Jurgen Klopp is being asked to bluff his right-back, Victor Lindelof is getting good grades and Tottenham Hotspur could soon change its name.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
Today’s talk: Benching Trent Alexander-Arnold
The judgment on Trent Alexander-Arnold is harsh after Liverpool lost 2-3 away to Arsenal. The Daily Mail believes the right-back needs a prick because “it would be nonsense to continue with him”.
He could be involuntarily seated for the next few matches due to Alexander-Arnold’s injury which forced him to be substituted after the break.
A sprained, swollen ankle. In seven years, he has never been replaced due to pain, says Jürgen Klopp, who added that he “doesn’t look good”.
Someone who’s also got shoes (or two) is Mo Salah. The Mirror is unkind in its assessment of the attacker’s performance: “He will make up for a series of sins if he scores, but that seems far fetched at the moment.”
Quote of the Day: Neville on Jürgen Klopp
We know that Jürgen Klopp arrived in this country with heavy metal as a principle, but that wasn’t the heavy metal ball (against Arsenal). It was just a bass guitar, says Sky analyst Gary Neville after Liverpool’s loss at the Emirates Stadium.
Status of the Day: Help King De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne surpassed Dennis Bergkamp this weekend Premier Leagues Most passes. The Belgian has 18 more appearances in the account (95 total) compared to his second best result after 219 league games – Cesc Fabregas (77). At the top of the table is Ryan Giggs (162 passes) followed by Fabregas with a total of 111 passes and Wayne Rooney (103).
Today’s name change: Spurs may have found a sponsor
After three years of operation, the Spurs Stadium is still, in short, the Spurs Stadium. According to The Athletic, a sponsorship deal may be close now. The club is said to be in talks with Google about naming rights, one of the most valuable companies in the world. The internet giant already has commercial partnerships with the US NBA and MLB in the US and also sponsors the F1 McLaren team.
Swedish ranking today: Lindelöf . rose
With injuries to players such as Alexander Isak, Pontus Jansson and Dejan Kulusevsky, Victor Lindelof was one of the few Swedes to move to the British Isles this weekend. After the winning encounter with Everton, the centre-back was honored with a solid seventh place finish on a loyal injury by the Manchester Evening News.
“He was not tested by Neil Maupai and had one of his easier encounters with Everton. More stable alongside Lisandro Martinez than earlier this week.”