You can also listen to 5 Live commentaries on most smart speakers. Just say "ask BBC Sounds to play Lincoln v Chelsea" or "ask BBC Sounds to play Liverpool v Southampton", for instance.
Crystal Palace captain and England centre-back Marc Guehi, 25, is still eager to move to Anfield as a free agent next summer, having nearly signed for the Premier League champions on deadline day. (GiveMeSport), external
Reds 'are not playing badly' but still 'levels to go'published at 15:39 BST 22 September
15:39 BST 22 September
Jordan Chamberlain Fan writer
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I'm not sure I buy into this rhetoric that Liverpool are playing badly and still winning.
Some of the football played against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last week and Everton on Saturday was electrifying.
The Reds forced 20 shots against Diego Simeone's side and should have had the game buried way before Virgil van Dijk's late winner, while the first-half outing in the Merseyside derby was scintillating.
The fact is the Reds eased off at 2-0 up in both games. Atletico and Everton didn't rampage Liverpool at any point, they just got back into the game as Arne Slot's side tired a little and lost rhythm through substitutions.
Liverpool's 45 minutes against Everton that led to them going in at half-time 2-0 up was breathtaking - the way Ryan Gravenberch and Dom Szoboszlai linked up with the forwards especially.
All the players who looked cold at the start of the campaign are finding their feet. Milos Kerkez had his best game. Ibou Konate has been very, very good after the first two matches. Mo Salah is starting to pick the ball up and make things happen.
Liverpool aren't playing badly at all, but it is right to suggest there are levels to go.
After all, British record signing Alexander Isak hasn't got himself fit yet and will add guaranteed goals to an already purring attack. And Florian Wirtz is impressing in moments but is only in second gear.
Liverpool are playing well, but when it clicks for 90 full minutes, someone is going to get a serious hiding.
'This is Liverpool and we're competing' - Kerkez on Robertsonpublished at 15:37 BST 22 September
15:37 BST 22 September
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Liverpool new boy Milos Kerkez says his relationship with Andy Robertson is "really good" and the two left-backs are "pushing" each other to raise their standards.
The 21-year-old signed for £40m from Bournemouth this summer as Robertson's long-term successor and has started six of the Reds' seven matches so far this season.
"Before the game [Saturday's Merseyside derby], he motivated me and told me: 'Go outside and do your thing that you were doing last season.' So he gave me a bit of a push," said Kerkez.
"Then, after the game, he congratulated me and told me I should keep going like that. We are good. He's a legend who did amazing things, won everything and still has quality.
"It's not like he's not here. He's a squad player. This is Liverpool and we're competing. He's pushing me and I'm pushing him - and that's important to have in a big club like this."
The Hungary international has struggled at times since arriving at Anfield but is keen to focus and block out any criticism.
"Obviously you have to adapt and the coach and the players are helping me a lot so I'm improving a lot every day," he added.
"I'm playing a bit different here than Bournemouth but I'm not listening too much to outside noise."
Robertson is likely to come back into the side for Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Southampton as part of several changes Arne Slot will make as part of a rotated team.
Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and 18-year-old centre-back Giovani Leoni could also be handed Liverpool debuts, while Alexander Isak, Federico Chiesa and 17-year-old Rio Ngumhoa may all start in attack.
Gravenberch 'in the form of his life' - Van Dijkpublished at 13:15 BST 22 September
13:15 BST 22 September
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says Ryan Gravenberch is "in the form of his life" and reaping the rewards of the hard work he is putting in.
Gravenberch, who was last season's Premier League young player of the year, became the youngest player at 23 years and 127 days to score and assist in a top-flight Merseyside derby on Saturday.
"Not just this season, he's been playing like that from the moment last season started," Van Dijk told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"He's unbelievable. He's very important to the way we play.
"You see the amount of times I try to look for him. It benefits him, me and the team. He's in incredible shape. He's in the form of his life.
"He has to keep going. He's still young.
"The expectation level will always be right up there and that's what he has to try to reach every three or four days. It's a nice challenge.
"During his first season here he hardly played. It's a mix of everything: getting confidence, progressing and improving as a player, playing games at the highest level and knowing your role in the team.
"I'm very pleased for him because he puts in a lot of hard work to do what he is doing."
'I'm improving every day and not listening to outside noise'published at 10:54 BST 22 September
10:54 BST 22 September
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Liverpool defender Milos Kerkez says he is "improving every day" as he continues to "adapt" to playing with his new team-mates.
Kerkez had his best game for the Reds in Saturday's Merseyside derby win over Everton, which gave Arne Slot's side five victories out of five in the Premier League.
"I am just here to do my job. I want to improve and I want to give everything for the badge," Kerkez told BBC Radio Merseyside. "You have to adapt, but the coaches are helping me a lot, so I am improving every day.
