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We have more or less have the same players as last season.
So if we could clone the players so Klopp and Slot would have exactly the same, they play a sequence of 10 games, who wins the most games in your opion?

Out till late October with a fractured foot

L’Equipe reports this Wednesday that, two years ago, Kylian Mbappé (25) had reached a verbal agreement to join Liverpool FC. The outlet understands that on the back of his contract renewal tying him to Paris Saint-Germain until 2024 – with a player option to extend for a further year – the France captain felt betrayed by the Ligue 1 club. The latter reportedly sold Mbappé an ever-ambitious transfer window with the expected arrivals of Manchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva and then Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski.

The outlet understands that Mbappé’s entourage asked the PSG executives to allow him a way out before the end of the transfer window, so much so that the striker reportedly refused to take part in the 2022-2023 season-opening 5-0 thrashing of Clermont. Mbappé was officially absent through injury. PSG then reportedly received two bids, from Real Madrid and Liverpool, the two foreign clubs who always had an interest in the Parisian prodigy.

Liverpool offered €200m to PSG​

Liverpool’s bid to land Mbappé was reportedly worth €200m. Antero Henrique, who was PSG Sporting director before the appointment of Luis Campos, asked the Premier League giants to double that amount, as a way to cut short any negotiation. In the meantime, Mbappé had reportedly already reached a personal agreement with Liverpool over a short-term contract, which would have allowed him to join Real Madrid in the future. Mbappé eventually signed a long-term contract for Los Merengues upon the expiry of his PSG contract.

A source close to PSG denied the story to L’Equipe, arguing that Liverpool FC could not have the funds to sign Mbappé.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval

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Irish Independent

Latest | Caoimhín Kelleher sees his future away from Liverpool, claiming: ‘I want to go and be a number one’

Daniel McDonnell
Today at 13:21

Caoimhín Kelleher has indicated that he would have departed Liverpool in the summer if the club had accepted bids for his services, and admitted that the signing of Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili would suggest he’s not in the club’s long term plans.
The long-serving Anfield number two was the subject of summer interest from Nottingham Forest, and has previously stressed that he wants to go out and become a number one.

Alisson is the established first choice and Liverpool’s decision to sign Mamardashvili from Valenica – the 23-year-old will arrive next summer – pointed to a succession plan which does not involve the Irish international.

The fact that Kelleher did not move on in the most recent window was interpreted in certain quarters as the player being happy to stay put, but the Cork native has asserted that it wasn’t his call.

“I made it clear in the last few years I want to go be a number one and play week in, week out,” said Kelleher, speaking on Irish media duty ahead of tomorrow’s game with Greece.

“The club made the decision to get another goalkeeper [Giorgi Mamardashvili]. From the outside looking in, looks like they have made a decision to go in another direction.

“My ambition has always been clear the last few seasons that I want to be a number one, playing week in week out.

“Sometimes from the outside looking in, it looks like it is 100 per cent my decision but at times it is not always in my hands.”

“My mission was to go out and play, and be a number one,” said Kelleher, when asked about his mindset going into this summer.

“It has been reported that Liverpool had rejected a few bids as well. It is not always in my hands to make the decision. My ambition is to prove I am good enough to play week in, week out.”

When asked about Slot's decision to take him off, Quansah said: 'It's a long season, I have the whole season to prove myself.

'It's given me a kick up the backside, you could say. I'll keep grafting on the training pitch and that's all it is.

'It's never a nice feeling as a footballer to be subbed off at half-time but at the end of the day it was the gaffer's decision but it was the right one.

'It obviously worked because we won, so I can only focus on myself, improve myself, kick forward and move on to the next game. I'm staying ready for whenever it comes.'

Quansah is competing for a starting spot at club level against Virgil van Dijk.

The academy graduate revealed how much the Liverpool skipper has helped him, saying: 'The way Virgil talks you through the game, I've never heard anyone like it.

'He might annoy us at times but it's all for the greater good.

The centre-back was player of the match as England Under-21s drew with Northern Ireland
'With all the experience he has and the situations he's been in, it's only fair that he can share his knowledge so we can be the best players we can.

'I'll have to be one of the best centre-halves in Europe if I'm starting (for Liverpool).

'It's always been the goal since I was young, I've always wanted to be the best in the world in my position and so I'm striving for that and it doesn't matter how long it takes, I'm not going to get too disheartened if it's not 2026 (World Cup), I know what I need to do and hopefully I keep improving.'

Quansah knows the more game time he has at Liverpool, the more likely he is to earn a first senior England cap.

'The more and more games I play, it will come and it's about taking that opportunity.'

Now the season is starting to take shape, it’s probably time to have a thread for POTS.

Salah took first place against Man U, Gravenberch second and Diaz third.

Salah is in the lead after 3 games, with 2 man of the match wins. Gravenberch is second with three runner up slots. Diaz has a win and a third place. Fourth place is Trent with two third places. The rest are tied 5th.

Salah - 10 points
Gravenberch - 9 points
Diaz - 6 points
Alexander-Arnold - 2 points

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Judging by his tactics board, he’s not taking it entirely seriously! Good new meme format too.

Ron Yeats, first of our many great Scottish CBs, one of Shanks' first signings and our skipper during the earliest of our glory years (the day Shanks introduced him to the press he invited them to "come and take a walk around him"), has died at the age of 86 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

Rest in peace, big man.

Any one think Xabi's team will struggle this season as teams would have figured out how to counteract them?