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But the red card was not given when the ball was out of play. Ref whistled and went back to that foul once Jimenez missed.

I think including yesterday's game in the poor first halves is harsh. We had a player sent off when 1-0 down (they should have probably had that man off the field before he scored for that tackle on Grav). I was actually fascinated by the management by Slot at that point. He tried a few permutations and then settled on one. From the 30th minute onwards there was really just one team on the front foot for the most part. I also think that these "slow starts" are at times of concern, but they are a rarity in reality. I think the Newcastle one was the most worrisome of the lot. I also think that as risky as it may seem, there is a lot of energy management into how we approach the games under Slot. I think if we're in a good position after the Utd game on the 5th January, we'll have a very strong 2nd half of the season.

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I look back and remember thinking when we signed him, that if Salah gave us 15 goals a season I'd be happy.

How long left?

Took the dog out for a walk before I thrashed the living room. We really handed it to them today. They had a makeshift back 4 that we should have been carving open on the counter. Maybe the positive out of this will be that the team will want to make a statement in the next few games. Also less games than City is good at this stage.

Before I was born, but the 3-0 vs Newcastle is always mentioned as a complete performance with Newcastle getting schooled. I remember finals from 1982ish onwards. My first memories of a Liverpool game is Whelan scoring vs Spurs in the Lge Cup final. Nearly all the finals I've seen have been memorable but none have been a total domination by us in hindsight. Even Sunderland in 1992 was 0-0 at HT with them giving us a couple of scares. Probably the 2-0 vs Spurs in Madrid was more of a controlled performance from start to finish thanks to the early goal. Favourites? Istanbul (I was there). The Owen final too, with my Dad being an Arsenal fan and finally getting some payback for 1989.

Endo in crutches and left leg in a brace.......

Kelleher Bradley Konate Virgil Robertson Gravenberch Endo Macca Elliot Gakpo Diaz Hopefully we can have Salah, Nunez and Szoboszlai on the bench.

Arteta to Barca?

I was delivering a presentation at work on Friday when a guy sat in front flashed his mobile at the guy sat next to him and I asked what happened. He showed me the headline and I thought it was the class playing a joke on me. Needless to say I was stunned. Today I found out that my 13yr old son found out during his P.E. lesson at school and didn't feel up to carrying on with the lesson and sat it out. He was shattered. Reminded me of my reaction, aged 15, when Kenny quit in 1991.

Fulham had eliminated them from the Europa Lge in 09/10 with a great comeback.

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Have a feeling it will be closer than many expect. Important we score first.

Yeah, but I mean player who was in the first-team squad at the time.

Hard to believe he is the only player at the club who was here before Jurgen joined.

I still think he can play an important part in our season.

Kelleher Gomes Quansah Konate Tsimikas Gravenberch Endo Bajcetic Doak Gakpo Jota

Pity to lose out, but we move on. In the end we only want players who want to play for us to join. Lavia and 1-2 others would be great now.

BREAKING: Moisés Caicedo to Chelsea, here we go! Agreement reached and sealed right now — it’s gonna British record transfer fee #CFC £115m fee plus sell-on clause included for Brighton. Medical tests, booked. Caicedo will sign until June 2031 with option until 2032.

Having him available to play is something they'd surely look to gain for that price.......

There must clearly be issues with Chelsea's bid, unless there is an agreement to make a statement announcing Caicedo just before the game. I am no lawyer, but I think from one bid to another all that is changing is the fee and the payment structure, so it is not as if they're writing War And Peace in one day..........

One thing I've learnt over the past couple of days is that imminent is not soon........

Melissa Reddy @MelissaReddy_ · 14m Replying to @MelissaReddy_ Overriding sense that Chelsea will do what is necessary to get Caicedo, who has been their priority target. How Liverpool would progress in that instance, given the Romeo Lavia situation and with time running out, will be fascinating.