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Reds fans split on Alisson Becker future
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool fan Abigail Rudkin says "it is a massive relief" to know Mohamed Salah is expected to return from injury before the end of the season.
There were concerns that Salah may have played his last game for the club after he was forced off against Crystal Palace on Saturday with a hamstring injury.
However, Liverpool said on Wednesday that the problem is a "minor muscle injury" and that it is "anticipated" the Egypt international will recover in time to feature again before ending a nine-year spell at Anfield.
"You could sense the anxiety among the fanbase," Rudkin told BBC Radio Merseyside. "You didn't know if it was going to be his last game.
"No-one wants to say goodbye to Salah in that way. We all absolutely adore him so the idea that was the last time we'd see him in a Liverpool shirt was really sad.
"It is a massive relief and it means now he can appreciate the games he has left with the fans.
"He probably panicked himself when he went off injured thinking it would be the last time he plays for Liverpool."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on the situation with Alisson, who is entering the final year of his contract at Anfield and is currently out because of injury.
Would this summer be the right time for Liverpool to sell him and, if so, is Giorgi Mamardashvili good enough to step up to number one?
Here are some of your comments:
Graeme: Any club wants to keep its best players and those players are also coveted by big European clubs because they're so good. Alisson is no different - he's a top keeper and has kept the team in so many matches. However, his injuries are frequent and frustrating. With Freddie Woodman making his debut, could this be his moment to become number two, with Giorgi Mamardashvili moving to number one? Whatever happens, Alisson is a legend.
Jimbo: Sell him if we can. Hopefully for big cheese to the Saudi Pro League rather than peanuts to Italy. If he stays, it's simply a downward spiral of absence through injury plus poor kicking when available.
Ian: Mamardashvili is obviously a competent replacement for Alisson or Liverpool wouldn't have bought him, and he has put in some impressive performances in Alisson's absences. If he wants to go then cash in and put the money in the transfer kitty because we definitely need to replace Mohamed Salah and strengthen a weak midfield.
Mark: Should have kept Caoimhin Kelleher - he was great.
Andy: I'd be absolutely gutted if Alisson left this summer - he still has so much to give the team, quite apart from being one of the world's best stoppers. Why would we let him go? We have missed some experience this season and he has bucketloads.
James: I worry about the loss of leadership but other than that we have a very capable number two ready to step up and what looks to be a decent number three who could also step up. There are more pressing issues to resolve than worrying too much about the goalkeeping position.
Neil: Really hope Alisson stays but would completely understand if he wanted a new challenge.
Some of you have been in touch to ask us which Liverpool striker can boast the best goals-per-game figures for the club.
You can ask questions like this via our Ask Me Anything about Liverpool form and we'll try to get answers.
On this occasion, we reached out to our friends at LFChistory.net., external
Their data says the most frequent scorer for the Reds was Gordon Hodgson, averaging 0.639 goals a game.
The brilliant Luis Suarez comes in second on 0.617, with John Aldridge on 0.606.
Hodgson did his work for the Reds between 1925 and 1936, a remarkable spell where he plundered 241 goals.
Mohamed Salah recently surpassed Hodgson's tally and now sits on 257 goals for the club, trailing only Roger Hunt (285) and Ian Rush (346).
So if goals are your marker, Rush is your man. If it's a player who finds the net frequently that is your thing, Hodgson tops the billing.
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The latest episode of BBC's More Than The Score podcast looks into the rising cost of tickets in top flight football.
Liverpool supporters' have recently conducted protests over a decision to rise admission prices over the next three years.
The club's supporters' union Spirit of Shankly organised the removal of the typical array of flags and banners from The Kop on matchdays and also asked fans in the ground to hold up yellow cards reading 'Caution - Anfield's soul at risk', in the 13th minute during their 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Host John Bennett is joined by football finance expert Kieran Maguire and Nils Kern - editor of Real Madrid fanzine, Real Total - to discuss why clubs are becoming increasingly concerned with financial success.
