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Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic is set to return to the Premier League before the end of the window, but will not be lining out for Jurgen Klopp’s side anytime soon. The Serbian international’s career has taken something of a nosedive since joining the Reds in a £20m deal from Benfica in 2014 and has spent the past 18 months away on …

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will face off against Liverpool with Manchester United on Sunday, but were it not for a meeting with Jurgen Klopp in 2013 his career could have taken a very different path. Mkhitaryan was on the way out at Shakhtar Donetsk, with three clubs – namely Liverpool, Tottenham and Dortmund – chasing his signature, but despite having phone calls …

Celtic went into Saturday’s Old Firm Derby hoping to extend their lead atop the table to a whopping nineteen points as the year came to a close. Kenny Miller of Rangers, who infamously switched sides of Glasgow after playing for Celtic back in 2006, gave the Gers the lead early on in the game after some great football by Mark Warburton’s …

Moussa Dembele has scored yet again for Celtic against Rangers and this may just be the pick of the lot. Kenny Miller, one of very few players to have played for both of Glasgow’s giants, opened the scoring for Rangers early in the game with a well-worked move culminating in a simple tap-in for Miller. Celtic started poorly and had …

Brendan Rodgers says that too much money in English football is hampering the development of younger players such as Marcus Rashford. The former Liverpool boss believes that it is money which is responsible for last season’s breakthrough talent having amassed just eight domestic starts this season under Jose Mourinho. Speaking at a post-game press conference at the Etihad, Rodgers insisted that the Premier …

Arsenal and Manchester City are in Champions League action tonight, with both already guaranteed their places in the next round. Manchester City welcome Celtic to the Etihad, while Arsenal are in Switzerland to take on FC Basel with the chance to top the group still there for them if PSG fail to beat Ludogorets. For tonight’s game, Man City boss …

Celtic maintained their winning run in the Scottish Premiership on an afternoon of high drama at Fir Park. Brendan Rodgers’ side took on Motherwell in the league’s early Saturday kick-off, and looked were heading towards their first defeat of the league season as they went in at the half time break 2-0 down thanks to a double from Louis Moult. Callum …

Liverpool welcome Sunderland to Anfield on Saturday, still unbeaten since August. Despite last week’s goalless draw at Southampton, Jurgen Klopp’s side are flying high at the moment and sit one behind Premier League leaders Chelsea with 27 points from 12 games. Their opponents, meanhwhile, appear to have finally stumbled upon a bit of form themselves. Having made officially the worst …

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was in no mood for frivolity ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with Barcelona on Wednesday night. Rodgers was speaking to the media on Tuesday ahead of the match at Celtic Park, when naturally yhe topic of discussion turned to Barca forward Lionel Messi. The Argentinte wizard scored a hat-trick in Barcelona’s 7-0 demolition of …

After 18 months with the MLS side, LA Galaxy confirmed on Tuesday that Steven Gerrard would be leaving the club. Gerrard joined Galaxy from Liverpool in summer 2015 with the pursuit of MLS Cup glory his main aim. However, that dream did not become a reality and the 36-year-old leaves the StubHub Center with five goals in 38 appearances to …

The future of LA Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks. The former England international has been plying his trade in the MLS for roughly 18 months, but has been linked with a return to England, or more specifically Liverpool, almost from the day he left Anfield. With the Galaxy’s season ended by …

Liverpool fans don’t remember former striker Iago Aspas too fondly. Brendan Rodgers signed the Spaniard in a £7.7m deal in 2013 in order to play a role in Liverpool’s challenge for the top four, and although the Reds exceeded expectations by challenging for the Premier League title, that was without much help from the Spanish forward. Indeed, he is remembered …

For the first time in over two years, Liverpool are looking down upon the rest of the Premier League table. Not since the heartbreaking end to the 2013/14 season have they sat atop of the domestic table, but they claimed that position in some style on Sunday with a 6-1 demolition of Watford. Make no mistake about it, this wasn’t …

Mario Balotelli’s move from Liverpool to Nice in the summer could well turn out to be the best thing he has ever done for his career. The 26-year-old striker had seen his career stagnate after a couple of years of underachievement, firstly at Anfield and last season on loan at previous club AC Milan. Facing exile at Liverpool under Jurgen …

As manager of Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers was inches away from winning the Premier League title in 2014. His side were arguably the most entertaining of that season, scoring over 100 goals as Luis Suárez and Daniel Sturridge in particular cut through defences like a hot knife through butter, but in the end they finished two points behind champions Manchester City. …

Former Liverpool midfielder Suso has been discussing the series of events that led to him leaving Anfield. The 22-year-old spent five years at Anfield, making his senior debut under Brendan Rodgers in September 2012 before being sent out on loan to Spanish side Almeria the following summer. Overall, he made 21 appearances for the club, but found first team opportunities …

Arsenal’s recent vein of form in the Premier League and Champions League has perhaps overshadowed their need to strengthen options in attack over the coming months – if they are to sustain a challenge for any of the major titles this season. Arsene Wenger did manage to recruit Lucas Peréz from La Liga’s Deportivo La Coruña in the final days of …