Sturridge is continuing to build his way back to a first team return but he will not be part of the squad that Brendan Rodgers takes to Bordeaux on Wednesday for Liverpool’s opening Europa League game.
LONDON, Sept 18 Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hopes that England internationals Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson will provide the club with a boost by returning for Norwich City’s visit to Anfield on Sunday.
Having come on as a ninth-minute substitute for the injured Muhamed Besic, Naismith headed Everton into a 17th-minute lead at Goodison Park and quickly followed up by scoring his second with a low drive from outside the area.
There is also some speculation that Alberto Moreno could be in line to start at left back ahead of Joe Gomez, who has looked shaky defensively the past few games and capped things off with a terribly timed challenge that gave Manchester United a penalty and their third goal on...
Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol, whose side have had a similar start to Liverpool in their opening five matches, is taking nothing for granted despite Liverpool’s weakened squad.
Liverpool travel to the south-west of France to kick-start their Europa League campaign by taking on Bordeaux on Thursday night as the Reds aim to put their 3-1 loss to arch rivals Manchester United at the weekend behind them.
Ajax and Fenerbahce both enjoy one-goal advantages going into their second legs with Jablonec and Atromitos respectively, although Supercopa de Espana winners Athletic Bilbao return to San Mames trailing Zilina 3-2. “There were times when the Brazilian did incredible...
Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal team showed a lack of leadership after their first game of the new Premier League season ended in a 2-0 defeat against West Ham, former Gunners manager George Graham has claimed.
“No one had any idea that the team would deliver such a game”, Watzke said, while warning against early-season over-confidence with Dortmund facing Norway’s Odd in a Europa League playoff on Thursday before travelling to promoted Ingolstadt, who stunned Mainz 05...
“He’s got a great build, his physique is good and his mobility is very good, he handled the ball really well, he knew when to drop back and make a fifth defender”, Quinn added.
“I was at Tottenham for a while, but they did not want me, and I went to West Ham, which was the best option for me”, said Oxford, who is scheduled to receive his GCSE results next week. I was a striker back then.
First-half goals by Shinji Okazaki and Riyad Mahrez put Leicester in control and although the host hit back through Dimitri Payet after the break, West Ham was unable to fix the damage at Upton Park.