Liverpool must defeat Merseyside rivals Everton on Sunday to appease the club s fans, according to defender Kolo Toure.
Toure and Co. were booed off the field after being held to a 1-1 draw against Swiss side Sion in the Europa League on Thursday.
Liverpool have drawn their opening two group games, while also languishing in ninth in the Premier League table following a difficult start to the 2015-16 season.
Toure knows the fans are frustrated but said victory away to Everton could see them get back to winning ways.
I don t think we under-estimated Sion, Toure told the Liverpool Echo. It was just that we didn t have that killer instinct. When play against a team like that you need to get the second goal to kill them mentally.
Now we need to fo…
Arsenal are set to offer Granit Xhaka for Borussia s Monchengladbach s Denis Zakaria, according to .
The now former Arsenal captain hasn t played for his club since the incident which happened during his substitution in the game the Gunners drew 2-2 at home against Crystal Palace in October. As he walked off the pitch, a chorus of boos and whistles rang around the Emirates stadium, and he responded with some ugly gestures of his own.
He later offered what seemed as a half-hearted apology, but he also revealed that the moment was a culmination of a period during which he had received some serious abuse. Be that as it may, he s been stripped of the captaincy since and the issue obviously hasn t been resolved yet. A January departure seems likely with Newcastle willing to …
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Everton boss Marco Silva has a huge test to try and save his job as he takes his side to the King Power Stadium to play on Leicester City on Sunday evening.
The Blues have been terrible so far this season and currently sit 17th in the table and are in for a severe test against Brendan Rodgers high-flying Foxes.
Leicester City
With Silva under severe pressure at Goodison Park, the story could not be more different under Rodgers in the East Midlands. The Northern-Irishman has done a brilliant job so far and has them sitting third in the Premier League table. Leicester, apart from Liverpool, have arguably been the best side in the top-flight this season. Having scored the third most amount of g…
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has dismissed the idea of scrapping football over the festive period in England, comparing the idea to abolishing the Queen .
COVID-19 outbreaks among several Premier League clubs has forced the postponement of a number of fixtures, but Rangnick does not believe that introducing a winter break over Christmas is in keeping with the country s traditions.
The German did, however, question some of English football s practices, including the existence of two domestic cup competitions the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
I ve watched Premier League football for the last 40 years so when it was also the First Division and I know what kind of tradition it is to play football over Christmas and on Boxing Day, the 27th, the 30th an…
Newcastle United and West Ham United are interested in signing Hellas Verona midfielder Antonín Barak, according to a report in . It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that West Ham looked at the midfielder in the summer transfer window and remain keen on the Czech Republic international.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) have recently purchased Newcastle from Mike Ashley. The Premier League club now have wealthiest owners in the world of football.
Newcastle are reportedly ready to pay over €25 million for Barak and have already sent officials to compile reports on the 26-year-old. Barak spent the 2020-21 season on loan at Hellas from Udinese before making the move permanent in the summer of 2021. The attacking midfielder has scored four goals a…
What the papers say
Tottenham head into transfer deadline with their pursuit of Wales forward Brennan Johnson, 22, from Nottingham Forest continuing, according to the Evening Standard. The Daily Telegraph reports Chelsea’s England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 23, could also be a late target for Spurs.
Fulham have emerged as suitors for Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg according to the Evening Standard. With Joao Palhinha a possible deadline day departure, Fulham are also being linked with a move for Manchester United’s Scott McTominay.
Wolves are looking to strengthen their striking options with the Daily Mail reporting they are interested in Scotland forward Che Adams from Southampton. Leicester’s Kelechi Iheanacho is another option for a move to Molineu…
Paris St Germain have signed Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year contract.
The deal has reportedly cost PSG 90 million euros to bring the 24-year-old France forward back to his native Paris.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “We are delighted to welcome Randal Kolo Muani — a proud Parisien and Frenchman – to Paris Saint-Germain; to his city and his home.
Le Paris Saint-Germain est heureux d’annoncer la signature de Randal Kolo Muani. L’attaquant français, qui portera le numéro 23, s’est engagé pour 5 ans avec le Club.
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside)
“We have worked incredibly hard to get this transfer over the line.
“Randal is a fantastic French international player and is com…
Nottingham Forest have signed Chilean international Gonzalo Jara Reyes on a one year deal.
The 27 year old had a loan spell at the City Ground towards the end of last season, and impressed enough to secure a permanent deal following his release from West Bromwich Albion.
Jara Reyes move to the Hawthorns from Chilean side Colo Colo in 2009, and helped the Baggies secure promotion to the Premier League in his first season in English football.
He went on to make thirty top fight appearances for the club, before being loaned to Brighton and Hove Albion twice during the 2011/12 campaign.
Having made just one appearance for West Brom last season, he moved to Forest in January, where he made seventeen appearances before being sent back to his parent club …
West Brom have confirmed the return of Macedonian defender Goran Popov on a season-long loan.
The Dynamo Kiev player spent last season on loan at The Hawthorns, making 13 appearances in total as Steve Clarke s side finished eighth in the Premier League.
Popov joins Nicolas Anelka in arriving at the club this close-season and Clarke said he had always been interested in re-signing the 28-year-old.
It was always our intention to get Goran back over the summer, Clarke told the club s official website.
He knows what the club’s about and we know what he’s about. He s a good player and it makes sense to bring him back.
He understands the Premier League better now as well and we will look for even more from him next season.
The club s sporting an…
West Brom have completed the signing of Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez for an estimated £15million.
Rodriguez is West Brom s first addition ahead of the 2017-18 season and has signed a four-year deal at The Hawthorns.
The 27-year-old will reportedly cost an initial £12m, with a further £3m payable in add-ons, finally moving to West Brom, with Baggies chairman John Williams revealing that they had been trying to strike a deal for Rodriguez over the course of the past year.
After one or two near misses I m absolutely buzzing to be here, Rodriguez told his new club s website after the deal went through on Sunday.
The most important thing for any player is to be wanted – and Tony Pulis and Albion have made it clear just how much they have wanted me …