Liverpool Football Club is currently on a 39-match unbeaten streak which is the second-best ever in the Premier League history after Arsenal's 49 in the 2003-04 season. While Liverpool's run is yet to be broken, Arsenals was broken by Manchester United in a match surrounded by multiple controversies. The Reds are currently topping the table with 64 points from 22 games and 21 wins. They last tasted defeat in the league in January 2019 when Manchester City won the game by a 2-1
Barcelona has overtaken Real Madrid as the richest football club in the world after generating more money than any other club in the last season. Barça earned a whopping £741.1 million in revenue for the 2018-19 season - a considerable increase on the £611.6 million generated during the 2017-18 campaign. Barcelona’s rise to the top of the rich list came as they won the Spanish title for an eighth time in 11 years and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Meanwhile, Juventus
The last English Premier League season saw several teenagers come up through the ranks of club football and display their potential for the clubs they play for. In this article, Sportsmonks will list down 20 of the most valuable teenagers in the league from the data available from Transfermatket. All the players in the list are below 19 years of age. The variables kept in mind while jotting down the players range from the number of matches played to goals scored to assists
Club football has a lot of money. Be it the English Premier League, La Liga or the Bundesliga, there is a lot of money in this sport. However, there is still parity in payments in the leagues around the world as well. While some players earn more than they deserve, some are paid less despite churning out the best performance for their clubs. From the data available from Spotrac, we at Sportsmonks have tried to enlist 20 most overpaid players for the EPL
Liverpool face Monterrey in the second semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2019 in Doha's Khalifa International Stadium. Courtesy their victory in the European Championship in June earlier this year, Liverpool have made a direct entry into the semi-final of the tournament and now will face a challenging Monterrey side in a bid to make it to the finals of the tournament. Meanwhile, they beat Watford on Saturday to register their 16th win from 17 games as they come to Qatar with
The 10th of November, 2019 is going to be a cracker of a day as far as the English Premier League (EPL) is concerned, what with table toppers Liverpool going up against second placed Manchester City in a match that could potentially decide the winner of the league title. The two best teams in the EPL at the moment will go head to head against each other in what promises to be a pulsating match from start to finish! Keeping the points table
EPL biggies Manchester United and Liverpool will be facing off in a pulsating tie slated for the weekend. Liverpool will be keen to extend their lead of 8 points on the top of the table and will be looking to scale up their gap with Manchester United. On the other hand, ManU has not won any of their last 3 games in the league and will be ardently seeking some points. The match will take place at Old Trafford on the 20th of
Defending champions Manchester City ended Liverpool’s 20-match unbeaten start to the Premier League at the Etihad stadium, thus putting the breaks on Liverpool’s title charge. Despite the loss, Liverpool are 4 points ahead of the champions and Reds defender Andrew Roberston insists their first defeat of the season will not be a telling factor in the title race. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1081058410685259776 “It doesn’t change anything. It is just the same if we had won. It would have been nice to be 10 points clear of
Manchester City’s title defense seems to be in shatters after 3 losses in the month of December and their next fixture against league leaders Liverpool is now a must-win fixture for the sky blues. Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has admitted that it will be difficult for City to stay in the race if they don’t win on Thursday. Manchester City are currently placed third in the Premier League table with visitors Liverpool sitting at 54 points from 20 games, 7 points ahead
Former Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Liverpool midfield ace Xabi Alonso has found himself in trouble with tax authorities in Spain. The 37-year-old is facing charges of tax fraud and could be jailed for 5 years after refusing to settle the matter outside court. Spanish authorities allege the Spain midfielder did not declare earnings from his image rights and has defrauded the state of 3 million dollars. Alonso has refused to accept the charges and is willing to fight the matter out in
When Manchester United signed Jose Mourinho on May 27, 2016 – It felt like a match made in heaven. Both the club and the Portuguese tactician had this insatiable hunger to win trophies. United had been a shadow of themselves post the Alex Ferguson era and Mourinho’s arrival got fans believing again. Mourinho had made it a habit to win trophies wherever he went, and it was almost certain that he would take Manchester United back to the summit again. Along with Mourinho,
Former Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas has taken a swipe at Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho following their defeat to Liverpool on Sunday. Casillas who had a stormy relationship with the Portuguese manager during their time at the Santiago Bernabeu used the opportunity to take a dig at his former boss. Mourinho had sidelined Casillas during his time at Real Madrid and the duo and have confronted their stormy relationship in recent interviews. Manchester United endured a nightmare trip to Anfield on Sunday
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp refuses to comment on the playing style of Liverpool as he claims that he is not the pope of Footballing tactics so he won’t be the right person to comment. Klopp also dismissed the idea that Jose Mourinho lacks the ambition and admits Mourinho’s side have a variety of way that they can play. Klopp's side are preparing to host Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, as they aim to stay top of the table. Manchester United do have a
Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool says it is special for him to be part of the Reds’ fixture against Manchester United. The two arch rivals of the English Premier League will face off this weekend at Anfield. The club from the Merseyside and another from Manchester have won 38 league titles between them, with the Red Devilsovertaking Liverpool’s tally of 18 titles. Things have been on a brighter side for Liverpool in the 2018/19 season as they have started the season well and are
Liverpool paceman and goalscoring machine Mohamed Salah had a breath-taking debut season with the Kop in Premier League. And the Egyptian ‘Messi’ capped it off with yet another award, the BBC African Footballer of the year. It was nearly the perfect season for Mohamed Salah in individual terms, smashing a record 32 goals for Liverpool and winning the PFA Player of the Year 2018 award. Salah also went on to score two crucial goals for Egypt that sent the African nation into the
The Champions League group stage ended on the back of some exhilarating, breathtaking football; the brand of football that left nobody seated. Almost all of the high profile teams, including the defending champions Real Madrid, proceeded to the next round. Big teams such as Napoli missed out on qualification, while AS Monaco even failed to secure a place in the Europa League. With the group stage over, without further ado, let's take a look at the last-16 draw details, who could each team
This season hasn’t been perfect for Jose Mourinho and his boys with United giving a string of poor performances against mid tier clubs. But, even Manchester United’s reliable last line of defense David De Gea has to be at his best in Sunday’s lash against bitter rivals, Liverpool. Last season’s Premier League Golden Glove winner has been looking pretty much out of form since the World Cup as Spain crashed out of Last 16. De Gea’s struggles have continued into this season as
For 34 minutes, Napoli defender, Koulibaly kept Salah in his pockets before squaring him up with his quick turn to score the winning goal. For the rest of the game, he was a towering of strength which kept the likes of Salah and physically dominating Bobby Firmino in check. When Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho travels to Valencia on Wednesday night, in his mind, he would want a solid center back in his first-team squad. With United qualifying for the knockout stages safely,
Premier League giants Liverpool faced off against Serie A giants Napoli at Anfield in their final match of the Champions League group stages, with both sides needing the win to ensure safe passage to the knockout stages. The visitors had not lost a single match in the competition so far and were looking in good form. On the other hand, the hosts had secured an emphatic win against Bournemouth in the top flight of English football at the weekend. A top battle between
Jurgen Klopp has asked his fans to be full of energy and enthusiasm when their club clash with Napoli in a do or die match in the last group league match of Group C. The Reds Boss has urged his fans to ‘Make Anfield a bear pit.’ While Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti is already wary of the goal threat of back-in-form Mohamed Salah. https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1072145482430992384 Last year’s runners-up are currently facing elimination in the group stage as The Reds are in wary need of