the second […]
West Ham have completed a double over Liverpool this season with a solid 2-0 win on Saturday evening. Michail Antonio’s header in the 10th minute gave the hosts an early lead at Upton Park. Ten minutes into the second half, former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll scored the 2nd goal for West Ham with a typically towering […]
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has urged striker Christian Benteke to improve his performance further after the Belgian scored the winner in Wednesday’s 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland. The former Aston Villa man also netted the winning goal to sink Leicester City on Saturday but Klopp is still pushing the 32.5 million pound […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Juergen Klopp refused to rule out Liverpool as Premier League title contenders on Wednesday after ending the year level on points with Manchester United and nine behind leaders Arsenal. “I don’t know,” the manager told Sky Sports television after Liverpool, who last won a top-flight title in 1990, won 1-0 at struggling […]