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Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says "of course" he would "love" goalkeeper Alisson Becker to stay at Liverpool but insists the club will always adapt and evolve when senior players depart.
Earlier this year the Reds exercised the one-year extension option they had on the 33-year-old's contract, which was due to expire in the summer.
However, there has still been speculation linking him with an exit at the end of the season, with reported interest from European giants including Juventus.
"Listen, there is always going to be a day where you – including myself – will go," said Van Dijk.
"But if it's going to happen – and I have no idea about it and I don't think at this point he has an idea about it – then we will, as a club, adapt to that."
Alisson has won eight trophies during his eight years at Anfield but missed 16 games last season through injury and that tally is already at 17 this time around.
"We have been through everything together, positive things and some negative things unfortunately as well, so it would definitely be a big blow and a miss but I don't think, for me, it's a good idea to think ahead about what could or could not happen," Van Dijk added.
"He's very important for me as one of the leaders in the team and I think he is very important on the pitch because I think he is one of the best – in my opinion the best – goalkeeper in the world.
"He's trying to be back as soon as possible to help us for the last four games and that's our main focus.
"Whatever happens after that is not something you should ask me. Would I love him to stay? Of course, there's no doubt about that.
"There are rumours but if there is anything concrete then we will all find out but for me I'm never worried."
Aadam Patel
Liverpool reporter
The future of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has been the subject of several questions sent in via our club Ask Me Anything form.
When Arne Slot was asked last week about the possibility of Alisson leaving this summer, the Liverpool head coach did not guarantee he would stay. So there is certainly a chance he moves on.
If the Brazilian, who has been linked with Juventus, was to leave, then it would mean Liverpool losing another experienced campaigner, with Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson already confirming their exits this summer.
"The people who make these decisions take everything into account," said Slot, when asked about the 33-year-old.
"They try to make the best decisions with the interest of the club. It [experience] is definitely one argument to keep him but there are other arguments. That is a decision the club has to make if that is needed. In the end, he still has one year [on his contract]."
Alisson signed a one-year contract extension in March that would see him through to the end of 2026-27 at Anfield and stop him leaving on a free this summer.
But he missed 16 games last season through injury and that tally is already at 17 this time around.
In Giorgi Mamardashvili, Liverpool have their back-up option ready to step up as a new permanent number one.
So if a reasonable offer was to come in this summer for Alisson, who has played 332 games for Liverpool since joining from Roma in 2018, then there is certainly a possibility that both parties could choose to move on.
What do you think about the situation with Alisson? Would this summer be the right time to sell? And is Mamardashvili good enough to step up to number one?
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe Late Challenge podcast's Mo Stewart discussed Liverpool's 3-1 over Crystal Palace at the weekend with BBC Radio Merseyside.
The victory made it three league wins on the bounce for the Reds and one of the biggest takeaways from the game was the performance of third-choice goalkeeper, Freddie Woodman.
He made five saves, his highest total in a single match in the Premier League.
"That Liverpool performance wasn't a million miles away from the ones earlier on in the season," said Stewart.
"On Saturday, those chances came for Crystal Palace but they didn't go in. Chances came for Liverpool and they did.
"The fact Woodman got his name sung on The Kop, not only did they say he should be the new England goalkeeper, but I believe there's merch being made with his name on.
"Liverpool love a cult hero, and I think he's become one over the past two games."
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For a third consecutive campaign, Manchester City will not increase ticket prices.
Official Supporters Club representative Kevin Parker told BBC Sport's Manchester City reporter, Shamoon Hafez that "putting prices up in this in the current climate is an absolute no, no".
City have reacted by freezing ticket prices "in recognition of the extraordinary accumulated impact of the current cost of living pressures on fans and their families".
Parker believes other top-flight clubs have "ignored" the current cost of living pressures and that some clubs have "gone way too far" with their ticket price increase.
"Any percentage increase is too far. For City to listen, that is the most important part of this," added Parker.
"Various protests around the stadiums also objected to that [proposed 2.8% increase to Man City tickets], but the club came back and said: 'We have listened and this is what we're going to do'."
