Liverpool derby focus after PSG lift, Salah future in frame
Mamardashvili starts, Konaté and Van Dijk at centre-back, Robertson and Frimpong full-backs. Gravenberch-Jones pivot, Salah, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha behind Isak. Ekitike Achilles rupture, Gomez out.
Everton host Liverpool at Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time, both chasing Champions League spots. Only five points separate them as Slot’s side seek to bolster European hopes.
Key summer tasks for Liverpool: replace Salah, decide on Slot’s future, rebuild leadership, revive Mac Allister, and bed in Wirtz and Isak amid injuries to Ekitike and returns for Bradley and Leoni.
Mamardashvili stretchered off after Beto’s equaliser in the Merseyside derby, replaced by Woodman. With Alisson, Bradley, Leoni, Endo and Ekitike already out, Slot faces a deepening injury crisis.
Fernandes hits 10 away assists, joining Salah and Fabregas. Non-Liverpool, but notes Salah’s 11 record shared with Fabregas for most away assists in a PL season.
Website unavailable. Title indicates Everton selection debate for derby, including Dwight McNeil or Tyrique George.
No full text provided. Headline suggests three Liverpool players clashed with Arne Slot, with one saying ‘it really hurts’.
Liverpool visit Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time, chasing Champions League qualification after PSG defeat. Live on Sky Sports from 1pm BST, stream on Sky Go.
Ngumoha shines with goals vs Newcastle and Fulham and reveals his ‘dream number’ is 11. With Salah indicating he will leave, the teenager could inherit No.11 after learning from the Egyptian.
No full text provided. Former Liverpool team-mate says Xabi Alonso was always set for coaching and wants him at Anfield one day.
Isak says he is regaining sharpness and backs injured Ekitike after Achilles rupture. Ex-Red Jarell Quansah says he ‘started loving football again’ at Leverkusen after limited minutes under Slot.
Dominic Matteo praises Liverpool’s improved display vs PSG but warns inconsistency and Everton’s physical ‘personal battles’ make the derby a concern. He urges leaders beyond Van Dijk to step up.
