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Arne Slot is confident Liverpool will improve in the second half of the season and has backed the club's summer signings to continue getting better.
Liverpool will be strong favourites against the in-form Leeds but must be wary of the threat posed by the promoted side, who stole a point off the Reds in early December. With games coming thick and fast at the beginning of 2026, Slot must lean on every member of his stretched squad.
The Italian is yet to start a game for Arne Slot's side in 2025-26 – but his relentless industry could be just what the team needs right now
Liverpool host Leeds United on Thursday, less than a month since their last meeting at Elland Road. An awful lot has changed in the interim, though. Back on December 6, it appeared as if the wheels had well and truly come off Liverpool's season,
Hugo Ekitike opens up on life lessons shaping his Liverpool riseHugo Ekitike’s early months at Liverpool have been defined by impact and introspection. Signed from Eintracht Frankfurt in the
Liverpool and Leeds United have a history of classic encounters, with their long-running rivalry established during the 1960s and 1970s. Both clubs were crowned champions on England under Bill Shankly and Don Revie respectively and clashes between the clubs are not to be missed.
With Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations and Alexander Isak injured, Florian Wirtz's first Liverpool goal could hardly have been better timed.
Liverpool made big changes in their front line over the summer transfer window. We saw British record deals conducted for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak - while Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong
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