James Milner was named Man of the Match for Liverpool’s opening day of the season win against West Ham. The veteran, playing on the right side of a three man midfield, had the most touches, most passes, most crosses and most distance covered among his Reds teammates.
122 touches
102 passes
57 passes in opposition half
93% pass accuracy
7 crosses
12.55 km distance covered by Milner
Another Premier league season is kicking off and many of the top sides have been busy in the market as they look to challenge for the top four and title. Liverpool, as is customary with them in recent years, have been busy investing in the squad as they look to continue their rise that included a memorable run last season to the Champions league final. The final was a game that firmly indicated that Liverpool needed a top class goalkeeper and they have sorted just that. They have signed Brazilian number one Alisson for £65 million from Roma which is a big price tag so pressure will be on him from the get go to perform. Along with Alisson, they’ve landed Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri, which takes their spending in this window to nearly £175m (and counting!) Continue reading
Leicester City have agreed a fee with Liverpool for the transfer of goalkeeper Danny Ward. The Welsh keeper, No.3 at the Reds behind Lorius Karius and Simon Mignolet, will now discuss personal terms with Leicester after the Foxes agreed a £10m fee for the Reds.
It remains to be seen whether Leicester see Ward as a potential replacement for Kasper Schmeichel, who has been linked with moves to Chelsea and Roma, or as a backup option for the Danish international.
Liverpool are themselves close to signing Roma’s Alisson Becker.
Ward signed for Liverpool in 2012 but has only made 3 first team appearances for the Reds.
