Jurgen Klopp and Andy Robertson don’t quite agree on how bad Liverpool are right now. Caicedo’s hopes of moving to Arsenal appear vain and miraculous on Newcastle’s radar.
Here are the headlines for today’s English football news.
Snacks Weekend: Liverpool ‘getting worse’
Jurgen Klopp gave Andy Robertson half foul and half foul regarding claiming Liverpool are getting worse.
The club was eliminated from the FA Cup against Brighton after a late winning goal from Kaoru Mitoma. Liverpool have won just one of their last six matches in all competitions.
– I am very disappointed. At a club like Liverpool, fans expect a lot, and to lose with the last kick of the game is a huge disappointment. We have to start winning matches. Andy Robertson says it’s easy to say but hard to fix.
– This season wasn’t good enough. We wanted to make a fresh start but it didn’t happen. We’ve been worse. In the league we weren’t good enough and now we’re out of both cups.
Jurgen Klopp, according to the Guardian:
– This is not one hundred percent correct, but not one hundred percent wrong either. Of course, we wanted to have a fresh start after the restroom. So far this has not fully happened, it is absolutely true.
Weekend condition: Wrexham strong
Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds Wrexham is the first non-league team to score three or more goals in four consecutive FA Cup matches. Liverpool, meanwhile, were two wins away from winning the quadruple last season, but now have only the Champions League title to chase. There may be as few as seven Premier League teams in the fifth round of the FA Cup, depending on what happens in the replay.
Weekend absurdity: Caicedo could forget Arsenal transfer
Moises Caicedo is making every effort to leave Brighton in the January window and join league leaders Arsenal. In addition to refusing to train, the Ecuadorian was also left out of the squad for this weekend’s meeting with Liverpool. The Athletic reported that Arsenal’s bid of £60m was dropped on Friday and raised to £65m plus £5m in bonuses on Saturday. But Brighton are clear that they do not want to sell the midfielder.
Weekend impression: The PL club shows interest in the Wonder Kids
For a few seconds on Saturday afternoon, 15-year-old Chris Rigg thought he had nailed the winning goal against Fulham. Now, the VAR has ruled out the Sunderland player’s foul, but most have noted the young player’s superior effort.
Riggs gets two days off school every week to train with Sunderland. Favorite team is Newcastle, which is the club with an eye on talent, according to the Daily Mail.
Weekend sequence: storming after Odegaard planning
Albert Sambi Lokonga headed straight for the tunnel after Arsenal’s FA Cup defeat to Man City away at the Etihad Stadium. Shortly before, the midfielder, who had jumped in for Thomas Partey, was canceled out by team-mate Martin Odegaard. The reason is that Lokonga left central areas, forcing the Norwegian to deal with it illegally.
Lokonga’s performance was panned by pundits Ian Wright and Roy Keane and the latter thought it was worrying that the midfielder did not seem to understand the role.
Swede’s goal of the weekend: double strikes
Stina Plakstenius was responsible for two goals in Arsenal’s massive defeat against Leeds in the FA Cup (9-0). Lena Hurtig also ended up scoring goals in the same match. Julia Zigiotti Olmi had just as much fun, scoring twice as Brighton beat West Bromwich Albion 7-0.