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Reds make seven changes – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Benfica
Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for this evening’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Benfica at Anfield. The boss has rung the changes from the weekend’s draw with Manchester City, with the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Mohamed Salah all starting from the substitutes bench. Alisson starts in…
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Three changes as Jota leads the line – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Man City
Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for this afternoon’s mammoth Premier League clash against Manchester City at the Etihad. The boss makes three changes from midweek’s win over Benfica as Joel Matip, Jordan Henderson and Diogo Jota return to the starting eleven. Alisson starts in goal, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van…
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Benfica 1-3 Liverpool – Reds one step closer to Champions League semi-final
Liverpool earned a hard-fought victory as they beat Benfica 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday night. The Reds flexed their muscle in the first half and undoubtedly showcased their superiority as goals from Ibrahima Konate and Sadio Mane gave them a comfortable 2-0…
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Klopp makes six changes – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Benfica
Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Benfica. The boss makes six changes to the side from the weekend, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz returning to the starting eleven. Alisson starts in goal, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate,…
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Liverpool 2-0 Watford – Jota and Fabinho take Reds to Premier League summit
Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 at Anfield in the early kick-off on Saturday as they leapfrogged Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League table. Liverpool were far from their best but they still went into the break 1-0 up thanks to Diogo Jota’s header from an excellent Joe Gomez cross midway through the first…
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Jones and Gomez start; Trent on the bench – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Watford
Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for today’s lunchtime kick-off against Watford at Anfield. Trent Alexander-Arnold is named on the bench following his hamstring injury alongside Fabinho, with Joe Gomez deputising at right-back and Curtis Jones coming into the middle of the park. Alisson starts in goal, with Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Virgil…
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Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool – Jota strike sends Reds to Wembley
Liverpool overcame Championship side Nottingham Forest 1-0 thanks to a late effort by Diogo Jota as they booked their place in the FA Cup semi-finals next month. It was a lively opening 45 minutes at the City Ground as Liverpool dominated proceedings, but the Reds were unable to make their possession count as the two…
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Klopp makes seven changes – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Nottingham Forest
Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for this evening’s FA Cup quarter-final against Nottingham Forest. The boss makes seven changes to the side from midweek, with only Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Diogo Jota retaining their place in the starting eleven. Alisson starts in goal, with Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van…
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Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool – Watch the goals and highlights (Video)
Arsenal vs Liverpool highlights: Watch the highlights as second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino handed the Reds a crucial 2-0 victory. Liverpool were unable to impose their game on Mikel Arteta’s side in the opening exchanges, which saw an early chance for Virgil van Dijk from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner, but little else from…
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Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool – Reds impress in second half to close the gap on Man City
Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday night as they narrowed the gap with Man City at the top of the Premier League table to just one point. Liverpool struggled to exact any kind of control on proceedings in the first half, which saw an early chance for Virgil van Dijk but little…
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