Written by Lewis Thompson
@LewisGThompson
Liverpool FC Weekly News Roundup
Liverpool started the week with two significant fixtures ahead of them. The Reds knew that a win against Leeds was vital in the chase for the Premier League title and Wembley awaited the arrival of Jurgen and his men as they faced Chelsea in the final of the Carabao Cup! In case you might’ve missed something in the past week, we’ve got you covered.
Monday 21st February
Liverpool got their preparations underway for a big game at Anfield against Leeds United.
An important date for one of Liverpool’s legends, John Aldridge. On this day in 1987, the prolific record-breaking striker made his debut for the Reds.
John Barnes was signed as the assistant manager for the LFC Legends team who face Barcelona Legends at Anfield on the 26th of March.
Tuesday 22nd February
Liverpool launched a brand-new eGaming platform, LFC Gaming.
Wednesday 23rd February
The Reds took on Leeds United at Anfield knowing that a win would put them just three points behind Man City, with equal games played.
Curtis Jones started the game after being left out of the Reds’ previous three matches against Burnley, Inter and Norwich.
Thiago made his 50th appearance for the club, a stat which may be surprising to some.
A brace from Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, along with goals from Matip and Van Dijk, gave Liverpool a crushing 6-0 win over Leeds United.
A day that finally marked the success of Joel Matip’s forward runs that he loves to do, as his brilliantly worked goal made the scoreline 2-0.
Salah was voted player of the match as he reached double figures for goals and assists this season. The Egyptian now has 19 goals and 10 assists in the Premier League.
Mane also reached double figures for goals. The Senegalese star now has 11 goals in the Premier League this season.
The win meant Liverpool now sat 3 points behind Manchester City with both teams having played 26 games each.
A successful day for the reds who now looked onto Sunday’s cup final against Chelsea.
Thursday 24th February
The 6-0 win over Leeds now meant that Liverpool had the top three players for goals and assists this season in the Premier League, a mind-blowing stat. Salah (19), Jota (12) and Mane (11) topped the goal scoring department and Alexander-Arnold (10), Salah (10) and Robertson (9) were leading the board regarding assists.
Gary Neville included Alisson, Van Dijk, Gerrard, and Salah in his greatest all-time Premier League eleven (excluding Man United players). [The Overlap]
Friday 25th February
Liverpool announced their financial results for the year up to the 31st of May 2021, the period when LFC won the Premier League. The overall revenue was down by £3m to £487m including the matchday revenue which took a significant drop of nearly 95 per cent. [Liverpoolfc.com].
Diogo Jota’s fitness was continuing to be monitored and it was announced that Roberto Firmino would not be fit enough for the final.
Saturday 26th February
Jurgen Klopp told the media that Caoimhin Kelleher would be starting at Wembley after successful games in the previous Carabao Cup ties leading up to the final.
Anfield showed a symbol of solidarity for the people of Ukraine by lighting up the back of the main stand in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag.
Sunday 27th February
Liverpool won the Carabao Cup after an incredible 11-10 penalty shootout! For a record-breaking 9th time, the league cup was heading to Anfield.
A late injury blow for Thiago meant that Naby Keita started in midfield alongside Henderson and Fabinho. The backline consisted of Trent, Matip, Van Dijk and Robertson with Salah, Mane and Diaz starting as a front three.
The two sides were evenly matched throughout the entire game with both having goals ruled out. One decision was very controversial as an offside was given against Van Dijk as he was in an offside position, but replays showed that he wasn’t involved with the play leading up to the goal from Matip.
11 incredible penalties from Milner, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Trent, Salah, Jota, Origi, Robertson, Elliot, Konate and Kelleher in the shootout, paired with a goal-kick style penalty miss from Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa meant that Liverpool were crowned the champions of the 2022 Carabao Cup in dramatic fashion!
An incredible moment for the Reds as Kelleher, Konate, Elliot, Jota and Diaz all won their first trophy as a Liverpool player, hopefully, the first of many.
The first of four possible trophies for Liverpool this season which just sounds wonderful. It must also be noted that watching the Jordan Henderson shuffle will never get old.
Next week the Reds face Norwich City in the FA Cup and West Ham at Anfield!
