Month: January 2019

Liverpool youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold has stressed that the Reds will take the FA Cup seriously despite them being at the top of the Premier League standings. The Merseyside outfit have been fancied to make multiple changes for the Wolverhampton Wanderers game with the title pursuit in mind but Alexandre Arnold insists that the Reds know the importance of the famous old competition.

In a report covered by The Liverpool Echo, Arnold stressed that the upcoming third round tie at Wolves can’t be regarded as a free hit for the Reds, given the club are still searching for an elusive trophy to end their drought since 2012, he said: “It’s not a free hit against Wolves: it’s a chance to win a trophy – and everyone at Liverpool wants to win things.

Liverpool youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold has stressed that the Reds will take the FA Cup seriously despite them being at the top of the Premier League standings. The Merseyside outfit have been fancied to make multiple changes for the Wolverhampton Wanderers game with the title pursuit in mind but Alexandre Arnold insists that the Reds know the importance of the famous old competition.

In a report covered by The Liverpool Echo, Arnold stressed that the upcoming third round tie at Wolves can’t be regarded as a free hit for the Reds, given the club are still searching for an elusive trophy to end their drought since 2012, he said: “It’s not a free hit against Wolves: it’s a chance to win a trophy – and everyone at Liverpool wants to win things.

“We’re not going there to get knocked out. We want to win. It becomes a habit. I remember Steven Gerrard’s goal against West Ham. It was a great final and a great day for the club. We’re all trying to get back to those days again – and hopefully that will happen this season. We haven’t won a trophy for a few years. It’s been too long, really, for a club like this.”

“Klopp should make changes to the recent starting XI which suffered a 2-1 league“ defeat at the hands of Manchester City. Still, the game should present with experienced faces with Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana among others making the lineup, though they should be “wary of the Wolves“, who have proved giant-killers through the current season.

Barring the Reds, Wolves have managed to secure at least one point against five of the previous season’s top six in the Premier League and the Merseyside outfit would certainly have to work their socks off, if they are to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has said that the Reds cannot afford to stumble in the forthcoming festive schedule with Manchester City right on their tail with a one-point deficit. The Merseyside giants are currently the sole unbeaten side through the Premier League campaign but their credentials are likely to be tested during the forthcoming games with Arsenal and City to face in the next fortnight.

Speaking to reporters, Lovren highlighted that City genuinely have no weaknesses throughout their team and they have the capacity to fight back from disappointing defeats after doing so with a dominating presence in their historical title triumph last term. He added that the Reds should also have an eye on Tottenham Hotspur behind them with the north London side just six points behind them after 17 matches into the season.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has said that the Reds cannot afford to stumble in the forthcoming festive schedule with Manchester City right on their tail with a one-point deficit. The Merseyside giants are currently the sole unbeaten side through the Premier League campaign but their credentials are likely to be tested during the forthcoming games with Arsenal and City to face in the next fortnight.

Speaking to reporters, Lovren highlighted that City genuinely have no weaknesses throughout their team and they have the capacity to fight back from disappointing defeats after doing so with a dominating presence in their historical title triumph last term. He added that the Reds should also have an eye on Tottenham Hotspur behind them with the north London side just six points behind them after 17 matches into the season.

He said:”“I’m not sure that they [City] have any weaknesses“. Last year they won by 19 points. They know how to manage even when they lose. They also lost one or two games last year and still they managed to be 19 points ahead. It doesn’t mean anything. There are so many games in front of us and in front of them. It will be a tight race and it’s not only City. Tottenham are only a few points behind. You cannot sit and enjoy and say, ‘We are five or six points in front of everyone’. It doesn’t work like that. “Every game for us“is a final.”

The Reds have been in similar situations on a couple of occasions since the turn of the millennium but they have somehow managed to squander their chances of securing a maiden Premier League crown. However, the current campaign has witnessed them produce a stellar display on both sides of the field and their defensive record, in particular, could make the difference in their title push. The Reds have conceded just seven occasions from the 17 matches played this term.