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  • I believe Liverpool can challenge for the title if Jurgen Klopp makes a big change

    I believe Liverpool can challenge for the title if Jurgen Klopp makes a big change

    I believe Liverpool can challenge for the title if Jurgen Klopp makes a big change

    John Aldridge has his say on the Premier League title race in part two of his weekly Liverpool column

    The race for the Premier League title seems wide open at the moment.

    On Sunday night we saw Manchester City lose to Arsenal, meaning Pep Guardiola’s side suffered back-to-back defeats in the Premier League for the first time since 2018

    City’s problem is that even after this setback they can remain unbeaten for 20 games.
    This is what they do.
    We can’t take anything for granted because we’ve been here with them before. I think Arsenal are at the same level as us and City are always the ones we have to beat.

    However, it no longer seems like it’s another battle just between us and City. Tottenham are doing much better, Chelsea will improve, Arsenal are growing and we have improved compared to last season.

    The only team whose situation has worsened is Manchester United.
    Man City are not where they have been and Sunday showed that this season will not be so easy for them.

    If Liverpool are to realistically challenge for the title, we need to get their defense in order. All good title-winning teams keep clean sheets and we don’t have that at the moment.
    We concede too many first goals.

    With the teams we have played against and the points we have, I think we are still in a good situation.
    We played five of the eight games away from home and the only game we lost was due to bad decisions by the referees.

    I'm convinced Liverpool can challenge for the title if Jurgen Klopp makes one big change

    Mac Allister’s experiment in midfield failed

    Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Brighton was further proof that Mac Allister is not cut out as a defensive midfielder, not that we needed another reminder.
    I thought the game was made for Endo, but we never saw it.

    We had big problems in the first half and we didn’t defend well.
    Having a defensive midfielder in the team who knows his stuff isn’t particularly helpful. Brighton were counting on this, especially in the first half.

    Mac Allister should be ten meters higher because he is a very good player who gets things done. He will play the role of number 6 because he is asked to, but it doesn’t come naturally to him.
    I know people blamed him for the goal, but Virgil put him in danger with that pass right from the start. We cannot take such risks.

    I don’t know why we keep starting games so slowly.
    In the first half we had five minutes in which we were brilliant, but in the other 40 minutes we weren’t like that. Ryan Gravenberch missed a golden opportunity to make it 3-1 and should have scored, but I think he did well when he came on and made a big impact.
    It could be a shining light for the future.

    More news……..

    Liverpool is in negotiations to finally sign a player for $43 million – Rep.

    Liverpool made sufficient improvements to their midfield during the summer transfer window, but they paid no attention

    Liverpool made sufficient improvements to their midfield during the summer transfer window, but they paid no attention to their shaky defense.

    Piero Hincapie was a candidate for the Reds, but they decided against making a move for him.
    To finally sign him in January, they are currently in negotiations.

    Famous German news outlet Bild revealed in August that Jurgen Klopp is eager to entice the South American to strengthen the defense at Anfield.

    To confirm the interest of the Merseysiders, his agent, Manuel Sierra, has just arrived.
    According to the spokesperson, Joaquin Saavedra of Futbol Sin Casette (via Bolavip).

    Liverpool was considering signing him, but at the time they decided to spend money on the midfield.

    They are speculating, like other clubs, that it will cost at least 50 million (euro, i.e. e.
    £43.3million).

    The team led by Xabi Alonso and featuring the Ecuadorian international finished sixth in the Bundesliga last year.

    He did not play in the league for the league leaders’ first three games of the season because of a suspension, though.

    Hincapie participated in his first full game of the season on Thursday in the 2-1 Europa League victory over Molde.

    Liverpool has only managed two clean sheets in their first ten games, and they have heavily relied on their offense to come from behind this season.

    The January transfer window needs to be used to strengthen the defense. Should the Reds make an offer of £43.3million to finally sign Hincapie

  • I’m worry about what Man City did and they shouldn’t have been allowed, but Liverpool won’t be surprised

    I’m worry about what Man City did and they shouldn’t have been allowed, but Liverpool won’t be surprised

    I am worried by what Man City have done and they shouldn't have been allowed but Liverpool won't be surprised
    John Aldridge discusses the Premier League title race and the Europa League draw in part two of his weekly Liverpool column.

    This weekend’s Premier League results couldn’t have been very favorable to Liverpool.

    Manchester United suffered defeat at Arsenal and lost to Chelsea and Newcastle.

    It gave us the opportunity to capitalize on what can be crucial at this stage of the season and we did it in style at Anfield.

    One team that did not lose, however, is Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s side are the only team in the division to have won all four games and that’s a concern no matter who they face.

    City set the trend again, Erling Haaland scored another hat-trick and one wonders what it will take before Guardiola’s team lose their way.

    Whoever manages to finish above Manchester City this season will have to be exceptional.
    It takes something special to knock them out of first place.

    While I’m sure City fans appreciate their team’s success, the powers that be in English football have allowed this dominance to happen and ruin the best league in the world.

    John Adridge

    Europa League draw positive in more ways than one
    If a team won the league back-to-back ten years ago, it was considered a remarkable achievement.
    City spins for the fourth time. What they have done from a purely footballing point of view is admirable, with brilliant players and a good coach, but they shouldn’t have done this.

    Now it’s too late to do anything, that ship has left and that means it will be very difficult to capture them.

    It’s likely they’ll fall out of place once Pep leaves, but it’s hard to imagine that happening right now.

    Liverpool have to look after themselves for now.
    Ten points out of a possible twelve is a respectable return.

    We now have Gravenberch to throw into the mix and it can only help our aim of challenging City this season.

    Europa League draw positive in more ways than one

    We discovered our opponents for the Europa League group stage at the end of last week and I was pleasantly surprised to see how it went. With all due respect to the teams we face, Liverpool should finish top of their group.

    The draw is favorable in the sense that you are looking for opportunities for players like Bajcetic, Jones, Elliott, Doak and Quansah.
    For them, it will be an invaluable experience.

    Another bonus is that each of our opponents is only a few hours away and Jurgen will be delighted. There are kick-off times at 5:45 p.m. which will also make it easier to recover before Premier League games. It couldn’t have gone better for us.

    More news……..

    Liverpool plan to sign £42.2m star late – report

    Liverpool have already agreed a deal to sign Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich and are said to be considering poaching Leroy Sane
    Liverpool have already agreed a deal to sign Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich and are said to be considering poaching Leroy Sane from Bayern first.

    The Reds have rejected a mammoth offer worth £150m to sell Mohamed Salah.

    However, Sky’s Paul Merson believes the Al-Ittihad threat is not over and a £200million offer would be too big to turn down.

    There would be no point in selling arguably the best player when there are only a few hours left in the summer transfer window because it will be difficult to replace him.

    However, the Reds are said to be looking for ways to replace the Egyptian and Leroy Sane’s name would be in the spotlight.

    According to an exclusive report from Football Insider, Liverpool are considering a late signing of the Germany international who shone for Manchester City in the Premier League.

    The news source mentioned that the Anfield club are looking for a replacement for Salah and are keeping a close eye on 27-year-old Kaiser.

    Sane won every major domestic league title with Sky Blues, including two Premier League titles, under manager Pep Guardiola.

    Moreover, the 53-time national player has already won three Bundesliga titles since joining the Allianz Arena.

    The quick and tricky winger contributed 24 goals for Bayern last season and has already netted twice in three appearances this term.

    Almost two weeks ago, Football Transfers spoke about Liverpool’s interest in Leroy Sane, saying his expected transfer value was around £42.2m (€49.3m).

    Do you think the German is good enough to replace Mohamed Salah at Liverpool?