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Former Liverpool FC Under 18s captain Liam Coyle has made his professional debut for Accrington Stanley. Coyle played as the East Lancashire outfit were defeated by top of the table, Plymouth Argyle.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is by no means looking past the threat 13th placed Southampton pose as his side look to continue their winning form. Returning the compliments from opposition manager Ralph Hasenhuttl, Klopp praised The Saints' defensive structure.

After a Covid-hit year for grassroots football, the amateur game on Merseyside is now facing another crisis point - but this time over a shortage of match officials. With many clubs struggling to ensure their fixtures carry on, footballing boards have come together to try and resolve the problem.

"Really pleased with the performance" was the assessment from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool made it five wins from five in Champions League Group B with a routine 2-0 victory at Anfield over FC Porto.

Skelmersdale United earned their eighth away win of the season with a 2-1 victory over a resilient AFC Liverpool. Paul McNally’s men started the game very brightly, showing all the signs of a team who are unbeaten since September.

Liverpool continued their dominance with a 2-0 victory in Group B against Porto in the Champions League under the lights at Anfield. It was a scintillating second half performance with Thiago and Mohammed Salah grabbing the goals.

Thiago Alcantara has said he made the right choice in moving to Liverpool 14 months ago. In recent weeks, rumours linking him with a move back to Barcelona have been circulating.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is determined to win the Champions League clash against Porto tomorrow despite the Reds already qualifying as group winners. Klopp wants his side to show no signs of slowing down after four straight wins in the group stages so far.

Liverpool fans are rejoicing at the problems facing fierce rivals Manchester United as the search for a new manager at Old Trafford gets underway. Since the poor performance in a 1-0 loss at home to Aston Villa in September, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been under huge pressure to deliver.

An impressive first-half from Everton Under 23s was enough to defeat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 thanks to goals from Lewis Dobbin and Reece Welch at Goodison Park. A few familiar Everton faces in James Vaughan, David Weir and Leighton Baines watched on from the stands as the hosts moved up into 8th place.