Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will reportedly block London side West Ham's move for his English striker Daniel Sturridge during the January transfer window. Sturridge has become a bit part player for the Anfield giants since the appointment of former Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05 manager Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool boss in October 2015 prompting speculation about the future of the former Manchester City and Chelsea striker with the 5-time UEFA Champions League (UCL) winners. English Premier League (EPL) sides such as West Ham and Arsenal have … [Read more...]

Liverpool’s chances of getting maximum 3 points in Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Bournemouth has been boosted with the return to action of forward Roberto Firmino and center back, Joel Matip who were both left out of the team’s Tuesday night’s 2-0 EFL Cup quarter final win over Leeds as a precaution. Firmino picked up a minor calf injury in Liverpool’s league win over Sunderland last Saturday. He is, however, set to be named in the starting XI in Sunday's match against Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth who lost to Arsenal in their last league … [Read more...]

Coutinho was stretched off in Liverpools Premier League clash with Sunderland and having undergone a scan on Monday, Jürgen Klopp confirmed that the player will be out till new year. Talking to BBC Jürgen Klopp said: "Phil needs five and a few weeks until we have him back. We will see. He's not in tonight and for the next few games. Coutinho is one of Liverpool's best player this season and has been directly involved in ten goals so far -five goals and five assists- but will now miss out a couple of matches including one against Everton on … [Read more...]

23-year-old Kelvin Stewarts came back to Liverpool after spending part of last season at Swindon to gain match experience with limited chances at the Reds. He's been trying to break into Klopps starting XI and talked up training at the club with the former Borrusia Dortmund manager. Discussing the development of players at Anfield, he said: "We don't have intense talks every day. Speaking of Klopp's approach to player development, he said: "We don't have intense talks every day. "We'll have talks and then he gives me time to work on it, … [Read more...]

Off the back of 2-0 win against a resilient Sunderland side, German coach Jurgen Klopp has praised the Anfield atmosphere for being responsible for the team nicking the game so late. The Anfield faithful were already silenced by a very defensive Moyes side while they were frustrated at the showing of their team being unable to break the deadlock after the 1st half and were anticipating another replica of the Southampton match going into halftime. Jurgen Klopp had to rally around the team and support started to increase behind their team, he … [Read more...]

Liverpool win despite Moyes double Decker, update on Coutinho Injury scare Liverpool had to labor to win a very defensively set up David Moyes Sunderland team after a 75 minute stalemate. Jurgen Klopp had to sweat his side against a Moyes side which was going to park the double Decker evidently as he said in the press conference a day before. Liverpool coach admitted in his post match press conference that he had never seen a more defensively set up team in his entire life while David Moyes moaned about the concentration of his team … [Read more...]

Liverpool scored two late goals to see off Sunderland in a Premier league match that saw Firmino pick a knock and Coutinho an injury. The latter was substitute by Origi who opened the scoring. Klopp described Sunderland as the most defensive team he has ever seen. He said: "I was not in doubt about the result, I just tried to fix a few things like using space better. It was an intense game for us and a deserved win at the end. "There is a lot to analyse. This was the most defensive team [Sunderland] I ever saw in my life. "Sunderland … [Read more...]

Moyes has admitted that holding onto his 22-year-old goalkeeper if the big clubs come with deep pockets for Pickford. Pickford is seen as Joe Hart's successor as England's number one. So it's no surprise that he is seen to be worth about £20m or there about. Neither is it a secret that the amount won't deter English big teams should they be interested in the 22-year-old. Sunderland's opponent today -Liverpool- is believed to be an interested party. And Moyes admitted there isn't much he can do: "If he keeps performing at the level he is, … [Read more...]

Former Liverpool player El Hadji Diouf spoke in the aftermath of Steven Gerald's retirement from football, talking about the Liverpool legend being scared of him. The Liverpool legend Steven Gerald put an end to his career and it has been topic of much discussion as players and managers have been having their say on it. El Hadji Diouf was at Liverpool for two years and had been known to be critical of Gerald in the past. "When I arrived, I showed him that he was nothing," he told SFR Sport. "I asked him, 'What great competition have you … [Read more...]

The Liverpool legend Steven Gerald put an end to his career and it has been topic of much discussion as players and managers have been having their say on it. El Hadji Diouf also had something interesting to say; "When I arrived, I showed him that he was nothing," he told SFR Sport. "I asked him, 'What great competition have you played and where do people remember you?' It wasn't [Zinedine] Zidane. "For me, he was a player like everyone else. He had to keep up well, and play as he knew how to do, but don't go to the coach to report what … [Read more...]

Reports coming out of Anfield are suggesting that Liverpool coach is seriously considering sending England striker Daniel Sturridge on loan to Southampton. The striker who has endured an injury riddled season is now back in action but is expected to face a very stiff game time competition. According to PLTV News the coach sees Sturridge as central to his plans but admits it would be really tough for the left footed striker to break into the starting eleven. The squad risks losing its balance if he resorts to tweaking the line up with … [Read more...]

Liverpool dropped two points last weekend as the Merseyside was held to a goalless draw by Southampton. A result that saw them drop from the top of the table. A point behind leaders Chelsea and Klopp has warned his players to stay focused and not get too excited about their title chances. He said: “If somebody wants to celebrate position one in November, then he will not play in December any more because I see it pretty quick. "These things usually don’t happen. The players are here in this situation because their character is really … [Read more...]

Liverpool may be two points off the top of the table but there are thirteen teams with a better defensive record than theirs and Klopp might be looking to Virjil van Dirk to solve the problems of his leaky back line. The 6ft 4in Dutch central defender joined The Saints back in 2015 on a five-year contract deal and has already signed a new six-year deal back in May 2016. Such has been the consistency and development of the former Celtic player. This weekend also saw Virgil van Dam produce a fine performance as Southampton held Liverpool to a … [Read more...]