Harvey Elliott‘s harm was the headline information on Wednesday, a day that noticed Kylian Mbappe thrust again into the Liverpool highlight regardless of that ship crusing years in the past!
Immediately’s Fundamental LFC Headline
Harvey Elliott has suffered a fractured foot, an harm that may hold him out for as much as six weeks.
It’s a main blow for the 21-year-old simply as his probability was to come back with Liverpool enjoying seven video games throughout three completely different competitions in simply 22 days.
He felt “discomfort throughout coaching” with the England U21s, and additional medical evaluation with the membership led to the analysis.
Elliott is aiming to be again for the primary recreation after the October worldwide break – in opposition to Chelsea on October 20. It’s a big disgrace, he’s solely performed seven minutes thus far in 2023/24.
Learn extra on Elliott’s harm right here
Immediately’s Liverpool FC Information
- We nonetheless can’t get away from Kylian Mbappe rumours, the newest is that he had agreed to affix Liverpool in 2022 with a clause for a future choice to affix Actual Madrid. Maybe all of us transfer on from this, yeah? (L’Equipe)
- Rio Ngumoha, the 16-year-old winger Liverpool signed from Chelsea in the summertime, joined members of the primary crew for coaching early this week – the membership clearly charge him extremely
- Ryan Gravenberch‘s chic Trent-like move for the Netherlands went viral – actually, it’s a crime that it didn’t find yourself as an help
- Mexican winger Cesar Huerta has stated he “had my suitcase prepared” to affix Liverpool this summer season – the switch is reported to have damaged down after Sunderland rejected to take him on mortgage. May very well be one to look at in January (AS)
- Mohamed Salah marked his one centesimal worldwide look for Egypt with a purpose – we didn’t anticipate something much less – and he was introduced with a commemorative shirt for his efforts
- Liverpool Girls will play their first recreation at their new stadium on Sunday (kickoff at 2pm UK). It’s in opposition to Everton in a pre-season pleasant and tickets can be found right here
Extra from This Is Anfield
- Opinion: Arne Slot confronted dozens of questions on transfers, but when Liverpool wished a head coach he shouldn’t be the one to entrance the press, writes James Nalton
- Jamie Carragher was shocked Chelsea have been satisfied to spend £50m on Fernando Torres in 2011. Chelsea making reckless monetary selections, who would have thought?
- Internationals: 10 of the 19 first-team members known as up this month performed each minute for his or her nation! Not precisely perfect
Elsewhere within the soccer world immediately
- Man United have reported a web lack of £113.2m in the course of the 2023/24 season, and but they are saying they continue to be compliant with the Premier League‘s spending guidelines, righto! (Athletic)
- Mauricio Pochettino has formally been unveiled as the brand new supervisor of the USA, former Liverpool coach Jack Robinson not too long ago joined US Soccer as their head of goalkeeping
- Norway’s crew physician expects Martin Odegaard to be out for a minimum of three weeks with an ankle harm – if a fracture was discovered throughout his MRI, it will be nearer to 6 weeks (BBC Sport)
Liverpool FC: On this present day
On this present day in 2001, Liverpool performed their first ever recreation within the Champions League correct in opposition to Boavista at Anfield – it was an extended wait again to the highest desk of European soccer.
Gerard Houllier was on the helm for the event and the Reds may solely handle a 1-1 draw in opposition to the Portuguese facet, Michael Owen was the goalscorer in what was Steven Gerrard‘s one centesimal recreation as a Crimson.
Liverpool have been finally knocked out within the quarter-final stage however within the years since have lifted the trophy twice from a complete of 5 ultimate appearances – right here’s hoping one other is on the horizon!
