The Premier League has released their official Team of the Week for Round 13, and three Liverpool players- defenders Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson, and forward Diogo Jota are present in the TOTW made by the legendary Alan Shearer. The Manager of the Week is also another former Liverpool player- Steven Gerrard, who is now in charge of Aston Villa.
Robertson was the pick of the players in the LFC ratings against Southampton.
Liverpool comfortably thrashed Southampton 4-0, with Diogo Jota starring for the Reds, and here is a look at the player ratings from the local Echo paper. Andy Robertson the pick of the players in their eyes with a 9/10.
Saints, donning their yellow away kit, didn’t really trouble the Reds too much, with Alisson keeping a clean sheet.
The Premier League have confirmed that Southampton will be wearing their yellow away kit to Anfield this weekend when they take on the Reds.
The Reds are the only top four team in action on Saturday- Chelsea, City and West Ham all play on Sunday, and with both teams’ home strip clashing, Saints will be donning their yellow change uniform here.
The transfer window is always an exciting time for any football club and its fans due to there always being a huge buzz in the air as to if fans clubs will be bringing in new and exciting players or shipping out the deadwood.
For Liverpool, the next transfer window assumes even more significance given Chelsea and Man City’s resurgence this season and their key players potentially being unavailable for a key period in the upcoming African Cup of Nations. Continue reading
Diogo Jota inspired a 3-0 win for Liverpool away at Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal and the Portuguese forward, along with right back Trent Alexander Arnold and midfielder Fabinho, were the pick of LFC’s players on the evening at the Emirates Stadium, as shown by the ratings from the local Echo newspaper.
The international break is finally upon us, and here we take a look at the main points from Liverpool’s last league game, away at Wolves, as well as the Champions League quarterfinal draw. Continue reading
A much needed win and a clean sheet for Liverpool as they beat RB Leipzig in Hungary in the first leg of their UCL Round of 16 clash.
The goals for Liverpool- one from Mo Salah and the other from Sadio Mane, both came from Leipzig defensive mistakes.
Here are the Liverpool player ratings against Leipzig from the local Echo paper.
7 minutes of second half madness cost Liverpool at the King Power Stadium as they went down 3-1 to Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester. Liverpool had dominated the contest until that point and lead through Mo Salah’s goal midway through the second half, but then crumbled, just as they had done against Manchester City in the previous game.
Here are the player ratings for the game from the local Echo newspaper.
Liverpool suffered a humbling at the hands of Manchester City, losing 4-1 at Anfield (their third consecutive home league loss). Goalkeeper Alisson Becker had a day to forget with his errors allowing City to take control of the game, and that is reflected in the player ratings for the game from the local Echo paper.
In their eyes, Curtis Jones was the only member of the starting XI worthy of some praise. Jones got a 8/10 rating while Alisson was given just a 2/10.
The first leg of Liverpool’s Champions League Round of 16 tie will now be played at the Budapest Arena in Hungary. Covid regulations in Germany meant that Liverpool would not be allowed entry into Leipzig for their clash on February 16 and the Bundesliga outfit have now chosen the Hungarian capital as the venue for the fixture.
Liverpool’s clash isn’t the only one likely to be re-arranged with Manchester City (v Gladbach), Arsenal (v Benfica) and Chelsea (v Atleti) and Man Utd (v Sociedad) all expected to have to travel to Eastern Europe to fulfill their respective commitments.
High flying West Ham were brought down to earth at the London Stadium as Mohamed Salah, the only member of Liverpool’s regular starting trio playing, scored two fine second half goals to seal a 3-1 win for the Reds.
Salah’s second goal was a delightful team one to watch, and it therefore comes as no surprise that he is the highest rated Reds starter in these player ratings from the local Echo paper.
Liverpool stumbled to a disappointing 1-0 loss at home to Burnley, their first at home in the league at Anfield in nearly four years. The local Echo paper ran the headline “Burned out” and here were their player ratings for LFC’s players as Burnley and Sean Dyche claimed a famous win.
A historic victory for the Clarets- not so much of a historic day for the Reds though!
Joel Matip the pick of the Liverpool players in the eyes of the Echo.
