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#liverpool

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate made a cheeky comment to Arsenal's William Saliba while they were signing autographs together on France international duty. Konate won the Premier League title with Liverpool last season while Saliba and Arsenal had to make do with second place again a position they've finished in for three years in a row. Liverpool and Arsenal are likely to be the main two title challengers again in 2025/26, and it seems like Konate might have been trying some mind games with Saliba.

I am not going to lie over the past couple of years I have had some tough moments, Henderson says. But according to him, it was not so much what he lived, rather what he left behind that was the struggle. It felt like a break-up, Henderson says of the end of his 12year association with Liverpool, a period when he captained them to every top honour and embedded himself in the fabric of the club and city.

There were sections of Bayern fans that questioned the Colombian's 70-million euro price tag when he was bought from Liverpool over the summer, but it's quite difficult to argue against the blistering start he's had to life with the reigning Bundesliga champions - and this is without the presence of Jamal Musiala in attack, who will not be making his return from injury until sometime next month.

Liverpool's nightmare start under Gareth Taylor in the Women's Super League continued after they lost 1-0 at newly promoted London City Lionesses. Ex- Manchester City boss Taylor had tasted defeat in his opening three league fixtures as the Reds' head coach, but looked on course for a point until Liverpool-born Nikita Parris won a spot-kick after being brought down by goalkeeper Rafaela Borggräfe.

Arne Slot tried to inject a note of calm into Liverpool's fallout after a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge, but the result, a stoppage-time winner from Chelsea's 18-year-old Estevao Willian, only deepened the sense of urgency around a side now on a run of worrying late losses. While Slot repeatedly pointed to fine margins as the decisive factor, the pattern of late concessions and blunt attacking displays means the manager's reassurances may struggle to silence growing concern among supporters

The 18-year-old striker joined Manchester City from PSG, and he is highly rated in the game. The African is expected to develop into a future star, and Liverpool will be disappointed to have missed out on him. Clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona were keeping tabs on his situation as well. However, Manchester City managed to win the race for him.

Teams played in a completely different way in the first half of the season against us than they did when we were top of the league after half of the season and top of the Champions League after the first part of the season. I can see this now going into this part of this season and we have to find answers to that. Last season one of them was a set-piece, like many teams unlock a low block with set-pieces, and this season we haven't done that yet.

"It depends on how fast his recovery goes," said Slot.

Liverpool are reportedly switching their focus away from Crystal Palace central defender Marc Guehi and onto his teammate Maxence Lacroix. The Reds are in the market for signings at the back, and notably missed out on Guehi late on in the summer transfer window. Guehi is now also on Tottenham's radar, so it could be wise for Liverpool to look at other options, and it seems Lacroix has really impressed their scouts.

"Arne Slot's side look so vulnerable defensively," said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. "I covered their defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend and Palace could have gone 4-0 up, no word of a lie. "Alisson went off injured against Galatasaray, and if he is missing it is not going to help. We know Liverpool can hurt Chelsea but it is the other end they have to worry about."

Liverpool's veteran left-back Andy Robertson now finds himself at a crossroads. With his current contract poised to expire in 2026, the club has yet to commit to a renewal, leaving his future at Anfield uncertain. After eight years of service and countless contributions both on and off the pitch, the Scotland captain's role is shifting and much will depend on how he adapts to reduced playing time and competition from Milos Kerkez.

Liverpool aren't playing football at the moment, they are playing basketball. It is just end-to-end, and I don't think top teams play like that. I expressed that to the manager early on; he'll know that a lot better than me. He is obviously a fantastic manager. But right now Liverpool went from, I would call them a workmanlike team last season,

After defeat to Galatasaray, Arne Slot insisted his side are not so far off the level of last season, but on the evidence of the 10 games so far this campaign that is far from the reality. The Turkish side scored via a rather soft penalty, but they created further chances in a very similar fashion to how Crystal Palace had sliced open the Merseysiders in their 2-1 win four days earlier.

I expressed that to the manager early on, he'll know that a lot better than me. He is obviously a fantastic manager. But right now Liverpool went from, I would call them a top team, workmanlike team last season and they have sprinkled a little bit of star dust on it terms of the transfers that they have brought in. And they haven't gained anything going forward but they have lost a lot defensively.