Liverpool are heading into a packed run of fixtures potentially without two of their most important players.
Goalkeeper Alisson, still battling a shoulder injury, missed the Merseyside derby with Everton and it remains unclear how quickly he will return.
Virgil van Dijk was then forced off early in the match at Goodison Park after a reckless challenge by Toffees keeper Jordan Pickford, who was fortunate that an earlier offside flag meant his lunge on the Liverpool defender went unpunished.
Jurgen Klopp will doubtless be concerned by the prospect of Alisson and Van Dijk being sidelined as he prepares for six games in the next three weeks.
We look back at Liverpool s fortunes under Klopp in the league without Van Dijk and Alisson in the side
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Cristiano Ronaldo took his tally of club goals to an astonishing 600 on Saturday during Juventus Serie A clash with Inter.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner drilled a fine finish into the bottom-right corner from the edge of the box after a one-two with Miralem Pjanic, moving on to 27 in his first season at Juve.
Having started out at Sporting CP, Ronaldo has become one of the finest players the world has ever seen, rattling in goals at a remarkable rate with Manchester United and Real Madrid before his switch to Juve last July.
Following his latest milestone, we recall 10 of his most spectacular efforts during an illustrious career.
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AC Milan are interested in signing Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon in the summer transfer window, according to . The former Serie A and UEFA Champions League winners are looking for a new striker for next season and beyond, and Gyokeres is on their radar. Arsenal are also claimed to be keen on the Sweden international.
Gyokeres has been on the books of Sporting since the summer of 2023 when he joined from Coventry City. The 25-year-old has been superb for Sporting this season and has been a star for the Portuguese club. Gyokeres has scored 18 goals and given eight assists in 22 Liga Portugal matches this season. He has also scored five goals and given one assist in seven starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
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He told me that we had them on the pitch when he was at Chelsea and I at Arsenal, and then when he was training for Real Madrid and I was at Barcelona, but for him it all ended there.
He told me about his project. I prioritised the professional side, and today I continue to write with him and consider him a friend, he helped me a lot at the time and maybe with him I played one of my best seasons.
It is easy to see why Fabregas feels such a way – in his year and a half under Mourinho, who was sacked in December 2015, the Spaniard was highly influential and won the 2014-15 Premier League title.
He attempted more passes (3,832) than anyone else in the Premier League during this time, while his 3,238 completed passes was not matched by anyone.
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Manchester United and Leeds United meet in the top flight for the first time since 2004 and Sam Allardyce makes his Premier League return this weekend.
Leeds travel to Old Trafford on Sunday looking for a repeat of their stunning FA Cup win the last time they faced the Red Devils away from home almost 11 years ago.
Allardyce starts his reign as West Brom head coach with a derby against Aston Villa in a late kick-off at The Hawthorns on Sunday, while struggling Arsenal travel to Everton on Saturday and leaders Liverpool are on the road at Crystal Palace.
See if you can kick-start the weekend with maximum points in our Opta-powered quiz. Answers are at the bottom.
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Mikel Arteta labelled Arsenal s 2-2 draw with Manchester City as a miracle after spending 56 minutes down to 10 men following Leandro Trossard s dismissal.
Erling Haaland s 100th Manchester City goal had put the hosts in front in the ninth minute, only for Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes to turn the game on its head.
Despite their goal advantage at the break, the Gunners also entered the interval with a man less after Trossard was given his marching orders for a second yellow card.
The visitors withstood an endless wave of City pressure, facing 28 shots in the second half before John Stones netted in the eighth minute of injury time.
While Arsenal will leave the Etihad disappointed with not taking all three points, Arteta lauded his players for…
Real Madrid are interested in signing Antonio Silva from Benfica in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Madrid, who have won the La Liga title this season,
Fichajes has claimed that Benfica are looking for £85 million in transfer fees for Silva, but it is too high for Madrid, who will take on Borussia Dortmund in the final of the UEFA Champions League this season. The 20-year-old is one of the best young defenders in the Portuguese domestic league and has already played nine times for Portugal.
Silva has been on the books of Benfica since 2016 and has come through the club’s youth system to establish himself in the first team. The young centre-back has made 29 starts and one substitute appearance in Liga Portugal this season, scorin…
Premier League leaders Manchester City dropped points for the first time in 13 matches on Saturday, while rivals Manchester United celebrated a win that was secured deep into Fergie Time .
Saturday s action may not have been overflowing with goals, but there was no shortage of narratives and talking points.
Steven Gerrard was back on Merseyside to face Everton, while David Moyes saw his disappointing record against United continue.
Without any further ado, here is a look at the standout Opta facts from some of the key matches…
Southampton 1-1 Manchester City: Leaders winning streak comes to an end
Man City s 12-match winning run in the Premier League was ended by Southampton at St Mary s.
The draw means Saints have avoided defeat in bot…
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino said his team must believe in their chances after taking the Ligue 1 title race to the final day of the season.
PSG kept their hopes of retaining the league title alive thanks to Sunday s 4-0 rout of Reims, which moved the defending champions within a point of leaders Lille heading into the final round of the 2020-21 campaign.
Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were on target against Reims and PSG will – who face Brest on the last day – only get their hands on the title if they better the result Lille get against Angers, needing Christophe Galtier s team to slip up.
The one point separating Lille (80) and PSG (79) before the final matchday is the smallest gap between a leader and second-placed side at this stage of Lig…
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Two sides who will be getting their Champions League qualifying adventure underway on Wednesday evening, The New Saints will travel to Sweden in midweek when they meet Hacken.
Hacken
Starting with the hosts, making a welcomed return to winning ways last week as they secured a lively 2-1 victory away at AIK, Hacken certainly find themselves tipped as a runaway pick when they open their Champions League qualifying campaign in midweek. While the Wasps might find themselves fighting a real uphill battle in their bid to defend their Swedish crown in 2023, Per-Mathias Hogmo s men should find the mood in their camp at a continued high. Still sat in pole position to claim another lucrative top-three finish this season, the Gothenburg-based ou…