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What Jurgen Klopp thinks about Liverpool losing Virgil van Dijk to injury

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has responded to what would happen if Van Dijk got injured (Image: GETTY) Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has insisted he will not panic if he loses Virgil van Dijk to injury at any point this season. PUBLISHED: 10:27, Fri, Sep 20, 2019UPDATED: 12:03, Fri, Sep 20, 2019 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share with Email Share via Whatsapp Liverpool remain top of the Premier League heading into Sunday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea, but the Reds know there is an awful long way to go. And if Manchester City’s start is anything to go by, Jurgen Klopp knows the picture can change very quickly. Pep Guardiola has lost star defender Aymeric Laporte to a serious injury, while John Stones has also been sidelined for five weeks in the midst of a crisis at centre-back. That posed the question to Jurgen Klopp on Friday ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge, what would Liverpool do if they lost Virgil van Dijk to injury...

Mercy Johnson releases new portraits

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Sep 20, 2019 7:18 AM Actress and happily mum of three, Mercy Johnson is indeed a gorgeous woman! The actress and TV host recently released new photos as campaign for a hair company and she absolutely slayed in the shot. In the photos, Mercy can be seen rocking a pixie cut wig and a white ensemble that accentuates her curves in the right places, See more photos below:

Solskjaer Picks Best Replacement For Pogba

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Sep 20, 2019 1:22 PM Paul Pogba drew attention from Real Madrid and Juventus in the summer, but his efforts to leave Manchester United weren’t successful. Reports coming out of England and Spain suggested the Red Devils had no plans to let the midfielder leave. Despite the reported stance from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, Calciomercato.it in Italy claim the 20-time English champions had looked at other midfielders in the event of the France international’s departure. It’s stated the Premier League club ‘considered’ Napoli’s Fabián Ruiz as a ‘one of the best alternatives’ if Pogba had left Old Trafford. Embed from Getty Images Pogba’s still at United, and the club never made an approach for the Serie A player, who impressed for Napoli and Spain U21 over the last 12 months. Even though Fabián joined Carlo Ancelotti’s side in 2018, the report explains the Naples club are planning to extend his contract. He ...

Nigeria sports minister calls Tammy Abraham's father on phone

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Sep 20, 2019 8:22 AM Nigeria's Sports Minister Sunday Dare has revealed that he spoke with Tammy Abraham's father on the phone. Nigeria is in a running battle with England to win the Chelsea striker's interest to represent them on international level. Nigeria is doing everything posible to get the player to pledge his allegiance to the Super Eagles and the sports minister has taken a step further on that. “Last night I spoke with Mr Abraham, the father of soccer sensation Tammy Abraham in London,” Dare tweeted. “I shared my excitement about his son’s exploits on the field with him. He was happy and thankful for reaching out.” Abraham, born in England to Nigerian parents, is eligible to play for either the Three Lions and Super Eagles. The 21-year-old has not ruled out the possibility of playing for Nigeria despite the possibility of wearing the Three Lions jersey in October. He is the joint top scorer in the English Premier League with seven goals....

West Ham-owned Oladapo Afolayan impressed with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka

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Sep 20, 2019 6:30 AM Oladapo Afolayan , on loan at Mansfield Town from  West Ham United , sends a message to  Arsenal  winger  Bukayo Saka . West Ham  United-owned forward Oladapo Afolayan has praised Bukayo Saka on  Twitter  for his performance for Arsenal against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday evening. Saka scored for Arsenal in their  3-0 win against 10-man Frankfurt in  Europa League  Group F on Thursday evening. The 18-year-old winger found the net in the 85th minute of the encounter for what was his first senior goal for the  Gunners , as reported by  BBC Sport . According to  WhoScored , against Frankfurt on Thursday evening, Saka provided two assists, had a pass accuracy of 72%, made one tackle and one clearance, and played five key passes. Forward Afolayan, who is 22 years of age and is on loan at Mansfield Town from West Ham, was impressed with the performance of Sako for Arsenal. Dapo Afolayan@dapo_a...

It's going to take two or three injuries to get him in the team': Michael Owen writes off Manchester United star Fred and claims £52m man is way down the Old Trafford pecking order

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Sep 19, 2019 11:20 PM Manchester United 's £52million man Fred is only getting into the first team this season if at least two or three players get injured, says Michael Owen. The former United striker laid into the Brazilian following the 1-0 opening  Europa League  group game over Astana. Fred played the full 90 minutes as United laboured to a narrow victory, taking three points courtesy of a first senior goal for 17-year-old Mason Greenwood. Fred has been written off by Michael Owen, who thinks he'll only play in event of injuries Owen gave his verdict on the £52m Brazilian on BT Sport following the final whistle Following the match, Owen focused upon Fred and fellow South American Marcos Rojo, who was also making his first appearance of the season.  'They’re just squad players,' said Owen of Fred and Rojo.  'It’s gonna take two or three injuries for these types of players to get in the first team.  Owen also feels defender M...

VIDEO: Joe Willock gives Arsenal Half-Time Lead Against Frankfurt

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Sep 19, 2019 7:20 PM Arsenal’s 2019 Europa League campaign has gotten underway on a bright note against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena. Despite missing a couple of chances, the Gunners have taken the lead in Germany and the goal was scored by one of the youngsters Joe Willock