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/ 1937 days ago

Man Utd shatter Man City's winning run, Liverpool crisis mounts

London (AFP) – Manchester United shattered Manchester City's record winning streak with an impressive 2-0 victory against the Premier League leaders, while Liverpool hit a new low as relegation-threatened Fulham won at Anfield on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side were on an English top-flight record run of 21 successive wins in all competitions heading into the Manchester […]

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/ 1937 days ago

Klopp needs 'masterpiece' to fix Liverpool

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it would take a "masterpiece" for him to figure out how to solve his side's crisis after a sixth consecutive home defeat as relegation-threatened Fulham won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday. The English champions have collapsed from leading the Premier League at Christmas to looking increasingly likely […]

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/ 1937 days ago

Six of the worst for Liverpool as relegation battle tightens

London (AFP) – Liverpool's season remained in free fall after relegation-threatened Fulham became the latest side to emerge victorious from Anfield with a 1-0 win on Sunday to tighten the battle to beat the drop. The English champions have lost six consecutive home league games and gone eight without a win at Anfield. That run […]

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/ 1937 days ago

Liverpool crash again as Fulham plunder Anfield win

Liverpool (AFP) – Mario Lemina condemned troubled Liverpool to a sixth successive home defeat as Fulham earned a shock 1-0 win that left the champions' top four bid in turmoil on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side are four points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea, who can extend that lead to seven if they beat Everton on Monday. […]

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/ 1939 days ago

Liverpool's 'power' will ensure Euro berth: Klopp

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp insists the solid foundations he has laid at Liverpool will ensure his troubled club are never faced with a long absence from the Champions League. Klopp is fighting to salvage a dismal season by lifting Liverpool into the Premier League's top four to guarantee qualification for next season's Champions League. […]

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/ 1939 days ago

Liverpool scramble for answers as season collapses

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah's angry shake of the head after being substituted in Liverpool's defeat to Chelsea was symbolic of the champions' intense frustration as their season unravels. Jurgen Klopp removed his top scorer just after the hour mark on Thursday but it did not prevent a 1-0 defeat and a fifth straight home […]

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/ 1940 days ago

Low five for Liverpool as Chelsea win Champions League 'six pointer'

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool slumped to a fifth consecutive home league defeat for the first time in their history as Mason Mount's strike moved Chelsea into the Premier League's top four with a 1-0 win at Anfield. After a 68-game unbeaten league run at Anfield over nearly four years was ended in January, the English […]

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/ 1940 days ago

Mount fires Chelsea as Liverpool crash, Everton boost top four bid

London (AFP) – Mason Mount fired Chelsea into fourth place in the Premier League as the midfielder's superb strike clinched a 1-0 win against troubled Liverpool, while Everton boosted their top four bid with a 1-0 victory at West Brom on Thursday. Mount's first half goal was enough to see off lacklustre Liverpool and extended […]

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/ 1940 days ago

Klopp rues 'massive blow' as Liverpool suffer historic home defeat

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool's 1-0 defeat against Chelsea was a "massive blow" as his troubled club lost five successive home games for the first time in their history. Klopp's side were condemned to unprecedented misery at Anfield by Mason Mount's superb strike late in the first half on Thursday. After storming to […]

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/ 1940 days ago

Mount fires Chelsea into fourth place as Liverpool crash, Everton boost top four bid

London (AFP) – Mason Mount fired Chelsea into fourth place in the Premier League as the midfielder's superb strike clinched a 1-0 win against troubled Liverpool, while Everton boosted their top four bid with a 1-0 victory at West Brom on Thursday. Mount's first half goal was enough to see off lacklustre Liverpool and extended […]

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/ 1940 days ago

Chelsea inflict fifth straight home defeat on Liverpool

Liverpool (AFP) – Chelsea gained the upper hand in a tight battle for a place in next season's Champions League by inflicting Liverpool's fifth consecutive home defeat as Mason Mount's winner earned a 1-0 win on Thursday. The Blues move into fourth in the Premier League, four points clear of Liverpool, who slip to seventh. […]

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/ 1940 days ago

Liverpool v RB Leipzig Champions League match switched to Budapest

London (AFP) – The second leg of Liverpool's last-16 Champions League match against RB Leipzig has been switched from Anfield to Budapest as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions, UEFA said on Thursday. The game will be held at the Puskas Arena, the same stadium that hosted the first leg on February 16, which Liverpool […]

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/ 1941 days ago

Man Utd to join Liverpool in not releasing internationals

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said it "doesn't make sense" for his players to travel for international duty later this month if they have to quarantine on their return and miss games as a result. Arrivals in Britain from "Red List" countries are subject to 10 days' hotel confinement. South American […]

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/ 1941 days ago

Klopp threatens to withdraw Liverpool players from World Cup qualifiers

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has threatened to withdraw players from international matches this month if there is a chance they will have to quarantine on their return under coronavirus rules. Arrivals in Britain from "Red List" countries are subject to 10 days' hotel confinement, which would apply to Brazilian trio Alisson Becker, […]

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/ 1944 days ago

Rose to meet BVB as rivals eye cup chance in Bayern absence

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Marco Rose will meet his future club Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, as Germany's top teams eye a rare chance for silverware in Bayern Munich's absence. Finalists in eight of the last ten seasons and 20-time winners overall, favourites Bayern suffered their earliest exit since […]