The first FA Cup clash of this weekend’s round of fixtures went to Liverpool, who comfortably emerged 4-1 winners in Birmingham, with Aston Villa essentially deploying a youth team for this fixture. Sadio Mane scored a brace, and not surprisingly, was rated the best of LFC’s starting bunch. Wijnaldum and Salah also got on the scoresheet.
Liverpool suffered a rare loss as Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton stunned them at St.Mary’s on Monday night. The only goal of the game came from a former LFC player- Danny Ings, in the second minute of the game. The result means Man Utd are now top of the league.
Here is a look at the LFC player ratings for the game from the local Echo paper. They were in particular disappointed with the performance of right back Trent Alexander Arnold and thought skipper Jordan Henderson was the best of the starters.
Liverpool dominated possession, but weren’t quite able to convert it into goals as Sam Allardyce’s West Bromwich Albion came away from Anfield with an unlikely looking point.
Here is a look at the player ratings for the game from the local Echo paper.
Liverpool produced a stunning performance to ensure they would be top of the league come Christmas with a 7-0 demolition of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. It was the Reds’ first away PL win by a margin of seven goals or higher, and also marked an unwanted first for Palace, who had never conceded so many at home previously in a top flight league fixture. Continue reading
Which teams could Liverpool face in the Round of 16 (knockout stages) of the 2020/21 Champions League?
LFC could face any of these seven opponents- Borussia Monchengladbach, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, FC Porto, RB Leipzig, Lazio
These seven finished as runners up of their group. All English teams won their group and Liverpool cannot face the runner-up of their own group (Atalanta), so their Round of 16 opponents will be from one of the seven above.
Can Liverpool face Man City or Chelsea in the UCL Round of 16?
No, teams from the same association cannot face each other in the Round of 16. Also Chelsea and City both won their groups, so they are seeded (as are LFC), and a group leader can only play a group runner-up (unseeded)
Gini Wijnaldum and Fabinho have both found places in the Premier League Team of the Week for Round 11. Wijnaldum, who scored a stunner in their 4-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, was named in the BBC (Garth Crooks) team of the week, while Fabinho, deputising at centre back given the Reds’ long injury list, was in both the BBC and the official Premier League (Alan Shearer’s) TOTW.
The team, perhaps not surprisingly, was dominated by Tottenham Hotspur players following their 2-0 North London derby win over Arsenal.
Also check out LFC player ratings v Wolves.
Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson showed his support for the Rainbow Laces campaign ahead of GW11’s round of fixtures. The campaign was appreciated by a LFC fan, who said the club had been a great supportive influence in his life when he decided to come out, and Henderson posted a supportive message on Twitter to the fan.
Henderson tweet to fan about Rainbow Laces campaign 2020/2021
Liverpool produced one of their best performances of the season so far as they made light work of Wolves on Sunday evening at Anfield. Here is a look at the player ratings for the Reds players courtesy the local Echo paper. Gini Wijnaldum tops with 9- not a surprise given his performance, and several other players get a 8. No one below a 7, which pretty much sums up the fine nature of the performance.
Trent Alexander Arnold (19 years & 10 days) vs NK Maribor October 2017
David Ngog (19 years and 252 days) vs PSV Eindhoven December 2008
Curtis Jones (19 years & 306 days) vs Ajax Amsterdam December 2020
All of these are in the competition proper- group stages and ahead (no qualifying goals, otherwise TAA’s first UCL goal was against Hoffenheim in a qualifier)
Who is Liverpool’s youngest ever Champions League goal scorer
Liverpool’s youngest ever UCL goal scorer is Trent Alexander Arnold, who achieved it at the age of 19 years and 10 days against Slovenian outfit Maribor. Trent beat the record of David Ngog, who scored in LFC’s 3-1 win over PSV in the 2008/09 season at 19 years and 252 days.
UEFA have released their ultimate Team of the Year- essentially a XI of players featuring the most number of times in their TOTY since 2000, and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard is in the lineup. The list, as you might expect, is predominantly dominated by players plying their trade in Spain- Gerrard, Thierry Henry and Philipp Lahm are three notable exceptions.
