Virgil van Dijk

It continues a bright start to the season for Gakpo, who was an £80-million target for City in August before talks stalled

The Netherlands were knocked out by Morocco in the round of 32 following a penalty shootout defeat

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid secured a narrow 2-1 victory over his former side Inter Milan in a high-octane Champions League opener on Tuesday

For all the pre-match talk and excitement surrounding Liverpool’s star signing of the summer in Bradley Barcola, Friday night under the Suffolk lights was finally time for the joint-most expensive purchase in English football history to make his first significant mark in Merseyside red

Former Barcelona midfielder and manager Xavi has been appointed the new manager of the Netherlands, replacing Ronald Koeman, who had two stints in charge and who first gave Van Dijk the captaincy in 2018

Andoni Iraola hoping ‘good news soon’ as Liverpool close in on Bradley Barcola

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While Ronald Araujo was undergoing his medical, Liverpool only actually had one fit senior centre-back on their books

After Liverpool beat Wrexham and Sunderland during a pre-season tour to the US, a 4-2 defeat against Leeds brought back memories of the struggles at the back last season

Netherlands international Gakpo suffered some devastating news whilst away at the World Cup in North America

Ably supported by a stunning cast, Mbappé will already have his sights on winning the competition

Three Round of 32 places still open as race among third-placed teams intensifies

Kansas City: The Netherlands grabbed two early goals to help secure top spot in Group F and qualify for the Round of 32 after they overcame already eliminated Tunisia 3-1 here at Kansas City Stadium

Stadium DJs are responding by playing singalong tracks like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" to turn boos into mass karaoke

FIFA introduced mandatory three-minute hydration breaks in each half during the World Cup, sparking debate over commercialism versus player safety

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The Dallas stadium is a vast concrete spaceship dumped down off the freeway intersection beyond the city limits

A handful of Japanese supporters also joined the festive pre-match atmosphere

When Virgil van Dijk set a world record, he had never played in a World Cup

The former Liverpool boss thanked the fans for their ‘spirit of compassion and unity’ while reflecting on his time at Anfield

There were mosaics on the Kop and Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand for Salah and Robertson respectively while their names were sung on repeat for the opening 15 minutes of the contest

United now need just one more victory to finish third — a prospect that would have seemed utterly unthinkable during their troubled spell under the axed Ruben Amorim

Virgil van Dijk has branded Liverpool’s current campaign "unacceptable" following their disappointing 3-2 defeat by arch-rivals Manchester United on Sunday, while also expressing bemusement at suggestions that players’ holiday time has contributed to their struggles this season

The Egyptian talisman has netted 257 goals in 440 appearances for Liverpool across the past nine seasons and may have already played his final match for the club, having picked up a hamstring injury at the weekend

Fernandez header fires Chelsea past Leeds and into FA Cup final vs City

Salah awaits scans on a hamstring injury which may end his time at Liverpool prematurely

Freddie Woodman made his first Premier League appearance for Liverpool in Sunday’s Merseyside derby

Erling Haaland was City's match-winner, netting in the 65th minute after Rayan Cherki's superb opener was cancelled out by Kai Havertz, who took advantage of a huge blunder by City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai admitted securing victory in the Merseyside derby during the 10th minute of added time felt more satisfying than an easy win against rivals Everton

Liverpool and Barcelona trail heading into quarter-final second-legs

Slot highlights 'importance of Anfield' after Liverpool gamble backfires against PSG

Slot's side had not won a league game since late February and were ​coming off humbling defeats, including a 4-0 rout by Manchester City in the FA Cup last eight ​and a 2-0 loss at PSG

Bayern Munich had not won at the Santiago Bernabéu since May 2001, when they beat Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final on their way to becoming European champions

The defending champions prevailed thanks to goals by Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia but Ousmane Dembele and Nuno Mendes missed golden chances in the second half that would have virtually sent them into the semi-finals

The 29th Champions League meeting between the teams lived up to its heavyweight billing, though Bayern, superior on the night, may rue their failure to add to their 2-1 lead

Liverpool meet PSG again in UCL while Barcelona face Atletico in an all-Spanish tie

The admission that Liverpool effectively threw in the towel at the Etihad, where they conceded four goals in 18 minutes either side of the break, reflects badly on Slot in his attempts to salvage the Reds’ campaign

Liverpool shrugged off their Premier League malaise to storm into the Champions League quarterfinals by thrashing Galatasaray 4-0 at Anfield

The other thing in Liverpool’s favour is that the 0-1 defeat to Galatasaray can be turned around

Liverpool's Achilles heel of surrendering goals in the final seconds came back to haunt it once again, as Andre's shot deflected over wrong-footed keeper Alisson Becker

Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and an Axel Disasi own goal saw the Reds plunder five with Tomas Soucek and Taty Castellanos netting twice in the second half for the Hammers as the hosts won 5-2

Liverpool have maximised the available options to secure four victories from their last five fixtures despite the absences, but the squad is now entering the most demanding phase of the season as weariness begins to take its toll

Two months on and with the Egyptian a starter once more, Salah and Arne Slot reaped the rewards of their appeasement as Liverpool eased into the fifth round with a comfortable victory over Brighton

Sixth-placed Liverpool's second win in their last eight league games moved them within two points of fifth-placed Chelsea and three behind fourth-placed Manchester United

The Reds suffered a costly 2-1 defeat at Anfield in a match that concluded in dramatic circumstances

Gary Neville complained over a 'killjoy' decision to rule out Manchester City's third goal against Liverpool amid chaotic scenes during their dramatic 2-1 win over Liverpool

The 20-year-old fell awkwardly in the second half of a 3-1 defeat to Lens in Ligue 1 and appeared in agony as he left the pitch

The Dutchman was embroiled in a battle of words with Wayne Rooney, and labelled the criticism directed at him by former Manchester United captain as 'lazy'

Jérémy Jacquet’s £60m move to Liverpool makes him the fourth most expensive player aged 20 or younger in Premier League history

Palace took their January spending to £83million by forking out £48m on deadline day, buying Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, but saw a move for Everton winger Dwight McNeil miss the cut-off when paperwork was not submitted in time

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The Londoners made their move late last week as under-pressure boss Thomas Frank sought to add some much-needed experience to his squad

Slot clenched both fists and gave his assistant Giovanni van Bronckhorst a high 10, but it was Andoni Iraola, beaming from ear to ear, who departed the pitch high-fiving his staff

Slot gave Salah his first start since being dropped at the end of November for Wednesday’s Champions League win in Marseille