Liverpool

Liverpool Sign Isak in British Record Deal as Transfer Window Shuts

Liverpool signed striker Alexander Isak for a British record fee of £125 million ($169 million) from Newcastle as the Premier League transfer window closed with a flurry of blockbuster moves on Monday. Isak agreed to a reported six-year contract with the English champions after they finally convinced Newcastle to accept an improved bid. "Me ...

Szoboszlai Stunner Earns Liverpool Win Over Title Rivals Arsenal

Dominik Szoboszlai's stunning free-kick gave Liverpool first blood against Arsenal with a 1-0 win in Sunday's battle between the Premier League title favourites. A tense tussle at Anfield looked set to end in a stalemate until the Hungarian's 83rd-minute strike ensured the defending champions remain the only side with a perfect record from the ...

Arsenal Seek Statement Win At Liverpool, Amorim Faces Burnley Must-Win

Liverpool and Arsenal aim to strike first blood in the Premier League title race as last season's top two face off at Anfield after a summer of heavy spending. Manchester United's investment in a new forward line is yet to reap any reward, heaping the pressure on Ruben Amorim to deliver when Burnley visit Old Trafford. However, it is West Ham's ...

Liverpool And Man City Face Real Madrid In Champions League, PSG Get Tough Draw

Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season's Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday's draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso's Real will play City at home and take on Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield in what ...

Liverpool Rely On 16-Year-Old Ngumoha To Overcome 10-Man Newcastle Fightback

Liverpool needed a 100th minute winner from 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to beat Newcastle 3-2, after blowing a two-goal lead against 10 men, in a Premier League thriller on Monday. Ryan Gravenberch and long-time Newcastle target Hugo Ekitike struck for the English champions, either side of Anthony Gordon's red card for a wild lunge on Virgil van ...

Salah Makes History With Third PFA Player Of The Year Award

Mohamed Salah became the first player to win the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) men's player of the year for a third time on Tuesday after guiding Liverpool to Premier League glory. The Egyptian scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists to propel the Reds to a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title with four games to spare last ...

Liverpool Strike Late to Beat Bournemouth as Jota Remembered in Premier League Opener

Liverpool struck twice in the final minutes through Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah to overcome a battling Bournemouth 4-2 in a thrilling start to the Premier League season on Friday. Antoine Semenyo looked to have rescued a point for the Cherries by scoring twice, after he had reported an incident of racial abuse from a fan, to cancel out Hugo ...

Arsenal Face Revamped United as New-Look Liverpool Open Premier League Season

Arsenal face an immediate test of their title credentials against a revamped Manchester United, while a new-look Liverpool launch the new Premier League season at home to Bournemouth on Friday. Newcastle are set to be without wantaway star striker Alexander Isak for a tough trip to Aston Villa. AFP Sports looks at the key talking points ahead of ...

Five Premier League Talking Points

Champs Liverpool in Pole Position When Liverpool hosts Bournemouth in the opening match of the top-flight season, the Reds will put on display an expensively overhauled team carrying great expectations. Liverpool haven't been crowned champions in successive campaigns since 1982-83 and 1983-84. Emulating the feat of Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, and ...

Liverpool Spend Big To Hold Off Arsenal, City In Premier League Title Fight

Liverpool have splashed out to defend their Premier League title as champions but face stiff competition from an Arsenal side desperate to shake off their tag as nearly men and a rejuvenated Manchester City. After storming to a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title in Arne Slot's first season in charge, Liverpool have looked to build ...

New-Look Liverpool Humbled by Crystal Palace in Community Shield

Crystal Palace twice came from behind to stun a new-look Liverpool and win the Community Shield for the first time on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Wembley on Sunday. New signings Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong scored for the Premier League champions, but Palace responded through Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr before winning an ...

Nunez Leaves Liverpool to Join Saudi’s Al-Hilal

Liverpool sold striker Darwin Nunez to Saudi side Al-Hilal, both clubs confirmed on Saturday, in a move that could allow the Premier League champions to make a fresh bid for Newcastle's Alexander Isak. Nunez joined the Reds for an initial 75 million euros ($87 million, £65 million) from Benfica three years ago but has failed to live up to that ...