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BBC Radio Merseyside’s Giulia Bould believes The Friedkin Group will be keen on "stability" at Everton should their proposed takeover go through.
Speaking to The Football News Show, Bould also discussed the financial difficulties at the club and the chances of new signings in the transfer window.
Italian journalist and Roma fan Emanuele Giulianelli detailed Roma’s recruitment under The Friedkin Group to see if it will differ from Everton’s in recent years, which caused them to breach Premier League spending rules.
Former Premier League midfielder Michael Brown tells the Football News Show that the "pressure is starting to mount" at Everton on Sean Dyche, but praised the manager for getting results "under adversity" since taking charge of the club.
Brown believes the Toffees' next two home games, against Newcastle United and Fulham, will be Dyche's chance to prove that he is the right man to lead the club under likely new owners.
Former Premier League midfielder Michael Brown has been speaking to the Football News Show about the teams who have struggled to get points on the board so far.
Everton
"Sean Dyche understands the pressure. He is comfortable in his surroundings, he’s got broad shoulders but the pressure is starting to mount. The supporters are grumbling, but they need to try and relax.
"I think the next two home games [against Crystal Palace and Newcastle] are key."
Leicester City
"There is rumblings regarding the manager and the style he is going to have to try and play. It is a totally different ball game in the Premier League."
Wolves
"What is surprising everyone is how good Wolves were last season compared to their start this term. It was an incredible run from Gary O’Neil. He has lost players [over the summer] and I think he needed a bit more support in the transfer window. We can all see that he will be disappointed.
"They have a tough game against Liverpool next, so it does not get any easier."
West Ham
"Getting beat 5-1 by Liverpool is not a true reflection of them. Early on in the game they had several chances. Even into the second half when they were 2-1 down, there was a couple of good opportunities. They brought on Kudus, Paqueta and Antonio so there were several changes.
"But what was disappointing, is that they went down to 10 men with Alvarez having the second yellow card and then it was capitulation. That is what the manager did not need.
"They did not seem to have the gritty style what West Ham have had. Julen Lopetegui wants to be more attractive, more aggressive, at the top of the pitch and that is not coming to light at this moment in time. There is a lot of work to do and the pressure is mounting. West Ham fans wanted the change [of manager] but it is going to take him a little bit of time."
Image source, Getty ImagesManager Sean Dyche admits his Everton side need to "find a way" to win sooner rather than later, starting with Saturday's visit of Crystal Palace (15:00 BST).
Both the Blues and Palace go into the fixture still searching for their first victory in this season's Premier League and Dyche believes it would be "considerably favourable" if they could claim their first three points against another team yet to win.
"The importance of every game is quite obvious but there are some which you look at and think: 'That would be considerably favourable to get a win from'," he said.
"We are at that stage, after a tough start, of finding whatever way it is - whoever it is against - of winning and keep calm about the situation and deliver performances.
"We are still searching for that. I don't think it is helpful when you haven't got that edge of a killer instinct in both boxes.
"We've done that many times before here, coming through tough periods, and we are still coming out of a tough period but I think there are better signs."
Arne Slot says it has been a "privilege" to inherit the squad he has from Jurgen Klopp and has talked up the prospect of the in-form Luis Diaz delivering eye-catching numbers for the Reds this season.
Diaz has been praised in several quarters for a fast start to the season, with five goals in his last five league matches. His contribution has been supplemented by those around him, with Diaz, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo delivering 15 of the Reds' 18 goals this term.
Diaz found the net 13 times in all competitions last season and has taken to life under Slot, describing the Dutch coach as "spectacular" in a recent interview.
"It's difficult for me to judge because I wasn't here last season," said Slot, who has become the first Liverpool manager since Tom Watson in 1896 to register six wins from his opening seven matches in all competitions.
"It's still a small sample size we are talking about and I said before when it comes to us winning quite a lot of games until now, almost all the teams we have faced have been in the bottom half of the table.
"He scored eight league goals last season. For me he was someone who could score a goal and eight is, for his quality, not of his standard.
"Then I think he comes back to his normal situation. Maybe he was a bit unlucky last season but a player of his quality will always score a lot of goals every season.
"We train on a daily basis trying to get them as close as we can in certain situations and help in the best possible way where to position themselves and what to do in certain situations. But it is mainly in the last third of the pitch the quality of the player and the finishing he has and I think he always had this.
"I am really happy with the squad I inherited because of the culture that Jurgen left behind. They are all team players and they always want to work hard for the team firstly. It has been a privilege to inherit a squad like this."
Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Wolves (kick-off 17:30 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Goalkeeper Alisson could return to the matchday squad, with Slot expecting him to be in full training on Friday.
On his range of attacking options: "The players have a lot of quality and the team are always creating chances for the players that are selected for that game. Because we have so much quality, we can create assists or goals."
He said the players "understand they can't play every game unless it is absolute necessary" because of the number of competitions they are in.
On Luis Diaz, who has scored five goals so far this season: "It is still a small sample size. Maybe he was a bit unlucky last season but a player of his quality will always score a lot of goals."
He said the team "need to do better" on their "collective idea" around defending and not conceding as many chances per game.
