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  • Liverpool dominate ten-men Chelsea as Sadio Mane brace earns 2-0 win

    Liverpool dominate ten-men Chelsea as Sadio Mane brace earns 2-0 win

    Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge thanks to two goals in the second half from Sadio Mane on Sunday afternoon. Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool • 0-1: Sadio Mane (50′) • 0-2: Sadio Mane (54′) As it happened → Goals and highlights → Liverpool put in a magnificent display against Chelsea to come away with all…

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  • Confirmed Liverpool team vs Chelsea – Fabinho returns, Thiago on the bench

    Confirmed Liverpool team vs Chelsea – Fabinho returns, Thiago on the bench

    Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool XI for this afternoon’s Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Reds boss makes one change to the side that beat Leeds on opening day as Fabinho comes into the side in place of the injured Joe Gomez. New signing Thiago is named on the bench. Fabinho…

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  • OFFICIAL: Liverpool FC confirm signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich

    OFFICIAL: Liverpool FC confirm signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich

    Liverpool FC have confirmed the signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara on a four-year deal. Thiago signed on the dotted line on Friday morning before completing a medical at Melwood later in the day. The 29-year-old has signed a four-year contract at the club and will take the No.6 shirt vacated by Dejan Lovren…

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  • Liverpool 4-3 Leeds United – Highlights and Goals (Video)

    Liverpool 4-3 Leeds United – Highlights and Goals (Video)

    Mohamed Salah netted a hat-trick as Liverpool beat Leeds United 4-3 on the opening day of the Premier League. Liverpool 4-3 Leeds • 1-0: Salah (4′) • 1-1: Harrison (12’) • 2-1: Van Dijk (20’) • 2-2: Bamford (30’) • 3-2: Salah (33’) • 3-3: Klich (66’) • 4-3: Salah pen (88’) As it happened…

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  • Confirmed Liverpool team vs Leeds – Henderson, Trent and Keita get the nod

    Confirmed Liverpool team vs Leeds – Henderson, Trent and Keita get the nod

    Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool XI for this afternoon’s opening Premier League clash against Leeds United. The Reds boss makes three changes to the side that started against Arsenal in the Community Shield a fortnight ago as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita come into the side. Alisson starts in goal, with Alexander-Arnold…

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  • Jurgen Klopp battling transfer uncertainty ahead of Liverpool’s title defence

    Jurgen Klopp battling transfer uncertainty ahead of Liverpool’s title defence

    Jurgen Klopp would no doubt have hoped for more from the summer immediately following Liverpool’s first title win in 30 years. Having finally brought an end to the Reds’ painful three-decade-long drought, the German had set his sights on kickstarting an era of dominance. But then the coronavirus pandemic struck, shifting the economic outlook for…

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  • Jordan Henderson to return to full-team training on Tuesday ahead of Premier League start

    Jordan Henderson to return to full-team training on Tuesday ahead of Premier League start

    Jordan Henderson will return to full-team training on Tuesday as he continues his recovery from a knee injury sustained last year. The Liverpool captain was forced to miss out on Saturday’s final pre-season friendly against Blackpool at Anfield. Henderson suffered a knock to his knee against Brighton in July, curtailing his participation for the remainder…

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  • Jurgen Klopp praises Harvey Elliott and Takumi Minamino following Blackpool win

    Jurgen Klopp praises Harvey Elliott and Takumi Minamino following Blackpool win

    Jurgen Klopp was impressed by the displays of Harvey Elliott and Takumi Minamino as Liverpool thrashed Blackpool 7-2 in their final pre-season friendly. Despite a horror start to the game, with Liverpool going 2-0 down inside the opening half-hour, a Joel Matip header minutes before half-time halved the deficit going into the second half. Liverpool…

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  • Liverpool 7-2 Blackpool – Highlights and Goals (Video)

    Liverpool 7-2 Blackpool – Highlights and Goals (Video)

    Liverpool came from behind to thrash to Blackpool 7-2 in their final pre-season friendly at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. Liverpool 7-2 Blackpool ‣ 0-1: CJ Hamilton (15′) ‣ 0-2: Jerry Yates (33′) ‣ 1-2: Joel Matip (43′) ‣ 2-2: Sadio Mane (52′) ‣ 3-2: Roberto Firmino (54′) ‣ 4-2: Harvey Elliott (69′) ‣ 5-2: Takumi…

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  • Joe Gomez insists Liverpool will be “ready to go” to defend Premier League title

    Joe Gomez insists Liverpool will be “ready to go” to defend Premier League title

    Joe Gomez insists that Liverpool will be “hungrier than ever” as they begin their Premier League title defence against Leeds United on 12 September. It’s been a short turnaround for Premier League clubs, who were given just over a month off until the 2020/21 Premier League season due to the three-month hiatus mid-season caused by…

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