Liverpool sink Villa to open up 5-point lead

Liverpool opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah struck in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa. The Reds took full advantage of Manchester City's latest defeat at Brighton earlier on Saturday to surge further clear of the champions. Liverpool failed to

Liverpool rout woeful Man Utd, Chelsea held by Palace

Luis Diaz starred as Liverpool routed arch rivals Manchester United 3-0 to extend their perfect start under new boss Arne Slot, while Chelsea suffered fresh frustration in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Hired from Feyenoord to succeed Jurgen Klopp in the close-season, Slot has overseen three successive wins

Liverpool’s Slot faces first test at Man Utd

Liverpool boss Arne Slot faces his first major test with a trip to Manchester United, while Newcastle and Tottenham also face off on Sunday hoping to dispel early season doubts over their credentials for a top-four finish. AFP Sport looks at the best of this weekend's action in the Premier League: Dutch

Salah scores as Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1

Mo Salah and Fabio Carvalho scored first-half goals to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Arsenal in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday while Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 victory against Club America. Kai Havertz scored Arsenal's goal in front of a crowd of 69,879 at the home stadium of the NFL's

Liverpool back to the top

Alexis Mac Allister fired Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League as the Argentine's "wonder goal" inspired a tense 3-1 win against lowly Sheffield United on Thursday. Jurgen Klopp's side were growing anxious after Darwin Nunez's early opener was cancelled out by Conor Bradley's own goal in the second

Liverpool cruise into Europa League quarters

Liverpool scored four times inside 14 minutes in a 6-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League as Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen needed two stoppage-time goals to eliminate Qarabag. AC Milan, Marseille, Roma and West Ham were among the other sides to also book their place

Liverpool’s quadruple chase faces Man Utd test

Manchester United are aiming to derail Liverpool's bid for a quadruple and salvage a difficult second season for Erik ten Hag in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final. Newcastle will need to pull off a major shock to maintain their bid for a first major trophy in 55 years when they travel to