City have also introduced a new bracket of adult ticket prices starting at £25 for some midweek Premier League games, acknowledging the difficulties of attending such matches during a working week.
Liverpool fans have already conducted several protests against plans to increase ticket prices before each of the next three seasons.
The move has prompted Supporters' Union Spirit of Shankly to call on fans to work together across the game in order to protect affordable access to matches.
Liverpool hope their strong relationship with RB Leipzig will help them land 19-year-old Ivorian attacker Yan Diomande early in the summer transfer window. (Football Insider), external
Liverpool are also monitoring Napoli's Sam Beukema, 27, with the Dutch defender a long-term favourite of manager Arne Slot. (Teamtalk), external
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Gareth Roberts from The Spirit of Shankly supporters' union believes Saturday's ticket price protest sent "an incredibly strong message" to the Liverpool board and wider football clubs.
Fans have become increasingly frustrated with plans to increase ticket prices across each of the next three seasons.
Supporters held up yellow cards in the 13th minute of Liverpool's fixture with Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday that said 'Caution, Anfield's soul at risk' on them.
It is a move that has been orchestrated by Spirit of Shankly.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, Roberts said he hopes it won't take people voting with their feet for the club to go back on their plans.
"Spirit of Shankly and other supporter groups are very much open to Liverpool coming back to the table because none of us want to be doing this," he said. "I'd much rather be having a pint with my mates before going in to watch Liverpool but instead I'm spending hours giving out yellow cards.
"In terms of what it might take, 10 years ago there were 10,000 of us that walked out of the ground at the prospect of £77 tickets at Anfield. They subsequently did a u-turn on that idea and we've never had £77 general admission tickets since.
"The majority of Anfield held up the cards - including Palace fans - so that sends an incredibly strong message that lots of people are concerned about the direction it's going in.
"And other clubs should be because if Liverpool get away with putting these prices up then you know that other clubs will follow suit."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on whether Liverpool should look to sell Curtis Jones this summer with his current contract set to expire in 2027.
Here are some of your comments:
John: No. He is a talented, reliable player with creativity and vision. Also importantly, he is a home-grown product who can hold his own with enormously expensive foreign players. The falling number of British players in the Premier League is an alarming trend.
Jane: Should absolutely keep Jones and play him. His passion and love for Liverpool and his quality are really important for us. He provides calmness in possession and pure determination to contribute to his team - and he's a Scouser.
Andrew: Absolutely no way Jones should be sold. Too good of a player (versatile and creative) as well as possibly the only Scouser left in the squad which is a connection Liverpool have always had and should maintain with their supporters.
Phil: No. We should definitely keep Jones. He is improving with forward passes. Just as we should have kept the young and inspiring Harvey Elliott - we should encourage our young players, not sell them off.
Graeme: Curtis should not be sold, he just needs to play more. His last couple of games have shown us glimpses of his ability, and he's definitely quicker than Alexis Mac Allister. He's a versatile player and that's what a squad needs.
Isaac: I have liked him more playing as a right-back and he has done it so excellently and I would love to see more of him in that position because he has filled the void left by Trent Alexander-Arnold. For the case of him playing as a midfielder, there are better players for that role. So, my verdict is that he should stay if he is playing at right-back but if he would love to play more as a midfielder then I wish him all the best in his quest for more minutes.
Nigel: Curtis should be moved on. We've been waiting for him to crack on and claim an outright position in midfield for the past couple of years now. He's not an elite player that we should invest any more time in. He would do well in a slower team and league, like say in Italy or Spain. I'd really like to see him do well, he's a good lad and I think he just needs to find the right place to be.
Catherine: Jones is the weakest link. Sell at any price. Just not consistently good enough.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he hopes Florian Wirtz has a fantastic World Cup.
Wirtz joined Liverpool in June 2025, after Klopp had left the club, and has scored seven goals in all competitions for the Reds.
In an interview with BBC Sport, when asked who he thinks will be the standout players in this summer's tournament, Klopp's affinity for Liverpool came to the fore.
