Arne Slot has been confirmed as Liverpool manager with the 45-year-old officially announced as Jürgen Klopp’s successor at Anfield 24 hours after his predecessor’s final game in charge. Slot waved farewell to Dutch club Feyenoord on Sunday after a 4-0 win against Excelsior in Rotterdam and will start his new role at Liverpool on June 1.
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Aston Villa staged a dramatic late comeback against Liverpool at Villa Park to earn a vital point in the race for fourth place in the Premier League. Unai Emery’s side trailed 3-1 with five minutes left but two goals from substitute Jhon Duran snatched an unlikely draw as they look to close in on securing Champions League football next season.
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Feyenoord manager Arne Slot has said he hopes to take over from Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager at the end of the season. Liverpool opened talks with the Rotterdam club on Wednesday about Slot’s potential appointment. Liverpool will have to negotiate a fee if they are to acquire his services as a buyout clause in his contract is not active until the summer of 2025.
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Everton moved closer to Premier League survival and put a huge dent in Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge with an outstanding win at a thunderous Goodison Park. Jarrad Branthwaite’s first-half goal and a towering header from Dominic Calvert-Lewin after the break gave Everton their first Merseyside derby win at home since October 2010 in a victory that could assume huge significance.
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Liverpool’s hopes of ending Jurgen Klopp’s reign with a European trophy are over after they failed to overturn a first-leg deficit against Atalanta. The Reds travelled to Italy on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Anfield and, despite controlling the game for the large periods, could not find the required goals and lost 3-1 on aggregate with Mo Salah converting an early penalty.
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