Jurgen Klopp praised an “exceptional” Liverpool performance in defeating Brentford 4-1 at the Gtech Stadium to consolidate their position at the top of the Premier League.
Mohamed Salah scored on his first appearance since returning from a hamstring tear picked up on duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo also on target.
But the win came at a cost as Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were both lost to what looked significant injuries in the first half.
Jones left the stadium on crutches after injuring his ankle and Jota departed the pitch on a stretcher, whilst Nunez was also withdrawn with a knock.
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Of Jones’ injury, Klopp said: “We…
Crystal Palace have signed Patrick Bamford on a season-long loan from Chelsea, .
The England U21 international spent last season with Middlesbrough, helping them to play-off final, where the North East side lost to Norwich City.
Prior to his time at the Riverside Stadium, the twenty-one year old had spells with Derby County an MK Dons, impressing everywhere he has played so far.
During his time in League One with MK Dons, he scored twenty-one goals in forty-four appearances while he notched eight strikes in twenty-three outings with Derby.
Last season his nineteen goals in forty-three games for Aitor Karanka’s side lead to him being named the Championship’s Player of the Season, and he will now get his chance to perform in England’s top flight…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has reiterated his commitment to Borussia Dortmund as rumours of a move away from the club persist.
Gabon striker Aubameyang has been in sensational form for Dortmund this season and has scored 18 goals in 17 Bundesliga appearances.
Aubameyang s performances were recognised as he won the CAF Player of the Year award on Thursday, preventing Yaya Toure from winning for a record fifth time.
And his goals have also led to interest from elsewhere, with Premier League side Arsenal heavily linked with a move.
But Aubameyang used his acceptance speech at the CAF awards to once again stress his desire to stay at Signal Iduna Park, as he stated: I will stay at Dortmund.
Aubameyang is in his third season at Dortmund having joine…
Former Real Madrid and Champions League-winning head coach Zinedine Zidane said he will return to the dugout soon.
Zidane has been linked with Premier League giants Manchester United after leaving Madrid at the end of the 2017-18 season.
The 46-year-old guided Madrid to a third successive Champions League crown in May before leaving just days later and he has since emerged as a possible target for United, where manager Jose Mourinho is under pressure.
Asked about his future, French great Zidane told TVE: I am sure that I will coach again before long.
This is what I like and what I have done all my life.
Zidane replaced Rafael Benitez in 2016 and led Madrid to three Champions League titles, two FIFA Club World Cups and UEFA Super Cups, a LaLiga t…
Pep Guardiola is willing to wait for Raheem Sterling to sign a new deal at Manchester City – even though star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne agreed terms in two minutes last season.
Sterling is poised to return to action for City at home to Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday, having sat out England s games against Spain and Switzerland with a back injury.
The 23-year-old has started the season in fine form for the defending champions, with two goals in three outings to back up 23 across all competitions in 2017-18.
Like De Bruyne, Sterling was a key figure in a record-breaking campaign, but he is into the final two years of his contract at the Etihad Stadium.
Belgium international De Bruyne signed a bumper extension running until June 2023 back in Ju…
Making what was a real Premier League title statement on Saturday night, Arsenal put in a rampant performance at the Emirates as they stormed their way to a 4-1 romp against Newcastle.
While Mikel Arteta’s squad might have suffered Champions League frustration earlier in the week as they suffered a 1-0 loss away at Porto, the Gunners came roaring back here and certainly came flying out of the traps.
With Sven Botman unfortunately turning into his own net midway through the first-half, Arsenal quickly doubled their advantage as Kai Havertz tapped home from close range and notched a sixth Premier League strike of the season.
Creating a string of chances here and backed by a vocal home support in north London, Arteta’s side breezed their way to a deserved 4-0 l…
Harry Kane s first-half header saw Tottenham end a difficult week with a 1-0 Premier League victory at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Spurs were rocked by the death of fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone this week, and head coach Antonio Conte was visibly emotional during a touching pre-match tribute.
On the pitch, Conte s team delivered – Kane s excellent header proving the difference against Brighton in Roberto De Zerbi s first home game at the helm.
Kane missed a chance to double Spurs lead around the hour mark, but despite showing plenty of promise, Brighton lacked the cutting edge to pull level as their seven-match unbeaten home run came to an end.
The visitors had the better of the opening exchanges – Son Heung-min testing Robert Sanchez with a free-ki…
UEFA chief Michel Platini on Friday said European football s governing body has the Latvian game under the corruption microscope, in the wake of a match-fixing scandal which saw a club axed from the top flight.
UEFA decided two years ago to invest in a system to prevent this big flaw that is match-fixing corruption, Platini said in response to reporters questions in the Latvian capital Riga, where he was attending the Baltic state s Euro 2012 Group F qualifier against Croatia.
With the early-warning system, with police help which we receive from many countries, we have information about what is happening in football, and that is passed to national associations, the UEFA chief said.
We take this problem very seriously. I asked the prime minister and the nation…
Former Germany star Jurgen Klinsmann revealed on Tuesday that he turned down the chance to coach the United States after the World Cup having failed to agree terms with the US Soccer Federation.
The 46-year-old led Germany to third at the 2006 World Cup and had been in discussions to take charge of the US team after July s tournament.
After negotiations broke down, US coach Bob Bradley, who led the team to the Round of 16 in South Africa, has had his contract extended.
We negotiated for three to four weeks, but we are were not able to transform the verbal agreement that we had found into a contractual one, Klinsmann was reported to have told German media Tuesday.
Klinsmann revealed the negotiations broke down because of the position s responsibilities.<…
Mousa Dembele is in line for a new contract at Tottenham Hotspur, .
The Belgium international is into the final eighteen months of his current deal and Mauricio Pochettino is keen to retain his services long term.
The twenty-eight year old moved to White Hart Lane from Fulham in the summer of 2012, and has since racked up one hundred and thirty-seven appearances for the club scoring seven goals, the most recent of which coming in Monday night’s 3-1 win over bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa.
Prior to his move to the North London outfit the midfielder spent two years at Fulham having already played for Dutch Eredvisie pair Willem II and AZ while he began his career in his home country with Germinal Beerschot.
Internationally, he has been capped sixty…