Liverpool goalkeeper Harvey Davies faces uncertain future after Crawley Town recall Liverpool’s loan strategy during the 2025/26 season has delivered mixed outcomes, with some young players progressing and others encountering roadblocks. One situation now drawing quiet attention involves Harvey Davies, the 22-year-old goalkeeper who has returned to Merseyside following an early recall from Crawley Town. […]

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Szoboszlai Contract Talks Signal Liverpool’s Next Big Decision Dominik Szoboszlai’s Liverpool future has drifted into sharp focus, shaped by timing, leverage and the growing sense that he has become central to the club’s evolving identity. Credit to Hungarian outlet Blikk for first detailing the financial framework around talks, yet the wider story speaks to Liverpool’s […]

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Liverpool urged to make move to sign Bundesliga forward Liverpool’s recruitment conversations rarely happen in a vacuum, and when a former striker who knows the club inside out starts talking about a specific profile of forward, it is worth listening. Emile Heskey has made no secret of his admiration for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, […]

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Hugo Ekitike really finding momentum at Liverpool Liverpool have endured a season that has rarely flowed as smoothly as their supporters might expect, even under a head coach who delivered the Premier League title in his first year. Questions have lingered around consistency and control, but in the middle of that uncertainty, Ekitike has quietly […]

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Liverpool have endured a season that has rarely flowed as smoothly as their supporters might expect, even under a head coach who delivered the Premier League title in his first year. Questions have lingered around consistency and control, but in the middle of that uncertainty, Ekitike has quietly become a reference point for optimism.

Since arriving from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer, the French forward has looked increasingly comfortable leading the line. Fifteen goals in all competitions underline that progress, but the numbers only tell part of the story. His growing understanding with Florian Wirtz has sharpened Liverpool’s attacking patterns, offering depth runs and transitional threat that had been missing for spells earlier in the campaign.

That was on clear display in the 4-1 win over Newcastle United, when Ekitike struck twice in the first half. Those goals did not merely put Liverpool in control of the match, they illustrated a striker learning how to dominate defenders with timing, movement and composure.

When Peter Crouch speaks about centre forwards, it comes from lived experience. On his podcast, he reflected on Ekitike’s second goal against Newcastle, and the memory it triggered was a powerful one.

He said: “Do you know what Ekitike’s second goal reminded me of? When he burst past him?

“Reminded me of peak Torres at Anfield. You know, like where he slows people down and then bursts like, he kind of slowed him.

“I remember him doing one to Rio [Ferdinand], a couple of times actually, where he slowed him down and then bang gone with the pace and then outside the right foot, reminded me of him.”

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It was not flattery for the sake of it. Crouch focused on a specific striker’s skill, the ability to manipulate a defender’s balance before accelerating into space, a trait that separates good forwards from elite ones.

For Liverpool fans of a certain era, the image of Fernando Torres tormenting Manchester United’s defence remains vivid. His duels with Rio Ferdinand were a showcase of pace married to intelligence. Torres did not simply outrun defenders, he lulled them into false security before striking.

That is the parallel being drawn here. Ekitike’s goal against Newcastle showed patience, deception and a sudden change of speed, qualities that defined Torres at his peak. During his Liverpool career, Torres scored three times in six matches against Manchester United, moments that helped shape his legend on Merseyside.

Under Arne Slot, Liverpool have asked their forwards to be flexible and brave, especially in transition. Ekitike fits that brief. His development suggests a striker growing into responsibility rather than shrinking under expectation.

Comparisons should always be handled carefully, yet they often reveal more about potential than pressure. If Ekitike continues on this trajectory, Liverpool may have found not just a goalscorer, but a forward capable of defining big moments, the kind that linger long after the final whistle.

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Бартон назвал отговорками слова ван Дейка.

Бывший полузащитник «Манчестер Сити» и «Ньюкасла» Джоуи Бартон прокомментировал слова капитана «Ливерпуля» Вирджила ван Дейка.

34-летний защитник сборной Нидерландов ответил на критику экспертов: «Иногда это превращается в кликбейт: люди говорят провокационные вещи, не думая о последствиях. Бывшие игроки тоже несут ответственность перед молодыми». В своей речи он указал на то, что молодые игроки в соцсетях читают отзывы и мнения о своей игре и игре команды.

«Телефоны за вас не играют, важна концентрация. Все остальное – отговорки», – написал 43-летний Бартон.

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Liverpool scrutiny reaches boiling point Liverpool do not do quiet crises. When results dip, the noise grows quickly, and this season the volume has been impossible to ignore. Sitting sixth in the Premier League and having won just six of their last 19 league games, Liverpool have drifted from contenders to question mark. The disappointment […]

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Liverpool do not do quiet crises. When results dip, the noise grows quickly, and this season the volume has been impossible to ignore. Sitting sixth in the Premier League and having won just six of their last 19 league games, Liverpool have drifted from contenders to question mark. The disappointment has sharpened the focus on Arne Slot, a manager who only recently delivered a Premier League title in his first season and now finds himself navigating a very different mood.

Virgil van Dijk, speaking to Gary Neville for Sky Sports, did not attempt to dress it up. “The criticism we are getting this season is deserved.” It was a line that carried both honesty and authority, the voice of a captain who understands standards and consequences at a club like Liverpool.

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Yet Van Dijk was careful to draw a line, and it mattered. “But you have criticism and you have disrespect.” In that distinction sits the wider issue around Liverpool right now. Analysis of performances is fair game. Questioning intensity, structure, or decision making comes with the territory. What the defender was pushing back against was the rush to personalise failure, to frame a difficult campaign as proof that Slot is suddenly the wrong man for the job.

Liverpool have looked short of confidence and cohesion, particularly away from home, where leads have been surrendered and games have slipped. That feeds frustration, and frustration often looks for a single target. Van Dijk’s point was that this is not how Liverpool traditionally operate.

“I don’t think Liverpool is a club that makes rash decisions. He [Slot] deserves respect and the chance to make it right.” The words were deliberate. Slot arrived with a clear tactical identity and immediate success, and one poor season does not erase that foundation. Liverpool’s history underlines this. Stability has usually been rewarded, panic rarely has.

Slot’s challenge now is as much psychological as tactical. Injuries, form dips and the weight of expectation have combined into a season that never quite caught fire. Yet Liverpool remain within touching distance of the Champions League places, and the margin between sixth and fourth is hardly insurmountable.

Van Dijk’s intervention matters because it signals unity at a time when Liverpool could easily splinter. Captains speak when silence becomes dangerous, and this was one of those moments. The message was simple. Accountability is accepted, standards remain high, but respect is non negotiable.

Liverpool have rebuilt before, often in public and under pressure. Whether this season becomes a footnote or a turning point depends on what follows. For now, Van Dijk has framed the debate in the right place, demanding perspective in a city that rarely lacks passion.

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Гвардиола о «Ливерпуле»: исключительная команда, топ-тренер и игроки.

Главный тренер «Манчестер Сити» Пеп Гвардиола продолжает считать «Ливерпуль» исключительной командой.

«Горожане» в воскресенье сыграют с «красными» на «Энфилде» в 25-м туре АПЛ.

– Вы считаете стадион «Ливерпуля» самым сложным местом для выездного матча?

– Да. Всегда сложный соперник, трудное место и стадион, особенно учитывая качество их игроков и тренеров. Да, нам было тяжело.

Они остаются исключительной командой. Топ-тренер и исключительная команда, без сомнения, – сказал Гвардиола на предматчевой пресс-конференции.

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