"I hope Flo Wirtz will have a fantastic, fantastic World Cup. I think he has everything you need to be a standout player," Klopp said.
"I don't want to put any pressure on the boy. I really think he showed already how good he can be in a difficult season."
Klopp was Liverpool manager from 2015 until 2024, where he won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and more in a successful spell at Anfield.
He is now head of global football at Red Bull, and will work at the World Cup for German television as a pundit, as well as in a role as global ambassador for Budweiser.
Some of the players who had the biggest impact in winning those trophies are at this summer's tournament in North America and Klopp spoke fondly of his former players.
"I hope my players will have a great World Cup," he added.
"I hope that Andy Robertson and Alisson Becker can enjoy that when they meet each other. Can you imagine that you play together for such a long time and Scotland qualifies first time, I don't know, since when, for the World Cup, and you meet each other, your friends, your mutual friends, and you meet each other in a game like that? I mean, that must be one of the happiest moments in your life.
"I wish Virgil [van Dijk] will have a great tournament. I really wish for Mo [Salah] that he will have a great tournament. I honestly wish that Sadio [Mane] will have a great tournament. Macca [Alexis Mac Allister], if he won, if they win it again. It was so nice to see him with a medal around his neck and when he came back to Brighton.
"So many [of my] former players are part of the World Cup, which is really, really nice. And to see how time flies. Another former player of mine will be a co-pundit of mine, Mats Hummels, Thomas Muller as well, but Mats Hummels was my former player. So, all of a sudden, things changed the perspective."
Liverpool could miss out on Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande as the 19-year-old is likely to stay at RB Leipzig for at least another year. (Christian Falk via CFBayerninsider), external
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Jordan Chamberlain
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesThere is no way Liverpool should consider selling Curtis Jones in the summer.
The Scouser, who is potentially taking the vice-captain role when Andy Robertson leaves, was excellent in Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
What I like about Jones is how much he enjoys the football. He rarely gives it away and has a real poise in possession. His pass for Robertson for the goal that made it 2-0 was beautiful, too.
If I had a criticism of the 25-year-old it's that he doesn't play aggressive forward passes enough, but the assist suggests he may be improving in that department.
Jones has been better than Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch this season, although Arne Slot has not used him as much as the other two.
Jones and Dom Szoboszlai should be in the side as starters and the other two should be fighting for the third spot.
Thomas Tuchel should also consider Jones for his England team. He suits the slower pace of international football perfectly. And in North America this summer, with the temperatures high, England will need players who retain possession.
Jones, whose current contract expires in 2027, has been linked with a move away from Anfield to guarantee regular football, so do you think Liverpool should sell him?
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Steve Wyeth
Final score reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesAs they await further news on the severity of the injury he suffered on Saturday, Liverpool fans will hope and pray they have not seen the last of Mohamed Salah in the Reds shirt.
However, there appeared to be a collective understanding between player and supporters, when he left the field just before the hour mark against Crystal Palace, that might be the case.
Moments earlier, Salah had been serenaded by The Kop while standing over a Liverpool corner. It has not been a vintage season for him, but Salah's nine years of excellence and his status as the club's third-highest goalscorer warrants those regular moments of acclaim.
The fear is as Salah hesitated to acknowledge the ovation from all sides of Anfield, and the crescendo of appreciation in response, that a reality was being recognised. With just four games of the season remaining, and a decision on his future already made, the Egypt international's outing against Palace may have been his last.
We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Crystal Palace.
Here are some of your comments:
Liverpool fans
Steve: Still not a great watch. However, injuries are forcing the selection at the moment. Results around us are going in our favour, which will probably save Slot. Still very uneasy being one of the teams in the Premier league covering the least ground.
Keith: Finally managing to find the net in the past few games is making all the difference, as is a tighter set-up defending set-pieces. We're still far too easy to play through and had zero pressure on the ball often in the game. It was a lot more even than the score suggests - however, the referee stopping the game every time Palace's number 10 fell over when we were on the break, but failing to do when Woodman was clearly injured, didn't endear himself to the crowd. Two fantastic goals from Robbo and Wirtz sent us home happy and probably into the Champions League next season.
