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Confirmed: Liverpool team vs PSG
Liverpool have named a bold side for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield, with Arne Slot handing Alexander Isak his first start of 2026 and again leaving Mohamed Salah on the bench. The headline decision is clear. Slot has gone for mobility, direct running and fresh energy in the front line, with Isak joining Hugo Ekitike in what looks set to be an aggressive attacking setup. It is a selection that suggests Liverpool are trying to force the tie early rather than manage it cautiously.  With Alisson still unavailable, Giorgi Mamardashvili keeps his place in goal. Curtis Jones was fit enough to train on the eve of the game, but only makes the bench, while Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch all return to the starting s...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Fulham
Liverpool team: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Gakpo Subs: Woodman, Gomez, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Gravenberch, Chiesa, Ekitike, Isak Liverpool vs Fulham in the Premier League kicks off at Anfield at 17:30 BST on Sunday 11th April 2026
PSG vs Liverpool match preview: A test of nerve and identity in Paris
Liverpool head to Paris on Wednesday night knowing they do not need to win the tie in one evening, but they do need to leave the Parc des Princes with something to take back to Anfield. The FA Cup is gone and the Premier League picture has become far more complicated. That leaves the Champions League as the clearest remaining route to a season-defining achievement. The challenge, though, is severe. Paris Saint-Germain are the reigning European champions and they remain one of the strongest, most polished sides left in the competition. Why this feels different There is recent history between these clubs, and it still matters. Liverpool were knocked out by PSG on penalties in last season’s Champions League round of 16, so there is unfinished business in that sense, even if the context has s...
How Liverpool’s machine is tearing out the heart of Klopp’s team
Editor’s note: In this follow-up to his recent opinion piece on Mohamed Salah’s departure, Theo Dorus expands the argument to Liverpool’s wider post-Klopp direction. Liverpool’s data department should be the envy of football. It is staffed by physicists, mathematicians and astronomers, because the skills needed to build statistical models and predict outcomes from complex data are much the same whether tracking subatomic particles or football players. Dr Ian Graham, a Cambridge physicist, led the department from 2018 to 2022 and helped identify players who would define an era. When Graham left, Dr Will Spearman, a physics PhD from Harvard, took over as director of research. In April 2025, with Liverpool still chasing trophies, Michael Edwards and FSG pulled off what the Liverpool Echo call...
A heavy defeat and a hard truth as Liverpool are outclassed by City
Liverpool went to the Etihad on Saturday with hope of reaching Wembley. They left with a 4-0 defeat, their FA Cup run over, and more uncomfortable truths laid bare. The scoreline was emphatic. The manner of it was worse. For a little over half an hour, Liverpool were in the game. Then it unravelled in a brutal spell either side of half-time, and there was no route back. This was not a freak result. It felt like a pattern repeating itself against a side that has now beaten Liverpool three times this season. Liverpool had travelled to the Etihad with real belief after a strong build-up to the tie, as our FA Cup quarter-final preview made clear. How the game was won and lost For 37 minutes, there was not much between the teams. Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike looked lively, and Mohamed Salah f...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Man City
Liverpool team: Mamardashvili; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike Subs: Woodman, Robertson, Frimpong, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Morrison, Gakpo, Ngumoha, Chiesa Manchester City vs Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final kicks off at the Emirates Stadium at 12:45 BST on Saturday 4 April 2026.
City at home, Liverpool with nothing to lose
Liverpool go to the Etihad on Saturday afternoon as underdogs, and there is no point pretending otherwise. Manchester City are at home, they have already beaten Liverpool twice in the league this season, and they remain one of the toughest knockout opponents in Europe. On paper, it is a difficult draw. In practice, though, it may also be the kind of occasion that gives Liverpool a chance to play with more freedom than they have had for weeks. That is what makes this quarter-final so interesting. Why this tie feels different There is pressure, of course. There always is at Liverpool. But this is not a tie in which Slot’s side are expected to control the game, and that matters. At times this season, Liverpool have looked most dangerous when the outside noise has grown louder and the margin f...
How Liverpool betrayed Mo Salah and forfeited its soul
Almost two years on from Jurgen Klopp’s departure, we may be witnessing the failure of a data-driven moneyball system, and Klopp himself may have foreshadowed it as far back as the 2021-22 Premier League season. On March 24, the ‘Egyptian King’, as our adoring fans call him, announced he was leaving Liverpool Football Club. Mohamed Salah will play his last game for the club this season, a year earlier than the deal he fought so hard to obtain. In a heartfelt address to fans, Salah said: “Leaving is never easy. You gave me the best time of my life. I will always be one of you. This club will always be my home. Because of all of you, I will never walk alone.” It is hard to believe this is how he imagined his departure. It was never meant to be this way. This feels like an abdication. It was ...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Brighton
Liverpool have confirmed their starting line-up for today’s Premier League meeting with Brighton at the Amex Stadium, with Arne Slot forced into two changes from the side that beat Galatasaray in midweek. Cody Gakpo comes in for the injured Mohamed Salah, while Giorgi Mamardashvili starts in goal after Alisson was ruled out.  The headline team news had been building before kick-off. Slot confirmed on Friday that Salah and Alisson would both miss the lunchtime trip to Brighton, and that Joe Gomez was not yet ready to start despite returning to the squad.  That leaves Liverpool with a front pairing of Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike, with Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai operating in the advanced midfield roles behind them. Jeremie Frimpong keeps his place at right-back, while Ryan Gravenberch ...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Galatasaray
Liverpool have confirmed their team for tonight’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Galatasaray at Anfield, with Arne Slot making four changes as the Reds try to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Istanbul. Kick-off is 8pm GMT, with the winners set to face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals.  The headline team news is the return of Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike to the starting side, while Ibrahima Konate is fit enough to come back in after his recent hamstring discomfort. Milos Kerkez also starts, with Cody Gakpo dropping to the bench and Joe Gomez having been a doubt beforehand. Liverpool team: Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Nallo, Robertson, Nyoni, ...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Tottenham
Liverpool have named a much-changed side for this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Tottenham at Anfield, with Arne Slot making five alterations and handing Rio Ngumoha a full Premier League debut. The headline selection call is Ngumoha’s inclusion from the start, while Mohamed Salah is only fit enough for a place on the bench. Alisson also returns in goal after injury, with Giorgi Mamardashvili dropping back among the substitutes.  Liverpool team: Alisson; Szoboszlai, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Frimpong, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Gakpo Subs: Mamardashvili, Konate, Kerkez, Ramsay, Jones, Nyoni, Chiesa, Salah, Ekitike Liverpool vs Tottenham in the Premier League kicks off at Anfield at 16:30 GMT on Sunday 15th of March 2026
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Wolves
Liverpool are back at Molineux tonight for the second time this week, this time with an FA Cup quarter-final place on the line. Arne Slot has rotated after the midweek Premier League defeat, with Rio Ngumoha handed a start in one of four changes to the side.  Liverpool team: Alisson; Jones, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha; Gakpo Subs: Mamardashvili, Konate, Kerkez, Frimpong, Nyoni, Wirtz, Morrison, Chiesa, Ekitike Wolves vs Liverpool In the FA Cup 5th round kicks off at Molineux at 20:00 GMT on Friday 6th March 2026.