Following Liverpool football club is never a dull affair and as the news cycle keeps on spinning we bring you the latest from around the world.
The Reds are just getting over their 1-1 draw to West Ham and will need to focus up before taking on the tricky Bournemouth at the weekend.
Manchester City beat Everton to climb level with Liverpool, who have a game in hand over Pep Guardiola’s men. Things are definitely getting tight at the top now!
And while the post-match analysis might have calmed down, the news cycle that keeps the machine afloat hasn’t. There have been loads of stories about the Reds over the past day and a bit, and we’re going to bring you the best of them.
There has been criticism of Klopp by Tim Sherwood, a look at what the word was like the last time Liverpool lifted the Premier League and soundbytes delivered by City players who think they’re in a good place now.
After the Cherries game, Liverpool will take on Bayern Munich at home in the last 16 of the Champions League. Munich haven’t had the greatest domestic season, but still shouldn’t be written off.
News and notes from around FanSided
Italian football expert claims Sandro Tonali would be perfect for Liverpool [Rush the Kop – Russell Hughes]
"Rush The Kop asked Football Radar‘s resident Serie B analyst Peter Pankovski what he thought about Tonali and whether the youngster could cut it at Premier League level."
The Berlin Wall, Home Alone and other significant events since Liverpool won the league [Playing for 90 – Gary Pearson]
"While Liverpool supporters nervously wait to see if their beloved football club can end their title drought, let’s dial back the clock to see what happened in 1990, the last time the Reds tasted top-flight glory."
Bore off Time, Klopp made a tough but fair decision [Rush the Kop – Russell Hughes]
"Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been criticized by Tim Sherwood for his decision to let Nathaniel Clyne leave on load but this is why Klopp was right."
Notes and news from around the internet
Liverpool handed triple injury boost [The Liverpool Echo – James Pearce]
"Liverpool have been handed a triple fitness boost ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth at Anfield."
Jurgen Klopp on verge of mimicking Kevin Keegan’s infamous collapse with Newcastle as Liverpool feel pressure in the race for Premier League title [Jeff Powell – Daily Mail]
"Jurgen Klopp is beginning to look perilously close to the historic kind of meltdown which cost Kevin Keegan the Premier League title at Newcastle."
Liverpool’s slip-ups gave us ‘big boost’ in title race, says Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva [Miguel Delaney – The Independent]
"The Manchester City squad saw Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City as a turning point in the title race, and the “mental boost” they needed, as Bernardo Silva admits they all thought they had “lost the league” after their own 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United."
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