Liverpool FC news recap: 'Selfish' Zubimendi SPEAKS OUT as Arne Slot loses FIVE players from training

Here's all your Liverpool news for Saturday 21st December 2024.

Liverpool without FIVE first-team stars

Liverpool’s recent injury crisis has seemed to get a small bit better of late.

Alisson returned to the starting lineup after being out since early October, Diogo Jota returned to the team to score the equaliser against Fulham for the first time in two months, and Federico Chiesa played out the second half as Liverpool edged past Southampton into the EFL Cup semi-finals.

But the football season takes and takes, and five players were reported as absent from training yesterday.

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Man City hit NEW LOW that Liverpool haven’t seen in 70 years

It is fair to say that the wheels are starting to fall off at Manchester City.

The injury to Ballon d’Or winner Rodri was initially blamed for a lack of cohesion in their side but it is becoming apparent that there is something larger at play here.

It is a completely astonishing run that has seen them drop to sixth in the Premier League at time of writing, with the possibility of ninth by the end of the weekend.

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'Selfish' Martin Zubimendi speaks out on Liverpool transfer

Liverpool's endeavour to find a new permanent defensive midfielder has been well-documented.

Be it trying to get Aurelien Tchouameni from Real Madrid, Moises Caicedo from Brighton or Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, all of the club's attempts over the last few years have failed.

Sociedad had agreed terms with Liverpool after the club triggered his release clause, but the search for an agreement with the player on personal terms dragged on for a subsequent week before the Reds were eventually rejected.

In an exclusive interview with Spanish news outlet El Diario Vasco, Zubimendi has revealed a new insight into his decision and what his future plans may look like.

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Mo Salah FINALLY puts Cole Palmer IN HIS PLACE

Now into his eighth season at Liverpool, Mohamed Salah is aging like a fine wine.

His remarkable consistency in front of goal is showing no sign of fading and he is on track for the best attacking returns of his career this season.

However, while on Merseyside and among Liverpool fans, his talent is regularly appreciated, Salah is largely underrated when it comes to the overall football-viewing public.

So few players have been able to compete at such a sustained level as Salah has during his career and yet whenever a new hotshot comes in and starts to dominate the scene, the Egyptian is forgotten about.

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