Sunderland weigh up Le Bris tweaks as Liverpool’s right‑back issues loom
Liverpool visit Sunderland with Frimpong, Bradley, Isak out, Gomez a major doubt and Szoboszlai suspended. Right-back a problem for Slot as the Reds try to respond after losing 2-1 to Man City.
Le Bris likely sticks with 4-2-3-1 vs Liverpool. Xhaka and Ta Bi out, Traore a doubt. Back four Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo. Le Fee behind Brobbey, with Hume and Talbi wide. Sadiki, Diarra in CM.
Adrian Clarke says Arsenal beat Sunderland by creating a ‘spare man’ in the final third, with Rice or Zubimendi and overlaps from Calafiori, controlling key areas to limit the Black Cats’ threat.
Teen forward Marcus Neill scores for Sunderland U21s in a 2-0 win over Brighton. The 17-year-old ex-Liverpool prospect continues his rise after 16 goals in last season’s U18 Premier League.
Anderlecht owner Marc Coucke says the €20m January sale of Nilsson Angulo to Sunderland was necessary without European income. Angulo, seven goals and eight assists this season, replaced Simon Adingra.
Opinion urges Sunderland to target Liverpool’s right-back gap with Szoboszlai banned and keep unbeaten home run, aiming to hit 39 points and draw level with the reigning champions at the Stadium of Light.
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Club and community paid tribute in 1936 as Sunderland goalkeeper Jimmy Thorpe was laid to rest after injuries suffered vs Chelsea, with teammates and rivals attending a solemn Jarrow funeral.