"I am not listening to the outside noise. I am just following what the coach tells me.
"I am playing a bit different here to how I played at Bournemouth. Sometimes I am dropping lower to play and keep the ball. I would say Bournemouth played a bit more on the higher line.
"Obviously, I had a bit more freedom then but here we play more for the team, for points and to win. That is more important than individual performances.
"I am doing what he is saying every week and that is what will keep me playing and why we will keep winning games."
Liverpool 2-1 Everton - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:19 BST 22 September
08:19 BST 22 September
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Everton.
Here are some of your comments:
Liverpool fans
Chris: Good first half, with slick passing and good movement. Everton played well in the second half, but the Reds kept their shape and saw the game out. When we play fluidly for 95 minutes, watch out.
Marwan: This Liverpool team that has world-class players in every position and on the bench should be dominating games and destroying other teams, scoring more and conceding less, especially after the arrivals of the transfer window. I am not impressed with Arne Slot's tactics, nor with Florian Wirtz's performances.
Mic: Five games all won yet glaring mistakes in every game. I love the Reds but, at 71, my heart can't take another season of late goals - so do me a favour and finish a game off long before my heart stops.
Everton fans
Harry: Massive improvement on previous Anfield derbies. We definitely turned up and Jack Grealish has put a spring back in everyone's step. The result is disappointing but the season looks brighter.
John: Thought we deserved at least a point. Much more positive second half than Liverpool.
Jeff: We lost the match in the first half. I feel sorry for Beto. He was let down by the first-half tactics and replaced by a woeful Thierno Barry. We basically played with 10 men the second half but, interestingly, we were the better team.
Crystal Palace are expected to rebuff any offer for England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, in the January transfer window, with Liverpool and Real Madrid keen. (Football Insider), external
Can Ekitike and Isak play together?published at 11:45 BST 21 September
11:45 BST 21 September
Phil McNulty Chief football writer
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Liverpool 'intelligent' in exploiting Everton - Murphy analysis
Hugo Ekitike was the last Liverpool player off the pitch at Anfield with a fist pump to The Kop as they chanted the name of their new cult hero.
If the 23-year-old - signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for £70m - has any concerns about British record signing Alexander Isak threatening his central striking role, he has a funny way of showing it.
Ekitike has made a seamless transition from the Bundesliga to the Premier League, showing quality and composure, as well as a fierce work ethic suited to this Liverpool team.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has already flagged how the future of his forwards may pan out, with the possibility of pairing Ekitike and Isak, as well as using the France forward off the left - a position usually occupied by Cody Gakpo.
What a conundrum for Slot to have - one that is the envy of every football manager.
Isak once again, understandably, looked rusty in his appearance as a substitute while Florian Wirtz, who has shown real signs of finally settling to his task in recent games, still has so much more to produce on past evidence.
"They can play together, of course they can. They're both exceptional players," former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy said about Ekitike and Isak.
"But the manager sees them both as number nines - I think they will split games. One plays 60 minutes, the other 30.
"I think in certain games he might play Ekitike on the left or as a number 10 but predominantly I see them both as central strikers."
Analysis: Slot's champions maintain winning momentumpublished at 16:09 BST 20 September
16:09 BST 20 September
Phil McNulty Chief football writer
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Liverpool continued their relentless winning form with this Merseyside derby win - and once again the signs were ominous for those hoping to take the Premier League title away from Anfield.
Arne Slot's champions did not sparkle but got the job done, and did it without Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak in their starting line-up.
In their place was a duo who have been outstanding in the opening weeks of the season, and they stepped up to punish Everton in an early phase of Liverpool domination.
Ryan Gravenberch has been in magnificent form, continuing his excellence with a finish of quality and technique to beat the diving Jordan Pickford.
Hugo Ekitike added the second from Gravenberch's pass to demonstrate what he offers in the central striking role, irrespective of the arrival of British record signing Isak.
Ekitike is a natural finisher, and while Slot has suggested he could play off the left-flank, the £70m signing from Eintracht Frankfurt is making a powerful case to be used through the centre on a regular basis.
Liverpool, as is their habit, made hard work of the second half as Everton improved, but once more they closed out the win to keep their place at the top of the table.
Liverpool 2-1 Everton: What Slot and Gravenberch saidpublished at 15:24 BST 20 September
15:24 BST 20 September
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Arne Slot spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Liverpool's victory against Everton: "Very [satisfied], taking everything into account that we had to play our third game in seven games, having the early kick-off. I don't care at all about the early kick-off but I do care if you have to play on Wednesday night then you have to manage this through the whole week.
"Taking that all into account and winning the derby with a great first half performance, it is good."
