New long-term contract for Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho

Mamadou Sakho has resolved doubts about his future by agreeing a new five year contract.

Today news has emerged that following all this unnecessary Hip-Hop two-stepping and James Brown shuffling, Sakho’s representatives are in Liverpool to agree fresh terms that will tie the former Paris-Saint Germain defender to the Merseyside club until 2020.

Rodgers expressed his wish to retain Sakho’s services earlier this week and the 25-year-old has obliged by penning his new deal. Lovren did recover at the end of last season with a few good performances, but everyone knows that Liverpool have looked a little more assured when Skrtel has played alongside Sakho. “I was happy with the goal and I was playing in a more central role, which gave me a chance to do that”, he said.

Norwich are now level with Liverpool on seven points following an encouraging start to their battle for Barclays Premier League survival.

“It is good Liverpool sold him because it seemed like every time we played them when we were in the Premier League, he seemed to score three or four goals”, the Norway global told the British media. “We saw a very young and very promising Liverpool team”, he said.

The 34-year-old believes that the work ethic on show from his players has been instrumental in helping them to pick up points and he hopes they can maintain their high standards.

“When you miss players of that calibre it’s going to have an impact”, Rodgers said.

“Coming away in European games is always tough to do, but with the lack of experience we had and a lot of the young players, I was delighted with that”.

The 18-year-old seemed to impress almost everyone connected with Liverpool in last night’s 1-1 draw with Bordeaux in the Europa League, and the Dane is confident that Rossiter can kick on from his display in France.

But after spending the bulk of his rehabilitation in America, he has resumed training with Liverpool over the past fortnight and could play some role when Norwich visit Anfield this weekend.