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source https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2179835/Liverpool-transfer-news-Kroupi-Jr-Slot

Arne Slot won't repeat Mohamed Salah decision as Liverpool sent 'careful' warning

Liverpool travel to Istanbul on Monday for their Champions League round of 16 first leg against Galatasaray

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Liverpool fans gather for 2026 Livergirls International event with Reds legend at Hotel Anfield

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'I played 308 times for Liverpool but should have retired at 26 - I became a mercenary'

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source https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2179478/jamie-redknapp-footballer-liverpool-retirement

I offered to halve my wages to join Liverpool but jealous manager blocked the transfer

This former Liverpool defender wanted to return to the club after falling out of favour with his manager at Aston Villa but saw the transfer blocked

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Florian Wirtz gives Arne Slot Liverpool problem ahead of major Rio Ngumoha decision

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Virgil van Dijk's late Rio Ngumoha demand said everything about fearless Liverpool talent

On-the-whistle analysis from Paul Gorst as Liverpool book their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win over Wolves at Molineux

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Curtis Jones questions continue as Liverpool midfielder returns to start

In the latest Blood Red column, Ian Doyle looks at the position of Curtis Jones as the Liverpool midfielder returns to where it all started

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Arne Slot makes winger transfer claim amid Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo Liverpool struggles

Arne Slot has made a significant claim about wingers ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup showdown with Wolves on Friday evening

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Liverpool handed huge boost for Tottenham clash after red card decision

Tottenham suffered a huge blow during their crucial Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Thursday night.

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Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher in full agreement on Liverpool star who must be dropped

Liverpool legends Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have shared their thoughts on the team

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Arne Slot contemplates Cody Gakpo move as 'new' Liverpool striker option emerges

A look at how Liverpool might line up when they take on Wolves in the FA Cup on Friday.

source https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/arne-slot-contemplates-cody-gakpo-33528804

Liverpool player ratings as five starters just 5/10 in desperate defeat at rock-bottom Wolves

Ian Doyle with the Liverpool player ratings and scores from the Premier League clash at Wolves on Tuesday evening

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James Pearce’s six-word summary of Wolves winner says it all about self-destructive Liverpool

James Pearce needed just six words to perfectly sum up the living nightmare that Liverpool are enduring this season after yet another defeat inflicted in stoppage time.

Even a 1-1 draw away to bottom club Wolves would’ve been a poor result, but it got even worse in the 94th minute as the Reds once again pushed the self-destruct button and ended up with nothing from their trip to Molineux.

Curtis Jones played a backpass to Alisson Becker, whose rushed clearance was mopped up by Jackson Tchatchoua. His header found Andre Trindade, who surged into space before attempting a shot from just outside the penalty area.

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Pearce laments ‘mess of a goal’ as Liverpool self-destruct again

An unfortunate deflection off Joe Gomez diverted the ball into the Liverpool net and sparked scenes of pandemonium around Molineux as Rob Edwards’ side enjoyed consecutive league wins for the first time this season.

Taking to X after the latest stoppage-time hammer blow to the Reds, Pearce simply posted: ‘What a mess of a goal’.

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A goal to sum up Liverpool’s farce of a season

A mess of a goal, indeed, and it’s in keeping with what a mess of a season it’s been for Liverpool, who’ve squandered an opportunity to steal a march on the other Champions League chasers in the midweek fixtures.

The frantic final 20 minutes at Molineux, in which all three goals were scored tonight, was in stark contrast to an utter borefest of a first half which had Stephen Warnock decrying a ‘slow’ and ‘boring’ performance from the Reds.

The nature of the winning goal summed up what a calamitous campaign this has been for Arne Slot’s side – the needless backpass from Jones, the botched clearance from Alisson, the failure to close down Andre, the horrendously unfortunate deflection off Gomez.

It was a costly catalogue of errors from a Liverpool side who can’t seem to build any momentum at all, with the three successive top-flight wins in February proving to be yet another false dawn in the race for Champions League football.

The Reds will have an immediate chance to exact some retribution on Wolves when the teams meet again at Molineux in the FA Cup on Friday night, but even a win in that game will do little to quell the discontent which’ll justifiably arise after this latest act of self-destruction from the outgoing Premier League champions.

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