On the goals: "This is what you get when you are fresh but we were tired in the second half for obvious reasons. Our mentality kept us in the game because they didn't have another chance after their 2-1 goal. We have showed great mentality and showed great quality when we were fresh in the first half."
Goalscorer Ryan Gravenberch also spoke to MOTD after Saturday's victory: "Really happy. It's tough against Everton but we did really good and in the end got the three points so I am really happy.
"When they scored they came on more and more. We had the chance to score one more but if you don't do it they keep coming and we keep defending. We have a good defending line so it was still 2-1 and I am really happy with the three points.
"We had the opportunity to score more but 2-1, especially in this game, you have to defend. Next time we don't concede."
Did you know?
Liverpool have won each of their opening five matches of a top-flight season for only the fifth time, after 1978-79, 1990-91, 2018-19, and 2019-20.
Liverpool have won five consecutive Premier League games for the very first time under Arne Slot, last doing so in September 2023 under Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool v Everton: key stats and talking pointspublished at 18:34 BST 19 September
18:34 BST 19 September
Matthew Hobbs BBC Sport journalist
Liverpool host Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield aiming to extend a perfect record of four wins from their opening four Premier League games.
David Moyes is yet to win at Anfield in all 22 career matches as a manager.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes to analyse whether that could change on Saturday.
Liverpool's late show continues
Liverpool maintained their 100% winning record thanks to Virgil van Dijk's injury-time winner against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, with all five of their victories earned thanks to goals from the 83rd minute onwards.
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Liverpool have scored late winners far more frequently than their Premier League rivals
Head coach Arne Slot said after the game that fitness was part of the reason for his team's remarkable record, adding "our mentality is we will always push". But are the champions more vulnerable this season?
The win against Atletico was the third time this season the Reds have let a two-goal lead slip and although they have recovered to win those matches, it will give encouragement to opponents that they remain in the game – and Everton may need all of the help they can get at Anfield come Saturday lunchtime.
Moyes' Anfield woes
The Toffees are yet to win away to Liverpool this century in a match in which the Kop contained supporters. Their only triumph in the past 25 years came during the Covid pandemic in 2021 under the stewardship of Carlo Ancelotti.
Moyes, meanwhile, has failed in all 22 attempts to win a game at Anfield with any club. He has travelled with Everton 13 times, losing on six occasions.
So why could that record change on Saturday? Moyes' most commonly used formation at Anfield has been 4-2-3-1 – which is the same tactical set-up which has been implemented so effectively this season.
The biggest difference has been Everton's summer of successful signings in which nine new players have been brought in at a record net spend of £97m.
Everton have played on the front foot in wins over Brighton and Wolves this season, while they were unfortunate to draw with Aston Villa last weekend after wasting a host of golden chances.
Having ranked 18th for goals from open play in the Premier League in 2024-25, scoring just 25, the Toffees have attacked with aplomb this season.
History suggests that Moyes tends to be more pragmatic away to the biggest sides and in Everton's last 10 visits to Anfield under the Scotsman over the past 20 years, the Toffees have scored a total of just five goals, converting only 6.7% of their chances.
They are statistics that must surely improve if Everton are to secure an evasive derby win.
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Everton have struggled to score goals at Anfield under David Moyes
Will an early or late goal win the game?
For all of Liverpool's domination of this fixture on home soil, derbies on Merseyside tend to be tight, wherever they're played.
On the last eight occasions that Everton and Moyes have visited their neighbours, there have been four draws and three games settled by a single goal.
There is also a sense that despite Liverpool's formidable firepower, they are more vulnerable than in recent seasons.
And while Slot's men sit top of the Premier League table, they have been reliant on late goals, meaning Everton have actually led for 26 minutes more in the Premier League this season – and an early goal could be crucial at Anfield.
All five of Everton's league goals have come in the first 55 minutes of games, including three in the opening half hour, while Liverpool are yet to go behind.
If Moyes' men can take, and maintain, an early lead, they must also withstand the inevitable barrage late on at Anfield - Liverpool have scored 47 winners after the 90th minute in the Premier League era, at least 13 more than any other team.
Sutton's predictions: Liverpool v Evertonpublished at 18:33 BST 19 September
18:33 BST 19 September
Everton have started the season well. Jack Grealish has given them that creative spark on the ball and Beto is a tireless runner up front.
On top of that, you know David Moyes will make them hard to break down too.
Liverpool left it late again against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and I do wonder how much that game will have taken out of them.
They still have plenty of options in their squad and, while they haven't been at their best, they keep on finding a way to win. That's what I think will happen again here.
How unusual is Liverpool's run of late winners?published at 17:30 BST 19 September
17:30 BST 19 September
Tom McCoy BBC Sport journalist
Liverpool maintained their 100% winning record thanks to Virgil van Dijk's injury-time winner against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, with all five of their victories earned thanks to goals from the 83rd minute onwards.
