Crystal Palace – EFL CupWith Liverpool looking to respond after a horrid run of form, this clash with Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup was billed as an opportunity to

Liverpool maintained a perfect record with five wins out of five at the start of the Premier League season, sitting comfortably in first place by mid-September. Aston Villa, on the other hand, were still winless in the league at that stage,

Arne Slot's position at Liverpool is coming under growing pressure, following a dismal run of results in recent weeks. And with a huge match coming up against Aston Villa on Saturday evening, it doesn't get any easier for the Dutchman.

Dissecting the Premier League's big talking points from the weekend, from a seismic win for United at Anfield to the Forest hokey-cokey

Liverpool seek to stop their domestic losing skid at five when intriguing Aston Villa visit Anfield on Saturday.

Liverpool's transfer window caught the eye following to an uncharacteristic spending spree from FSG, yet the club still appears short of players in some areas.

If Jones is out for a period, Wirtz would remain the most logical candidate for the right-sided role with Szoboszlai partnering Gravenberch. Alternatively, you could use him on the left to get him closer to the positions he excelled in at Bayer Leverkusen.

One of Liverpool’s biggest Anfield defeats came in very recent history. Arne Slot named a much-changed and relatively inexperienced team for the Carabao Cup fourth round clash with Crystal Palace in October 2025, with the Reds, rather unsurprisingly, finding life difficult as a result.

Real Madrid face Liverpool in what is arguably the toughest away game remaining in their Champions League group-stage schedule. Los Blancos are coming off a huge win against Barcelona in El Clásico and will try to keep that momentum going.

Salah would reportedly receive around £150million per season if he moves to Saudi, and Liverpool have ‘not taken that threat lightly’ after agreeing a new contract with the Egyptian in April. He ended months of speculation about his future at Anfield, but after a poor start to 2025/26, Salah’s name is back in the transfer rumour mill.