THE BIG DEBATE: Liverpool are approaching the January transfer window with the hot-button futures of Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold yet to be decided

Liverpool are flying at the top of the Premier League, but the future of key trip Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold remains up in the air as their contracts head towards expiration

Joshua Zirkzee looked to ignite his Manchester United career on Sunday with an impressive performance against Everton and the Dutch striker may have answered one of his biggest critics

Liverpool have moved 11 points clear of reigning champions Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table but Virgil van Dijk isn't nearly satisfied yet

Erling Haaland blanked once again during crisis-ridden Manchester City's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, with Virgil van Dijk getting the better of him

Virgil van Dijk captained Liverpool to victory over Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday but one decision from referee Chris Kavanagh didn't sit well with him

LIVERPOOL 2-0 MAN CITY: Arne Slot and Co. heaped more misery on Pep Guardiola, as Cody Gakpo and Mo Salah both scored to put Liverpool 11 points clear of the crisis-ridden reigning champions

Defender on loan from Feyenoord has had knee surgeryOwn goal gives Rangers 1-0 victory at St Johnstone Rangers manager Philippe Clement has revealed Neraysho Kasanwirjo could be out for the rest of the season following knee surgery. The 22-year-old on-loan Feyenoord defender, known as ‘Nana’, suffered the injury playing for the Netherlands Under-21s against England and has missed the last three Rangers fixtures. Continue reading...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has entered the final year of his contract with the Reds and his future remains uncertain as the January transfer window looms

Liverpool star Cody Gakpo says Arne Slot's Premier League leaders are ready to put on a show against reigning champions Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon

Liverpool head coach ‘could hardly believe’ City’s latest capitulation as he prepares to add to their misery on Sunday Arne Slot had an extensive to-do list on Tuesday. It included overseeing Liverpool’s final full training session before beating Real Madrid for the first time in 15 years, conducting the pre-match press conference, several interviews and getting the shopping on the way home. His wife and two children were arriving from the Netherlands that day for a short visit. Best make the place look presentable and the fridge full. Jobs done, it was time to watch his previous club torment Sunday’s opponents. “What made this game special for me was sitting at home, putting the volume up and hearing the Feyenoord fans singing my name,” said Slot of his former team’s remarkable Champions League comeback against Manchester City. “That’s the biggest compliment you can get if you leave a club: that the fans still like you.” Continue reading...

Managers of England and USA have different demeanours but share the same overall philosophy – know your people The buildup to England women’s friendly against the USA on Saturday has lived up to its title. Whatever animosity there was between the teams in the past, the current managers have packed their media appearances with mutual compliments, and radiated enough warmth to defrost the Wembley pitch. Emma Hayes, who swapped Chelsea for the USA a year ago, is looking forward to a hug from Sarina Wiegman. The Dutchwoman, in turn, was thrilled for Hayes’s instant gold in Paris this summer, only 72 days after she began training the side. If the Netherlands, Wiegman’s previous team, hadn’t scuppered Team GB’s Olympic qualification, the first meeting between Wiegman and Hayes might not have been quite this friendly. But the first time that the English game’s two most successful female football coaches met on the pitch was always going to be a fascinating prospect, whenever it happened. Continue reading...

Arne Slot and Liverpool can make another big statement when they take on Manchester City on Sunday but there are still a few questions for the Reds and their manager

Mohamed Salah came under fire for claiming he was "more out than in" at Liverpool but Virgil Van Dijk chose not to dwell on his contractual situation and instead focused on Liverpool's next game against Manchester City