Szoboszlai and Munoz are the Brighton question marks
Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz are the two names on Liverpool's injury and suspension list before Brighton & Hove Albion come to Anfield on Sunday (8). Brighton arrive with the best attack and the best defence in the league, so the team sheet matters more than usual this week (2).
Bayern are pushing for Ngumoha
Rio Ngumoha has played nine competitive games this season. Bayern Munich want him anyway, and Arsenal are in the conversation too (3). Gianluca Di Marzio was blunt about it: "Es stimmt, dass der FC Bayern München Rio Ngumoha haben will, und es stimmt, dass Liverpool seinen Vertrag verlängern möchte" (3). Liverpool want the new deal done. So does Bayern want the player.
Ngumoha could be the answer against Brighton
Brighton are not the opponent you beat by standing still. Ngumoha's direct running is the tactical lever for Sunday, and the teenager has set himself a target measured against Trent Alexander-Arnold (2)(10).
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Araujo, €55m, and an FSG decision
Liverpool hold a €55m / £47m option to buy Ronald Araujo from Barcelona, and FSG's thinking on triggering it has been reported (4). Araujo has spoken about finding football and happiness again at Liverpool after his mental health struggles, a year on from that Chelsea away game (7).
Alex Scott is still on the table
Bournemouth owner Bill Foley is not giving up on a new contract for Alex Scott, and Liverpool and Chelsea are both still in the race (5). Foley: "We haven't given up, but sometimes players get stars in their eyes, and they think that Chelsea or Manchester City is the right place to go" (5).
Mac Allister and the two-year mark
Alexis Mac Allister is into the final two years of his deal, and the contract situation is now a live talking point (9).
Trent talk, and Elliott's minutes in Valencia
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been backed for a Premier League return while Liverpool plan their winter window (1). Harvey Elliott is not getting the minutes at Valencia, and Liverpool representatives have been to Spain (11).
Where you stand
Fifth, 12 points from seven, and a W-L-W-W-W run that includes the 4–3 win over Villarreal on Tuesday and the 0–3 home defeat to Manchester City on October 11 (8). Brighton at Anfield on Sunday is next, then Arsenal at Anfield on November 1.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/LiverpoolFC is about Sunday's occasion. One thread looks back at the history of Liverpool and Brighton since the Seagulls came up, with Anfield on Sunday framed as an entertaining one. The thread
