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Slot refuses to take TAA out of firing line

5 days ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Arne Slot insists he will continue to select Trent Alexander-Arnold in Liverpool’s season finale. Alexander-Arnold faced unprecedented backlash during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal after confirming that he intends to leave the club this summer. The England international was audibly booed before, during and after the game by home supporters with a free transfer to Real Madrid anticipated.
Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal: Three talking points

5 days ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by their former title rivals Arsenal. The Premier League champions broke the deadlock just 20 minutes in as Cody Gakpo headed home Andy Robertson’s cross to the near post. Luis Diaz doubled the Reds’ lead barely two minutes later by sliding in Dominik Szoboszlai’s cutback following a clever ball over the top from Gakpo.
Mac Allister wins first PL Player of the Month

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Alexis Mac Allister has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for April. Mac Allister becomes Liverpool’s second recipient of the award this season after Mohamed Salah was crowned its winner in both November and March. The Argentine international enjoyed a starring role for Arne Slot’s side as they went on to clinch a record-equalling 20th league title at the end of last month.
Doucoure confirms Everton contact stance

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Abdoulaye Doucoure insists he will not take a pay cut to stay at Everton. Doucoure is among 13 first-team players whose time with David Moyes’ side is set to expire this summer after the club passed up on a one-year extension. The Mali international has featured 169 times for the Blues, producing several pivotal goals including their final-day escape against Bournemouth in 2023.
Salah named 2025 Footballer of the Year

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Mohamed Salah has been crowned Footballer of the Year for 2025. Salah clinched the personal accolade for a third time after helping Liverpool sealed their second Premier League title in five years during the season’s final weeks. The Egypt international, who recently penned a two-year extension at Anfield, has enjoyed another standout campaign with a record-setting 46 goal involvements. More to follow
TAA makes Liverpool fan plea after exit news

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Trent Alexander-Arnold has confirmed he will leave Liverpool this summer. The England international announced on Monday that he is set to depart Anfield when his current contract expires at the end of the current campaign. Alexander-Arnold’s decision opens the door for a summer move to Real Madrid, who saw an initial approach rejected by the Reds on New Year’s Eve.
Everton struggling with 'ghosts from the past'

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Beto believes Everton’s inability to hold onto a lead may be down to ‘ghosts from the past’. Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town saw David Moyes’ side surrender a comfortable advantage in games for the fourth time in the current campaign. Only West Bromwich Albion in 2013/14 have also achieved such a dubious feat, which the Blues could still eclipse in their remaining three matches of this season.
Everton 2-2 Ipswich Town: Three talking points

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Everton were held to a 2-2 draw by an already relegated Ipswich Town. Beto opened the scoring midway through the first half with a headed finish after Charly Alcaraz was able to recover a blocked Vitalii Mykolenko cross. A returning Dwight McNeil doubled the Blues’ advantage through a sublime swerving 25-yard effort that nestled in the far corner of the Park End’s net.
Graeme Sharp makes Goodison Park return

2 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Everton legend Graeme Sharp has made a belated return to Goodison Park. The former Scotland striker continues to hold the record as the club’s leading post-war goal scorer and sits second only to Dixie Dean in the all-time list. But Sharp had not visited his old stomping ground since early January 2023 amid a civil war between the Blues’ erstwhile board of directors and fanbase.
Liverpool Women captain Fahey to retire

2 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Liverpool Women captain Niamh Fahey is set to retire from football. Fahey will say farewell to home fans in Sunday’s clash with Everton at Anfield before hanging up her boots after next weekend’s WSL finale at Chelsea. Fittingly, the former Republic of Ireland international is set to bow out against the same club where she was part of a double-winning side a decade earlier.