29 h. ago Slot’s revamped Liverpool are vulnerable in a way that they weren’t last season | Jonathan Wilson

Injury-hit Arsenal face an ill-at-ease champions struggling to fit the new cogs in their hitherto well-oiled machineThe mechanisms of a football team are delicate. You win the league then add nearly £300m of talent and it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll win it again, doesn’t necessarily make you better, even if you’re not doing something as obviously likely to cause imbalance as adding Kylian Mbappé to a Real Madrid team already stacked with left-sided attackers.Liverpool go into Sunday’s home game against Arsenal having won two out of two in the Premier League and scored a healthy seven goals. But those aren’t the statistics that tell the whole story. If you include the Community Shield, Liverpool have conceded two goals in each of their three games so far. The defensive problems are obvious and the return of Ryan Gravenberch at Newcastle on Monday did not magically solve them. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Newcastle fans send defiant message amid Alexander Isak issues

Isak was left out of Newcastle matchday squad for their clash with Liverpool as he looks to force a move to the Premier League champions

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6 d. ago Joleon Lescott reveals Rangers transfer truth over collapsed deal that flies in the face of Mark Warburton explanation

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1 week ago Alexander Isak left out crucial 'detail' from statement that's holding up Liverpool transfer

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1 week ago From wasteland to tourist attraction: Everton’s new home set to turbo

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