It's Friday I'm in love with Liverpool....F.A Cup v the Blues.

[No2]

I can see them playing a weakened team to get excuses in early. I think Allerdyce has a bit of history playing reserve teams in order to save his players for a relegation battle, can't see this being any different.

[an tha]

Aside from maybe Swansea I can't recall a more abject team performance from an opponent this season than the one Everton put in against us.

 

They are dreadful. Even if they come to park the bus and frustrate, we should have too much for them. Firmino brace on the cards. Plus maybe one by Alexander-Arnold.

They were fucking awful weren't they and it still narks me they got away with a point.

 

I honestly can't recall a more cowardly performance from a visiting side but also a more laughably bad one - they actually managed to just hoof the ball out of play nearly every time they got it in a quite embarrassing display of cowardice and shiteness - 21% possession!

 

Worse of all was the love in for fat sham's brave boys getting a point from the media - payback time, reds....

[sir roger]

We have 9 days off after this until the City game , so absolutely no excuse for us not to play a full team less any injured players. I also think Everton will start a few fringe players to give them a convenient narrative.

[Jay86]

Virgil’s eligible isn’t he? It’s probably a good game for him to start and all this talk of match fitness with him is a bit over the top, he’s only missed 2 games, he’ll be rusty from hardly playing for a year but in terms of physical fitness he should be fine and as I said it’s probably a good game for him to start if they’re going to park the bus he shouldn’t have much to do and can gain a bit of confidence and integrate him into the team as soon as possible, then possibly take him out for the City game as they’re all on fire and his rustiness might show up more then. We should win this one and get a bit of payback for the league game, 3-1 win.

 

Fat Sam might even “rest” a few to either make a point to the board that he needs more players or as in any game we have the potential to blow any team away and win 5-0 so maybe he’d not want the embarrassment and play a weakened team and if we do hammer them it’s as damaging for morale because it was only their 2nd team that we beat.

[Guest]

Jurgen Klopp admits he is unsure whether new £75million defender Virgil van Dijk will make his Liverpool debut against Everton on Friday.

 

 

The centre-half put pen to paper on a deal expected to keep him at Anfield until the summer of 2023 after finalising his switch from Southampton on New Year’s Day.

 

While Holland defender Van Dijk was ineligible to face Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday, the player will be free to feature against Everton in the FA Cup third-round on Friday night.

 

Klopp, however, has refused to say whether the centre-back was in contention to face Sam Allardyce’s Toffees.

 

“I don’t know,” the German said. “We made a few tests. No rush. He is on fire, really wants (to play), but we have to make sure he can perform.

 

“Centre-half is a position which depends on the others in the pitch. That means you have to tune it so you work together.

 

“After Friday, we have a little bit more time. It is a long-time project. It is not important when his first game (is) but how many good games (he has).”

 

Van Dijk is now the world’s most expensive defender after the £75million fee shattered the £54million spent by Manchester City to sign England full-back Kyle Walker from Tottenham in the summer.

 

However, the amount he has cost Liverpool is not something the Holland international is thinking about

 

“Obviously there is a lot of money being paid, but I can’t do anything about that money, I can’t do anything about the price – nobody can,” he told liverpoolfc.com.

 

“It’s only the market. The only thing I can do is just work hard, do the good things and be 100 per cent every day. I am happy to be here and I can’t wait to get started.

 

“I think this is the right time for me to be here and to develop all sorts of aspects of my game. I am looking forward to doing that – that’s the main thing.”

[Guest]

Jurgen Klopp insists Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah will fly to Ghana 24 hours before Friday’s FA Cup Merseyside derby against Everton with his full support.

 

 

Senegal international Mane will travel with Reds team-mate Salah as both are on the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football’s player of the year award.

 

However, with Salah an injury doubt for the game, as is Philippe Coutinho, the importance of Mane has become greater in the short term than that of new £75million signing Virgil van Dijk, and it was highlighted in the 2-1 win at Burnley.

 

Mane scored a brilliant opener – only his second Premier League strike since August – and may have to play a key role against Everton.

 

However, Klopp – in understanding the importance of the awards – will not prevent him from travelling to Africa.

 

“Sadio is unbelievably important for us. He is strong, quick, so many things. He scores a goal like this and it is like, ‘Wow’,” said Klopp, who saw defender Ragnar Klavan snatch a stoppage-time winner after Burnley’s Johann Berg Gudmundsson had equalised in the 87th minute.

