With Salah Staying, Liverpool Faces Aston Villa

Amid all the Mohamed Salah speculation, Liverpool will have to try and focus on their upcoming match with Aston Villa at Anfield on September 3rd. That will be a tough enough challenge as they are 2-1 in the Premier League on the young season.

Let’s Talk Transfers

The biggest question is: Will Mohamed Salah leave Liverpool? Multiple reports have him joining  Saudi side Al-Ittihad for a mammoth transfer fee of €117million. In fact, some media outlets reported that the Eytian King had played his last match in a Liverpool shirt after the Reds’ 2-1 win over Newcastle. But all along Jürgen Klopp has insisted that Salah is not for sale and the club made that official by rejecting the offer on September 1st.

In other transfer news, Liverpool have agreed to sign midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, pending a medical clearance. Look for details on the signing when it’s complete.

Finding The Back Of The Net

Aston Villa have been one of the most prolific offensive teams in European soccer during the early portion of the campaign. They have scored 21 goals in 5 matches (all competitions) excluding preseason play. The Villians have three different players who have scored 3 goals apiece, so Liverpool will have to be solid in defence to come away with points.

300 For Klopp

The match vs. Aston Villa will be Klopp’s 300th Premier League fixture in charge of the Reds. Since coming to Anfield in October of 2015, Klopp has an EPL record of 169 wins, 69 draws and 43 losses. Klopp has been in charge for 436 total games, which is the fourth most games in charge for any Liverpool boss in club history.

LFC Globe Verdict

Now that we know that Salah is (most likely) staying, we can all turn our attention to the game at hand. Aaron Villa will be a challenge, especially without Virgil van Dyjk in defence thanks to a red card suspension. The Reds need a win here to continue their positive start to the season heading into the International break and I think they get it 3-2.

Where To Watch

Due to the match originally being set for the UK’s Saturday afternoon blackout slot at 14:00 BST, even though the match has been moved to Sunday, the match still has those blackout restrictions remaining in place. However, the match has been selected as the Game of the Week in the United States and will air on The USA Network and Telemundo (for a Spanish Broadcast) at 9 AM EST. Canadian viewers can stream the action via fuboTV.  

A full list of streaming options is available by visiting LFC Globe’s Live Streams page.