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It doesn't bother me.

Nah. City is still the most likely.

Arsenal have been far better but one second of brain-dead defending gets Liverpool level when they should be two or three down.

Looks like Lisandro's injury might keep him out for a while according to Ten Hag's comment. That's a massive blow.

Kane on the score sheet again. 17 more goals needed to break Lewandowski's record. Good to see Kane receiving the recognition he deserves. A lot of non PL watchers previously seemed to be under the impression that Kane is overrated just because he's English. They now seem to have come around to what PL watchers have known for years i.e. Kane is the best CF in the world.

That's pretty pathetic from La Liga and the RFEF. Vinícius Jr. is racially abused in almost every game and they just brush it off as him asking for it or it's part of the game and he should get over it.

The production value doesn't look so good either especially given the enormous budget. We got some nice sweeping shots on Numenor but in general the set design and cinematography made everything seem really small scale. There was no 'epic' feel whatsoever like what the movies managed to achieve.

Please don't be shit!

Crazy game. Relieved we got the win but disappointed at just how bad we are at exerting any control whatsoever on a game. Mainoo was great again - the only bright spot in what has been a pretty dismal season. Eta. Wolves' penalty was a complete joke though. Embarrassing that the VAR could look at that (and for a long time too) and not overturn the call.

It'll be interesting to see how this Chelsea team develops. There's been high personnel turnover in a short space of time so the cohesion is lacking. On paper, they have a good squad (certainly good enough to be competing for top 4). Their underlying stats (xG and 'big chances created' are useful metrics over a large enough sample size) aren't looking too bad. Think Chelsea's (and Newcastle's) situation currently looks to be more optimistic than United's. If any of the 'big six' clubs are in danger of becoming mired in midtable mediocrity, it's United. We'll have to wait and see whether the new management can turn things around but right now there's more uncertainty around United than Chelsea - our underlying numbers are worse and the squad needs a lot more revamping than Chelsea's in addition to a decade plus of mismanagement which has come home to roost in the form of FFP compliance.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/premier-league-fires-back-mark-carney-everton-points-penalty-gv527kjk7

We made hard work of that. Almost paid the price for fucking around and taking the piss after going 2-0 up.

Those fans should be hit with lifetime bans. West Brom should also be fined plus made to play behind closed doors for a few games. Bottles were being thrown at Wolves players well before the brawl kicked off.

Hypothetically, if Alonso is the next Liverpool manager then I don't think that it will take an awful lot of work for the Liverpool squad to adapt to his tactics. Guardiola's setup vs Klopp's setup isn't world's apart.

Tbf, Klopp hasn't used the 'heavy metal' approach to gegenpressing at Liverpool for years now. He did when he first came in and in his first full season but reined it in for a more measured/sustainable approach after that.

Looks like Gala have managed to negotiate a better fee. Reports now saying that the fee agreed is €30m + add-ons.

He probably would have more league titles if Liverpool were also able to conjure up fake sponsorships and breach 100+ FFP regulations. Anyway, questioning Klopp's ambition after he turned Liverpool around from laughingstock to serious contenders for top honours is pretty pathetic.

Klopp's comments do make it sound as though his thought process right now is to retire from management altogether.

Ancelotti extended his contract with Real to 2026. Bayern could be a destination for Klopp. Tuchel hasn't exactly been setting the world alight and imo has Bayern playing their worst football since Kovac. Depends how much time Klopp plans to take off, I suppose. Would be great for the German NT as well but I think he might prefer taking another club job. He seems to be the type who enjoys the day-to-day stuff so NT management might not appeal to him just yet. Think Alonso would be high up on Liverpool's list. Klopp is a big loss but Liverpool having a strong structure above the manager mitigates the loss somewhat.

There are reports that an agreement has been reached for Boey (€20m + add-ons). Boey was also left out of Galatasaray's squad for their game today.

Looks like Bayern are going to be forced into making an emergency signing or two in defence. Laimer, Upamecano and Kimmich all went down with injuries in their last game against Union Berlin. Laimer is reportedly out for six weeks and Upamecano for a few weeks as well.

I don't think Newcastle should sell Trippier now. The injuries have made their squad thin and they are already prepared to sell Almiron (in talks with a Saudi club) and possibly Lascelles too (apparently there's an offer from a Turkish club). Trippier is also an important creative player for them even though he's dropped off defensively in the last few months. I also don't think Bayern should spend €15m or more on Trippier - they should wait until the end of the season and sort out a deal for a longer term option like Sacha Boey or Nordi Mukiele. This looks like something that Tuchel is pushing for and he shouldn't be given so much power over transfers because his judgement in the transfer market is largely shit. Bayern also loaned out Josip Stanisic (who can play RB and CB) to Leverkusen and he's been doing pretty well.

Reports that Newcastle have rejected a €15m offer from Bayern for Trippier.