Arsenal at Anfield, and Szoboszlai is a doubt
Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday, 17:30 CET. It is the only Premier League game of the weekend, and it is the biggest test of your form under Andoni Iraola (4).
But Dominik Szoboszlai is doubtful. He is carrying the hamstring problem that forced him off against Brentford on 17 October (2). That is a hole in midfield for the biggest home game of the autumn.
Your form is not the problem
One loss in five. Liverpool 0–3 Manchester City at Anfield on 11 October, then five wins in a row across all competitions: LASK Linz 3–6 Liverpool, Brentford 1–2 Liverpool, Liverpool 4–3 Villarreal, Liverpool 2–0 Brighton (all results). Fifth in the table on 15 points from eight games.
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Carabao Cup: Chelsea beaten on penalties
You are in the quarterfinals. Liverpool and Chelsea went to a shootout in midweek and you came through it (4).
The left-back hunt is heating up
Left-back is the stated priority, and the shortlist keeps growing. El Hadji Malick Diouf at Brentford is the newest name, valued around €35m and under contract there until June 2031 (5). Álvaro Carreras at Real Madrid is on it too, valued around €50m, also tied down to 2031 (6).
The names already in the mix: Milos Kerkez, Kostas Tsimikas, Lewis Hall, Federico Dimarco and Maximiliano Araújo (5).
Mac Allister swap talk and Araujo progress
There is chatter about a possible Alexis Mac Allister exit in a swap deal, plus movement on Ronald Araujo (1). Unconfirmed on the Mac Allister side.
Barcola picked you over Arsenal
Bradley Barcola rejected Arsenal in the summer and signed for Liverpool (3). He could face them on Sunday.
Liverpool asked Bayern about Lennart Karl
Liverpool made contact with Bayern Munich over Lennart Karl months ago, according to Ekrem Konur (7). The 18-year-old attacking midfielder has a €100m clause. Karl has his own plan: "Bien sûr, le Bayern est un très, très grand club. C'est un rêve d'y jouer. Mais un jour, je veux absolument aller au Real Madrid. C'est le club de mes rêves" (7).
Fan reactions
The mood on r/LiverpoolFC is split between old wounds and new hopes. One thread has fans gutted about the boos Jordan Henderson got at Anfield, with the argument that a man who won everything with you does not stop being a Liverpool captain because he plays for Chelsea now. Another thread is deep in a Sterling versus Rio Ngumoha debate, weighing the 2013/14 Sterling against the current teenager. Henderson thread