 

 

“We have everything organised. We have two of the three best African players in our squad. We have to show them respect.

 

“If it had been a matchday they wouldn’t have asked. We sleep in a hotel, they sleep in a plane. That is all the difference.

 

“If Mo is not fit, it will not be for that (travelling). For our side, it is just a sign of respect.

 

“I had (Pierre-Emerick) Aubameyang (at Borussia Dortmund) and there is nothing more important than to go there.”

[Sputnik1]

Tricky tie against a little team, the FA Cup often throws up these David and Goliath type games and the media love it. They will hold on for grim life to try to get the game replayed at their little ground for the cash boost, we should be able to swat them aside easily enough once we've weathered the first 30 minutes of their heavy defending. 

[Dr Nowt]

Reckon this could see Big Sam break his silverware duck.

 

A backs-to-the-wall and twat em with a set-piece smash and grab, followed by the celebratory consumption of offal, road kill, ginsters scotch eggs and bovril with WKD chasers.

[Bjornebye]

Cant help but be worried about this despite how shit they are. We need a full strength side out and to get right into them from the off. No tinkering because its the cup, I couldn't imagine the grief if they knocked us out. Not only that but its the FA Cup. I want us to win it. 3rd place, The Cup and a decent little run in the champions league would be a very good season all things considered. 

[Dr Nowt]

Don't they always win against us if it's 3rd round and lose against us if it's anything later, historically speaking.

 

Best ask them I suppose, they're the buffs.

[Ranxerox]

Smash these

 

 

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[Ipplfc]

Is this the game where Salah and Mane go to Africa for some award thing?

They go on a private jet on Thursday and arrive back Friday morning apparently,Mané will probably be on the bench for this one

[Chip Butty]

I fuckin hate the derby and more so now its a cup game. 

 

I can only see copious amounts of alcohol prior to the game getting me and my derby day nerves through this.

 

 

Having said that, as long as we win, I'll be fine. 

[Ipplfc]

I fuckin hate the derby and more so now its a cup game. 

 

I can only see copious amounts of alcohol prior to the game getting me and my derby day nerves through this.

 

 

Having said that, as long as we win, I'll be fine.

 

Nothing wrong with drinking copious amounts of alcohol on a Friday night

[an tha]

Nothing wrong with drinking copious amounts of alcohol on a Friday night

Is right.

 

Can't say the same for there being a football match on though! Fucking tv.

[johnsusername]

Karius

 

TAA

VVD

Lovren

Robertson

 

Milner

Can

AOC

 

Mane

Firmino

Coutinho (Is he still injured?)

[El Rojo]

WE’RE GHANA MAKE IT UP TO KOP FANS, VOW SALAH AND MANE

[Pureblood]

Coutinho (Is he still injured?)

 

Any injury news?

Liverpool look set to be without Coutinho and Salah after the pair sustained injuries against Leicester and missed the New Year's Day trip to Burnley.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-v-everton-tv-plus-14107192

[TheHowieLama]

WE’RE GHANA MAKE IT UP TO KOP FANS, VOW SALAH AND MANE

 

KENYA DIG IT!

[s(k)aturation]

Strange day to be playing a Derby cup tie

 

 

I hope Gordon hurries up and gets here with The Cure.

[Bobby Hundreds]

These fuckers could end up facing us again without salah, mane or Coutinho. Kind of grates a bit they are super shit and full strength we could give them the damn good thrashing they deserve.

[an tha]

It is really fucking frustrating that again we look like we are gonna face these twats depleted.

[Aventus]

 

 

If offered a straight choice between a top four finish OR an FA Cup win, I’m afraid I’d choose the former, but I readily acknowledge a certain sadness over that choice.

 

 

I would rather win the champions league than the FA Cup, so I see finishing top 4 as the first qualifying round to do that.

 

No reason why we can't have a crack at both though, success breeds success.

An FA Cup win this year might inspire some of our current lot to dig that bit deeper next time around to get something more prestigious.

[Jennings]

We can beat anyone on our day. No reason we couldn't win the cup and still finish top 4.

[Harry Squatter]

If we avoid defeat it will be our longest ever ubeaten run against them (16 games). Fucking hate losing to Everton, its unbearable.