Gossip: Reds unwilling to pay Osimhen wagespublished at 07:46 2 September
07:46 2 September
Liverpool explored the possibility of signing Nigeria international Victor Osimhen, 25, in the summer transfer window but were put off by the Napoli forward's huge salary. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external
Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool: What Slot saidpublished at 18:46 1 September
18:46 1 September
Liverpool boss Arne Slot, speaking to Sky Sports: "The first few minutes, United started aggressive and we had to fight our way through the period.
"If you go to Old Trafford we know there will be tough moments. After scoring a great goal which was disallowed we kept on playing as we were before. A deserved win I think.
"There is not a specific game-plan from the back, we always want to press the opponent high. The game-plan - Dominik [Szoboszlai] played from the right, but today we played him from the left.
"Last season Man Utd were man-marking on the midfield, this season they are on a nine and ten press with a 4-4-2. In my opinion they are working harder when the ball is played through them so they run more - that is what I saw in the first games from them.
"Today we showed a lot of moments where the forwards tracked back so aggressively and that is what we need if you want to win these games."
On the message at half-time: "We said they were going to press aggressively, but I showed them three moments where one situation that led to a chance for Mazraoui.
"Luis [Diaz] was not tracking back as he should. Those moments can change the game at Old Trafford.
"It's a good win."
Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool: Did you know?published at 18:09 1 September
18:09 1 September
Mohamed Salah has either scored (11) or assisted (6) 17 of Liverpool's last 23 Premier League goals against Manchester United.
Salah has scored 10 goals in nine appearances at Old Trafford for Liverpool and the Egyptian has more goal involvements against United (17) than any other player in Premier League history.
Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool: Send us your thoughtspublished at 17:58 1 September
Champions League format 'a real test' but 'looking forward to it' published at 14:58 1 September
14:58 1 September
We asked for your views on Liverpool's Champions League draw.
Here are some of your comments:
Chris: Exceptionally difficult first few fixtures with Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen to name just two. We'll probably scrape through into the top eight.
Phil: That's a tougher set of fixtures than you'd expect in the old system. It'll be a real test to qualify for the next stage as a top seed.
Columbo: I believe it's a the way forward in keeping the tournament fresh and exciting. I'm looking forward to it.
James: You have to beat the best teams to win in Europe - that's always been the case. The new format brings the bigger teams together in what should be a harder and more entertaining competition. It doesn't matter what the draw is - on our day we will beat everyone.
Rio: Really hard fixtures but we have a large squad and Real Madrid being at home will help. I do think Liverpool can qualify but hopefully injuries don't hurt us like last season.
Ben: This new format is bonkers. Please make this stop. Can't believe we've got Madrid, also.
Follow Sunday's Premier League games livepublished at 12:30 1 September
12:30 1 September
There are three games on in the Premier League on Sunday and BBC Sport will bring you all the action and reaction.
Sutton's predictions: Man Utd v Liverpoolpublished at 18:36 31 August
18:36 31 August
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.
For week three, he takes on MOBO Award-winning drum & bass legend and producer Adam F, who is a Liverpool fan.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Manchester United got the better of Liverpool on a couple of occasions last year. They won in the FA Cup and you're sort of scratching your head about how they won that particualar one.
Liverpool under Arne Slot are not so sort of heavy metal.
Whatever I predict about Manchester United I get them wrong, I'm just resigned to the fact I cannot predict a Manchester United result.
I'm going to say Liverpool to beat them.
Adam F's prediction: 1-2
We drew 2-2 here in April last season, on a day when everything went wrong for us but I think we will get the job done this time.
Liverpool's Champions League fixtures confirmedpublished at 16:53 31 August
16:53 31 August
Liverpool's fixture list for the new league phase of the revamped Champions League has been confirmed.
The Reds will play eight games against eight different teams between 17 September and 29 January, four away and four at home.
Teams who finish in the top eight will qualify automatically for the last 16, while those who place ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout play-off for the chance to join them.
What do you make of the draw Liverpool fans? How many points are you hoping for? Which game stands out?
'I like what I see from Liverpool' - Fabregaspublished at 12:32 31 August
12:32 31 August
Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas says he is impressed by Liverpool, as Arne Slot's team prepare to take on Erik ten Hag's Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Speaking on the BBC's Planet Premier League podcast, the Como manager said: "I'm liking very much what I'm seeing from Liverpool.
"I think they are a really good side that tries to play sometimes the same football as [Jurgen] Klopp, but with more possession, with more control. In certain moments they still have the directness.
"Obviously, when you have players like Trent [Alexander-Arnold] who can put the ball wherever he wants, when you have [Mohamed] Salah, you have Luis Diaz - all these type of players who just love attacking the space and then creating chances and running behind, you need to use that, but I think I'm seeing some more ball possession, some more control, dictating play a little bit more than under Klopp.
"I like what I'm seeing - different moves, different patterns and it's going to be very, very interesting."
Gordon joins Norwich City on loanpublished at 23:53 30 August
23:53 30 August
Liverpool forward Kaide Gordon has joined Championship outfit Norwich City on a season-long loan.
The 19-year-old arrived at Anfield from Derby County in February 2021 and has since made seven senior appearances for the Reds, scoring one goal.
Gordon was involved in Liverpool's pre-season preparations under new head coach Arne Slot, but he will now gain further senior experience with the Canaries.
Doak makes Championship loan switchpublished at 22:26 30 August
22:26 30 August
Liverpool teenager Ben Doak has completed a loan move to Championship side Middlesbrough.
The 18-year-old has joined the north east club for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign.
Doak arrived at Anfield from Celtic in the summer of 2022 and has made 10 senior appearances for the Reds, including a debut at the age of 16 against Derby County in November 2022.
He signed a new long-term contract in September 2023 but sustained a knee injury shortly before Christmas that caused him to miss the remainder of last season.
Phillips joins Derby on loanpublished at 20:36 30 August
20:36 30 August
Liverpool defender Nathaniel Phillips has joined Championship side Derby County on a season-long loan.
The 27-year-old spent time on loan at both Celtic and Cardiff last season, scoring once in his 18 appearances for the Bluebirds.
Phillips joined Liverpool in 2016 and has made 29 appearances for the club, many of them during the 2020-21 season when he helped the Reds finish third and qualify for the Champions League.
Pitaluga joins Livingston on loanpublished at 20:16 30 August
20:16 30 August
Liverpool goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga has joined Scottish Championship side Livingston on loan for the remainder of the season.
The Brazilian previously spent time on loan with Macclesfield and St Patrick's Athletic.
Bajcetic joins Salzburg on loanpublished at 17:41 30 August
17:41 30 August
Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic has joined Red Bull Salzburg on loan for the 2024-25 season.
The Spaniard will be reunited with former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders, who is now head coach of Salzburg, and also Bobby Clark, who joined the Austrian club recently.
Bajcetic has made 22 appearances for Liverpool, scoring one goal.