On what he has learned so far: "I learn day by day about the players. We haven't faced many setbacks yet and you always want to learn how the team and players react to that."
He said it "has been a privilege to inherit a squad like this" and praised "the culture that Jurgen [Klopp] left behind".
On opponents Wolves, who go into the game bottom of the Premier League: "I don’t think it represents how they have played as they have had very difficult fixtures and you have to take this into account. I’ve watched some of their games and they should have got more than they got."
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Image source, Getty ImagesEverton’s Dwight McNeil has created more chances (20) and more big chances (six) than any other player in the Premier League so far this season.
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves have lost more Premier League games against Liverpool than any other opponent (16).
They have lost 14 of their past 15 against the Reds in the league, with the exception being a 3-0 home win in February 2023.
Mandeep Sanghera
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, PA MediaChoices, choices, choices.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot is in the enviable position of having a squad of players who are starting to provide him with some dilemmas.
A much-changed Reds beat West Ham 5-1 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday when a number of players staked a claim for more game time.
Cody Gakpo scored a couple against the Hammers and, while Luis Diaz should come back for the top flight trip to Wolves on Saturday, the Dutchman is certainly pushing team-mate to keep performing.
Diogo Jota also scored a couple against West Ham and, after Darwin Nunez started up front in the league win over Bournemouth last Saturday, the Portugal international might get the nod to start at his former club.
Virgil van Dijk, Trent-Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai and Diaz did not play any part against West Ham so they are expected to return at Molineux.
Goalkeeper Alisson has missed the past couple of games with a muscle issue and continues to be a doubt.
Slot is due to speak to the media at 11:00 BST and we will get his thoughts on team selection, injuries and more when he does.
Come back to this page later on Friday for all the key lines from Slot
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Everton boss Sean Dyche spoke to the media before his side's Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Saturday, reacting to the news of the club's potential takeover that was announced this week.
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Radio Merseyside has been speaking to author Jeff Goulding about his new book Klopp's Last Stand, the final instalment of a four-part series about Liverpool Football Club.
The series explores the history of the Reds through the perspective of fans and former players.
From celebrating the club's 125th anniversary, to a deep dive into the Premier League title win during the Covid pandemic, ending with a volume on the tenure of beloved former manager Jurgen Klopp.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel says he would waste time "on purpose" when he came up against Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
Time-wasting and the 'dark arts' of football have been hotly debated this week following the feisty 2-2 draw between title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday.
Discussing the topic on the Planet Premier League podcast, Friedel recalled how he used these tactics against one manager in particular.
"A long time ago, Sir Alex Ferguson used to get so annoyed," said Friedel, who faced the Red Devils 43 times in his career.
"I was playing for Liverpool at the time when Michael Owen did that two-footed challenge against [Peter] Schmeichel and got sent off and we were drawing in the game.
"I wasted so much time and we ended up drawing 1-1, but that was back in 1998. So, every other time I returned to Old Trafford, Sir Alex had in his head, no matter what team I was playing for, what the game was, what the score was, I was wasting time.
"So then just on purpose to wind the fans up, I did just [waste time] when I didn't even need to."
Image source, Getty ImagesThere has been a lot of conversation this week about "dark arts" in football following the draw between Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday.
Realistically, everyone who has watched football for longer than one game has seen things they would perceive as "dark arts"; whether it is a player always going down winning free-kicks to take the sting out of the game, kicking the ball into row Z when there was no multi-ball system or time-wasting on goal-kicks.
These are things we see all the time but our perception of it is dependent on the context of a game. You always see some version of it somewhere, and you hope your team would be doing the same thing if in the same situation - because why should you do something that would benefit the opposition you are against?
It is the same as going down a bit more easily to win penalties - some people will say "this guy is a cheat", but then on the other side of their mouth, if it is something that could benefit them, they say "he has tried too hard to stay up, he needed to go down there".
You can have rulings, Ifab can get involved to change this and that, but there will always be a way to push the rules to their limits.
What we saw with Arsenal in that game, where David Raya sat down to get some treatment while the teams gathered, we have seen those moments before. It is not just new to Arsenal - other teams do it.
It is always based on certain moments. You do get more frustrated if it happens against you, but when you need to do it, you encourage people to do it. That is one of the beauties of football - the way you see things is always going to be down to perception, context and just whether you think it is benefiting you or not.
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Sean Dyche has made it clear he wants to remain as Everton manager after the club's takeover and lead them into their new stadium. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 24, would jump at the chance to sign for Liverpool and not long-term admirers Newcastle United. (Football Insider), external
Liverpool are not interested in making a £100m move for 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz. (Echo), external
Newcastle are struggling to progress contract talks with their 23-year-old winger Anthony Gordon, who was a target for Liverpool last summer. (Telegraph -subscription required), external
Liverpool would have helped finance the Gordon deal by selling 27-year-old defender Joe Gomez to Newcastle in a separate £45m transaction. (Mirror), external
Trent Alexander-Arnold's first choice is to sign a new deal with Liverpool, with the 25-year-old's current contract set to expire next summer. (Football Insider), external