Christian: Slot IN! Despite everything that's happened this year, we are in with a shout of finishing third. Excellent performance. Essential points. A day in the sun for Liverpool, literally and figuratively.
John: It is worrying that Liverpool seem to be considering keeping Slot as manager. His style of football is so boring and hard to watch for supporters. Surely the hierarchy are listening to supporters and looking to change the manager to someone who will ask his players to work hard, press high and play quicker. The crowd was so quiet and that was down to the way we were playing. No intensity, no pressing, no creativity. We want a team that plays exciting football please.
Palace fans
Al: Strong display ruined by profligate finishing, which is a theme throughout this season. Shakhtar away next could be a defining moment in a season that has been topsy-turvy but still promises silverware.
Paul: Can't believe a Liverpool manager complaining about decisions going against them. Over the years they have had a ridiculous run of the green. Far too may players go down (usually holding their heads) to get play stopped. This time the keeper (who had been excellent btw) goes down after a save and Munoz rightly slots it home (not that easy either). Woodman then makes an instant recovery and plays the rest of the game with no issue.
Robin: A good display. More shots and more on target than Liverpool, who had only three on target and three goals. That's the difference in quality.
Marcus: Andy Madley's performance really needs to be looked at as it was one of the worst I've seen this season. So many decisions given to Liverpool which were laughable, but it appears if you scream loud enough then you'll get a free-kick. Liverpool were very, very lucky.
Liverpool have made contact with representatives of RB Leipzig and Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19. (Football Insider), external
The Reds are bracing themselves for a potential summer battle to keep Alisson, with the 33-year-old goalkeeper increasingly open to a move to Juventus. (Teamtalk), external
Atletico Madrid are set to rival Tottenham for defender Andy Robertson, who has confirmed he will leave Liverpool when his contract expires in June. (Daily Record), external
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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot on Alexander Isak's goal in the 3-1 win against Crystal Palace. It was the striker's first league goal at Anfield for the Reds.
Listen to the full interview with BBC Radio Merseyside above or on BBC Sounds
Neil Johnston
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesOn the corresponding weekend last season, Alexander Isak scored for Newcastle United in a win that relegated Ipswich Town.
It was his 26th goal of a successful season that would help propel Eddie Howe's side into the Champions League.
He ended the campaign with 27, and a little over three months later joined Liverpool.
"I want to create history," said Isak, after an acrimonious move before which he had trained away from Newcastle's first-team squad.
"I want to win trophies. This is the perfect place for me to grow even further and take my game to the next level."
Yet that dream move has turned into something of a nightmare for both player and club.
Isak suffered a serious ankle injury in December that included a fractured fibula.
Prior to that he had been starting in place of Hugo Ekitike, who many fans thought deserved to be selected. There were suggestions Liverpool were struggling to fit Isak into their system.
Four months later, he is still a shadow of the player he was last season and has still to complete a full 90 minutes in a Liverpool shirt.
Against Crystal Palace, he had 18 touches and registered one attempt, from which he scored, before being replaced by Ryan Gravenberch in the 79th minute.
He has now played 1,009 minutes for Liverpool - well down on the 3,319 he managed for Newcastle last season.
But Martin Keown, a pundit on Saturday's Match of the Day, believes there could be brighter days ahead for Isak.
"It's been a long time coming for someone who cost a British record transfer fee," said three-time Premier League winner Keown.
"But that feeling of celebrating with the home fans is something for him to build on. Isak showed us a little bit of what we thought we'd see from the start of the season.
"If Liverpool can get him fully fit and back to the form he showed at Newcastle, then clearly he's an outstanding player - and someone the club will still have big expectations for.
"With Mohamed Salah leaving in the summer and Hugo Ekitike likely to miss the rest of the calendar year, the Reds are going to need him back to his best."
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