Author: King of the Kop

Alexander Isak and Dominik Szoboszlai return to Liverpool’s starting XI at Brentford, with Cody Gakpo also back among the substitutes. Andoni Iraola makes six changes from Wednesday’s Champions League win over LASK as the Reds seek a response to last weekend’s Premier League defeat by Manchester City. The match kicks off at 3pm BST on Saturday 17 October at the Gtech Community St...

Liverpool have made four changes for tonight’s Champions League meeting with LASK in Austria, with Virgil van Dijk rested and Trey Nyoni handed a start in midfield. Andoni Iraola has also brought Jeremie Frimpong, Kostas Tsimikas and Rio Ngumoha into the starting XI for the 5.45pm BST kick-off at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz. Tsimikas captains the side in Van Dijk’s absence, while Alis...

Liverpool hand Lewis Koumas his first Premier League start against Manchester City at Anfield this afternoon, with Dominik Szoboszlai a fresh addition to the injury list. Andoni Iraola makes three changes from the side that won 1-0 at Bournemouth before the international break. Ryan Gravenberch, Victor Muñoz and Koumas replace Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak in the confirmed Liverpool li...

Liverpool have made seven changes for this afternoon’s Premier League meeting with Bournemouth as Andoni Iraola returns to his former club for the first time. The Reds are back in league action after a much-changed side beat Tottenham 3-1 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, with Iraola restoring several of the players rested at Anfield. Alisson returns in goal, while Jeremy Jacquet and Virgil van...

Liverpool make three changes for this afternoon’s Premier League meeting with Fulham at Anfield, with Kostas Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch and Víctor Muñoz coming into the starting XI. Andoni Iraola rotates his side following Wednesday night’s 2-1 Champions League win over Atlético Madrid, with Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister and Rio Ngumoha dropping to the bench. Tsimikas makes his first start of ...

Liverpool begin their Champions League campaign at Anfield tonight, with Bradley Barcola handed his first start for the club against Atlético Madrid. Andoni Iraola makes two changes from the side that beat Ipswich Town 2-0 on Friday, with Barcola and Rio Ngumoha replacing Cody Gakpo and Victor Munoz in attack. Barcola made his Liverpool debut from the bench at Portman Road and now gets his first o...

Liverpool have made one change for tonight’s Premier League trip to Ipswich Town, with Ronald Araujo handed his first competitive start for the club. The Uruguay international replaces Jeremie Frimpong at right-back in the only alteration from last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest at Anfield. There is also plenty of interest on the bench. Bradley Barcola is included in a Liverpool matchda...

Liverpool return to Anfield for the first time in the Premier League this season as Andoni Iraola makes two changes for today’s clash with Nottingham Forest. Víctor Muñoz is handed his first Liverpool start after making an impact from the bench at Newcastle last weekend, while Alexis Mac Allister returns to the midfield. Ryan Gravenberch and Rio Ngumoha drop to the bench, with Iraola reshaping his...

Liverpool begin a new Premier League era at St James’ Park this afternoon, with Andoni Iraola handing Jeremy Jacquet his competitive debut and backing Rio Ngumoha from the start. Iraola has named the same XI that began last weekend’s 2-0 friendly victory over Como at Anfield, with Jacquet keeping his place alongside Virgil van Dijk in the centre of defence. Alisson starts in goal, with Jeremie Fri...

Liverpool hand Jeremy Jacquet his debut against Como at Anfield this evening as Andoni Iraola names a strong starting XI for the final game of pre-season. The summer signing starts alongside Virgil van Dijk in central defence, while fellow new arrival Ronald Araújo could make his first appearance from the bench. Alisson Becker starts in goal, with Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez completing the d...

Liverpool have named a strong starting XI to face Monaco at Anfield this afternoon, with Lewis Koumas handed another chance to impress in Andoni Iraola’s attack. Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo all make their first starts of pre-season as Liverpool step up their preparations with just two warm-up matches remaining before the new campaign. The Reds kick off against Monaco at 2.30pm BST in I...

Liverpool have named their team for the final day of the Premier League season, with Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson both starting their final game for the club. Arne Slot makes three changes for the 4pm kick-off against Brentford at Anfield, with Alisson returning in goal after a spell out through injury. The Brazilian has missed the previous 10 matches before being brought back into the side. T...