LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City were given a reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday while Manchester United slumped to a third straight Premier League defeat to pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal. Arsenal wasted a Boxing Day opportunity to knock Leicester off the top of the table when […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Cracks finally appeared in Leicester City’s armour as a 10-match unbeaten sequence that propelled them to the top of the Premier League ended in a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday. The surprise Christmas leaders were subdued and struggled to contain an energetic Liverpool side who deservedly took the points at Anfield […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is full of admiration for Leicester City's football style which propelled the Midlands club to the top of the Premier League.
LONDON (Reuters) – Juergen Klopp gets his first taste of Britain’s Christmas football fix when Liverpool host Premier League leaders Leicester City on Saturday, but the German coach remains convinced it harms English players. Liverpool face three games in eight days, starting with the visit of Claudio Ranieri’s trailblazers, needing to make up ground after […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel will be out for six weeks after suffering a hamstring and tendon injury, the Slovakian said on Tuesday. The centre back limped off in the first half of Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Watford on Sunday and his absence is likely to cause further headaches for manager Juergen Klopp […]
REUTERS – Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho says he has a great chance of celebrating his third year at Liverpool in 2016 by landing his first major trophy with the club. The five-times European champions are down in ninth spot in the Premier League but are through to the semi-finals of the League Cup, where they […]
By Steve Tongue LONDON (Reuters) – Last week Liverpool’s extrovert manager Juergen Klopp was dancing down the touchline in front of jubilant fans after Divock Origi scored deep into added time to earn a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion at Anfield. However, any suggestion his new club were back on track after a feeble […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Nigerian international Odion Ighalo scored twice as a buoyant Watford won 3-0 at home to Liverpool on Sunday to consolidate seventh position in the Premier League, only one point behind the top four. In the day’s other game, West Ham United stayed eighth after a fourth successive draw — the last three […]
LONDON (Reuters) – In this most unpredictable of Premier League seasons, a small club from a dormitory town just outside London are adding to the sense of romance. On the day after Leicester City, bottom of the league a year ago, ensured they would be leaders over Christmas, Watford beat five-time European champions Liverpool for […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Odion Ighalo scored twice as a buoyant Watford won 3-0 at home to Liverpool on Sunday to consolidate seventh position in the Premier League, only one point behind the top four. West Ham United stayed eighth after a third successive goalless draw when they were held by manager less Swansea City, still […]
