Liverpool couldn’t quite manage three points to claim top spot in the Premier League table at the weekend, but the squad are far from giving up in their hopes for the title.
Origi at last moves closer to San Siro
Divock Origi has been linked with AC Milan most heavily this year, after months of rumours about where is next for the Belgian as his Liverpool adventure comes to an end.
It seems now he is indeed set for the San Siro, and the club who are hoping to be champions of Italy this year, with Tancredi Palmeri reporting on an agreement finally being reached.
The striker is in line for a three-year deal at €3.5m a year – about £60k a week – and he’ll be challenging the likes of Olivier Giroud, Ante Rebic, Rafael Leao and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a role in the front line.
Origi’s Anfield career might be coming to a close without him featuring too much, but he’ll always have a place in folklore for his exploits against the likes of Everton, Barcelona and the Champions League final against Tottenham.
Top reaction from Etihad draw
- Trent Alexander-Arnold clocked up an incredible 45th league assist at the weekend, hitting more milestones as he did so, and the right-back is hoping for a “surprise” result in Man City‘s remaining games
- Jordan Henderson echoed those optimistic tones by saying the Reds will continue to give their all during the run-in, to be in place to capitalise if City do slip at all
- The media hailed the match as an “instant classic” and praised Liverpool for finding a way to keep the title race alive; meanwhile here are the online and national media’s player ratings from the game
Latest Liverpool FC news
- The £7.7m Liverpool will shell out on Fulham‘s Fabio Carvalho this summer won’t only be helping the Championship side financially, but another team way down the pyramid
- The Reds have confirmed plans to honour the 97 ahead of the upcoming Hillsborough anniversary – full details can be found here
- And the U23s hammered Blackpool to make their way through to a cup final on Monday, with a couple of notable faces on the scoresheet who have featured under Klopp
Latest Premier League chat
- Erik ten Hag might not head to Man United after all as RB Leipzig want to (great chance to use the great word here) gazump them this summer
- Darwin Nunez scored a hat-trick for Benfica at the weekend ahead of the second leg at Anfield and at least two top Premier League sides are considering a huge bid for him at the end of the season – no tap-ins for him this week please Reds
- Marco Asensio is wanted by AC Milan and Spurs, which should give him pause for thought considering how good the Tottenham front three have become and the fact that, of course, the Great Divock is heading to the San Siro for one of those spots
Tweet of the day and match of the night
If Liverpool don’t win the league this season, which is pretty likely, it won’t be because they only got a point vs City at the Etihad. It’s the draws against Brentford and Brighton from winning positions, and the limp defeat to knackered Leicester side, that will sting.
— Joel Rabinowitz (@joel_archie) April 10, 2022
Tonight it’s a massive Championship play-off clash as Huddersfield, fourth, host Luton, fifth! That scramble for third to sixth gets madder every year, we swear.
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