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The extent of the Liverpool playmaker’s injury is unknown, but i’s believed he sustained it during Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby.

The Reds, now sat 10th in the Premier League after a substandard start to the campaign, have identified the German as their ideal successor – though Carlo Ancelotti and Frank de Boer are other candidates under consideration.

“This is where we find out about players like Divock Origi and others on the fringe”, Rodgers said.

Steve McClaren is under no pressure from the Newcastle board with the Magpies prepared to give him all the time he needs to get the job right.

Liverpool drew their opening Europa League Group B match against the Ligue 1 side Bordeaux 1-1 at the Matmut Atlantique stadium. However, his impressive performance in the Europa League draw at Bordeaux led to some encouraging comments by manager Brendan Rodgers.

Liverpool starlet Jordon Ibe has admitted that he remains undecided on his global future, amidst interest from both England – who are set to offer him an Under-21 call up next week – and Nigeria.

Nevertheless the referee Craig Pawson and assistant Harry Lennard allowed the goal to stand, in what appeared to be a clear misinterpretation of new guidelines issued on the offside law for this season.

“Sakho is not among the players Liverpool are actively looking to move on before the transfer window closes”, Walsh writes. I think that pressure surprised him and how every error is highlighted and not much is made of your good performances because they’re expected.

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino continued his return to full match fitness by scoring a hat-trick in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Welsh club TNS on Monday.

The Italian striker, along with Mario Balotelli, has no future at the Anfield club and could be sold in the summer.

Spinning the situation positively, Henderson said: “There couldn’t be a better place for us to start and put what happened there last season to bed once and for all”.

Philippe Coutinho returned to action with a goal to help Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over HJK Helsinki in Finland on Saturday in its latest preseason encounter.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa was “totally depressed for a month” after he reversed over his pet Yorkshire Terrier and killed it. It has been revealed that Chelsea FC agreed to pay more money to Atletico for the Spaniard, if they rejected Liverpool FC’s approach...