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Every club is different and every group of players is different, but Jarell Quansah has got some really good people ahead of him at Liverpool who have been very successful.

When you are looking at the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, it can be an aim and it is important to learn from them, but not in a way whereby you adopt yourself as just being a student.

You are a peer and you will play alongside both of them, but you can try to really see what they do and think how you can add certain things to your game to make yourself as good as they are at the ages they are at now.

It is more than possible for him do that because Liverpool seems like it is a positive environment for players to learn. As a young player, you are good - but you are not the finished product. Anyone who believes they are will struggle because the league is constantly evolving and there are challenges you face on a week-to-week basis.

Having been in this situation myself, I would say, be happy that you have earned yourself a new contract, but the hard work continues now and you have to be ready.

We have seen through recent history that somebody can just go down and you need to be available. When you are available, you cannot take time to be ready - you have to be ready from the get go.

It is a winning mentality at Liverpool and that is a challenge you have to face. You cannot be the weak link in a team trying to dominate.

Quansah is starting from a younger age than Van Dijk did at Liverpool, so there is no reason to say he could not be the next Van Dijk.

If things go his way then there is potential for him being as important to Liverpool in the long term as the Dutchman is, so why not aspire to be the captain of Liverpool?

Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson

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Former Liverpool midfielder Peter Cormack, who was signed by Bill Shankly from Nottingham Forest, has died at the age of 78.

During a four-year stint at Anfield between 1972 and 1976, the Scotland international became a First Division championship, Uefa Cup and FA Cup winner.

Cormack made 52 appearances during his first season, scoring 10 goals, to help Shankly's side win the First Division title and their first piece of European silverware.

His Reds career was cut short by a knee injury and he left the club in November 1976, having racked up 178 appearances and 26 goals.

"The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool FC are with Peter’s family and friends at this very sad and difficult time," read a club statement.

"Playing in front of the Kop every week was a bit special" - listen to BBC Radio Merseyside archive interview with Cormack on BBC Sounds

Liverpool have identified 23-year-old Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, 23-year-old Vanderson from Monaco and 20-year-old Michael Kayode from Fiorentina as potential targets, should they lose right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. (Caught Offside), external

However, the Reds are making some progress in their contract negotiations with the 26-year-old England international. (Football Insider), external

Meanwhile, Liverpool are desperate to agree a new contract with Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, amid growing speculation over the 33-year-old's long-term future at the club. (Football Insider), external

However, Arne Slot is continuing to assess transfer targets to bolster the central defence, having made the position a priority for next summer. Among the candidates are 24-year-old Sevilla defender Loic Bade and 23-year-old Sporting defender Goncalo Inacio. (Caught Offside), external

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It has been a historic start for new Liverpool boss Arne Slot to life at Anfield, winning eight of his first nine games and leading the Reds to the top of the Premier League.

Plenty of plaudits have been sent their way - and there has been lots of chats about unsigned contracts - but you know your club the best.

So we want you to tell us: what is the one thing nobody is talking about - good or bad - about what is happening at Liverpool?

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Everton boss Brian Sorensen has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Women's Super League game against West Ham (kick-off 14:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Elise Stenevik is likely to be out until Christmas with a hamstring issue which Sorensen says is "another blow" to the squad given recent injuries.

• The draw with Arsenal showed the "toughness, resilience and belief" from Everton.

• Sorensen says Everton are a team who need "sharpness to take the chances we get" and that will help them pick up more results.

• He adds: "When we are in control, we always try to win. We never set a team up to draw. That is what we will do against West Ham."

• Sorensen says West Ham could be a tougher match to prepare for than Arsenal at the Emirates given the "unpredictability" they have.

• "They are tough to play against. They have quality up front and can hurt you. They are direct at times and are unpredictable," says Sorensen. "I think it could be an even tougher job trying to control it at West Ham than going to the Emirates because of the unpredictability of their game. They maybe have the same problem we do where they don’t score as much as they create."

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Former Chelsea and England defender Gary Cahill speaking on BBC Sounds' Planet Premier League podcast about how Liverpool can cope without injured goalkeeper Alisson: "He’s a massive blow for them, but I think they've got enough in there.

"They've been defensively very, very solid and very good this year. Of course, he’s a very experienced and top goalkeeper so for sure they'll miss him.

"But I think they have enough to deal with it. The back four and whole defensive unit has been very strong."

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Former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland says helping others with their mental health is what gets him out of bed.

Kirkland talks openly about how his mental "hit rock bottom" to the Football News Show and how he hopes to prove to other people suffering that "there is a way out and help available".

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A report by Raiola, the agency which represents several Premier League players, including Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch, has mapped how his market value has increased by nearly £17m since moving to the Premier League.

The 22-year-old midfielder has taken his performances to the next level under new manager Arne Slot after making a £34m move from Bayern Munich last summer.

The report, named “market value in football”, tracks multiple variables to deliver a sophisticated transfer value for players across world football and acknowledges how limited playing time in Germany saw Gravenberch’s value dip to £25.1m but has since recovered to £42m since his move to Anfield.

Increased playing time and the exposure of England’s top club competition are cited as the two reasons behind the raised value.

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Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp's reputation among supporters in Germany is taking a hit after his appointment as head of global soccer at Red Bull.

The Austrian energy drinks producer has landed a public relations coup by hiring one of the most respected figures in German and European football.

Beginning in January, Klopp will oversee all footballing developments within the company.

In 2009, though, Red Bull caused controversy in German football when it took over fifth-division club SSV Markranstadt and turned it into RB Leipzig.

Red Bull owns Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino and recently acquired a stake in Leeds United. It is also financing RB Leipzig while not technically owning the Bundesliga club.

Klopp, who left Liverpool at the end of last season after "running out of energy", has received a lot of criticism for joining the Austrians - especially among fans of his former club Borussia Dortmund.

RB are often referred to as the "most hated club in Germany" and have faced regular protests by opposition fans, ranging from boycotting games to the arrest of 28 Borussia Dortmund fans for throwing cans and stones at rival supporters in 2017.

Borussia Dortmund have been critical of the rise of clubs such as Leipzig that have very little tradition and are accused of being used as marketing vehicles.

Klopp has also been critical of the multi-club model, and in 2017 described himself as a "football romantic".

"I like tradition in football and all that stuff," he added. "In Germany, only two clubs sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' before the game - and that is Mainz and Dortmund."

The Athletic’s German football writer Seb Stafford-Bloor told BBC Sportsday the reaction from Dortmund fans has been "vicious".

"Some of it has been, I would say, a little bit emotional," said Stafford-Bloor.

"People have talked about him tearing down and putting a paraphrase about him tearing down his sand castles, ruining his legacy. As some people have said, he sort of reframed who he is in relation to the club in terms of what he means to people.

"For Klopp, who for so long was a symbol of that [football authenticity], he had kind of an unvarnished appeal.

"He was very much in step with fan sentiments when he first moved to Dortmund. For instance, he was proactive in meeting with supporters and talking to them about what was important for their club. So, for him to cross that divide and move to the other side of the the table, so to speak, is very jarring.

"Klopp is this transcendent personality who everybody has a little bit of grasp on, who everybody feels is sort of the acceptable face of football, whereas Leipzig are very much the dark heart and that goes to the Red Bull network as a whole."

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, 33, is next in line for a new contract after the club secured the long-term future of France centre-back Ibrahima Konate, 25. (Teamtalk, external)

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