Head coach Arne Slot said after the game that fitness was part of the reason for his team's remarkable record, adding "our mentality is we will always push".
But just how rare is the Reds' knack for finding late winners and how does it compare to England's other Champions League entrants – Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham?
We have looked at those clubs' last five victories in which the winner was scored in or after the 80th minute. Those strikes have to be 'go-ahead goals' to be included. A 90th minute goal to make the score 2-0 won't count, even if the opposition later pull one back to make the final result 2-1.
Unsurprisingly, none of Liverpool's rivals score late goals at anywhere near the same rate as the Merseysiders, with Arsenal a very distant second. The last five Gunners victories which fit our criteria span 16 months and 64 games, the most recent of which came at Southampton on the final day of last season.
Tottenham rank third, with their last five late wins coming across a run of 79 games, slightly fewer than Chelsea (82) and Manchester City (83), with Newcastle (109) bringing up the rear.
Slot on Isak's fitness, conceding late goals and Merseyside derbypublished at 16:56 BST 19 September
16:56 BST 19 September
Katie Stafford BBC Sport journalist
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Everton at Anfield (kick-off 12:30 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Slot would not say whether Alexander Isak will be available to start the Merseyside derby and it will depend on how well the striker recovers from playing 60 minutes in Wednesday's Champions League game against Atletico Madrid.
He said the team are not training until later today in order to give his players "a bit of extra time to recover and one of the best ways to recover really well is sleep".
On whether Hugo Ekitike and Isak can play as joint strike force: "I consider many things and it depends always on how well they are doing. If both of them are in the best form of their life then you consider more to play them together, but it is quite clear that we have a certain structure of 4-3-3."
He said he has 21 players to choose from now as they are "all fit".
On Everton: "They've made some good signings, one of them is Jack Grealish and he is doing so well for them. They are a good team."
He said "there is rivalry" between the two sides but he likes "what they did when Diogo [Jota] passed away by coming to Anfield". He added: "They showed their respect and in these moments of time, it is so nice to see that in a time of tragedy, the respect to both is still there."
On what he expects from the game: "It's going to be a difficult game. I don't know exactly what they are going to do as they played long balls last season but are playing more out from the back this year. Our focus should be on what we need to do to win the game and that is being intense and winning duels."
He acknowledged that there will be derby day debutants but he fully expects them to deal with the intensity and physicality it brings, adding: "We are not talking about rookies."
In response to conceding two late goals: "It is not ideal if you have a 2-0 lead and give it away so it is something we need to improve as we need to improve many things. You can run out of energy towards the end of the season - mentally and physically - so it's never a good idea to keep on doing this."
'Majestic' Hansen, 'vivacious' Hughes or 'accomplished all-rounder' Van Dijk?published at 11:25 BST 19 September
11:25 BST 19 September
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We asked you who your best Liverpool defender of all time is, given Jamie Carragher's praise of Virgil van Dijk this week.
At the time of writing, our poll sees two mean clearly ahead. Alan Hansen is on 46%, while Van DIjk is on 36%. Emlyn Hughes and Sami Hyypia are each on 4%.
Here are some of your comments:
Rob: Alan Hansen. Majestic, unruffled, always in control, read the game analytically, extra pace when needed, could bring the ball out of defence and a good passer. With Mark Lawrenson (somehow left off this list!) the greatest defensive partnership of the last 50 years.
John: Virgil van Dijk. The most accomplished all-round footballer to play in defence for Liverpool. Rarely flustered, scores goals, hits diagonal accurate long balls. Probably better than Franz Beckenbauer, who was way ahead of his time but didn't score the goals that Virgil does.
Richard: Bill Shankly said of Emlyn Hughes that he had "everything." Hughes played left back, central defence and midfield and excelled in all. He was one of the first to be able to play out from the back. Hughes' spirit, determination, and never-say-die attitude perfectly embodied what Shankly instilled in his players and what was known as "the Liverpool way". An incredible captain, vivacious leader and extremely lovable man. One of England's finest captains and so awfully underrated!
Mark: Alan Hansen, not even a debate. Could easily play in the current team as he was so comfortable on the ball and would, as they say now, "break the lines" with his dribbling out of defence. Cool, calm and collected. Always in the right place at the right time, exactly like Virgil van Dijk. What a mouthwatering partnership that would be to watch!
Colin: Phil Neal. His record speaks for itself: He won eight First Division titles, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, four European Cups, one Uefa Cup and one Uefa Super Cup during his 11 years at Liverpool. Brilliant penalty man as well.
Stephen: Hansen was absolute class. Unlike Van Dijk he would carry the ball forward into the space like a driving midfielder. His partnership with Mark Lawrenson was the greatest centre-half partnership in Liverpool history.
