Liverpool face an in-form Aston Villa as the Premier League champions look to arrest their remarkable collapse on Saturday, while Arsenal aim to surge further clear in the title race.Villa have overcome their difficult start with four consecutive wins,

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Real Madrid will be without club captain Dani Carvajal for the foreseeable future, due to him being forced to undergo surgery on his knee. The veteran

Liverpool are struggling despite expensive new stars, and now the question is what will they look like when the struggles get fixed?

Virgil van Dijk was praised for his caring reaction to Amara Nallo's second red card as a Liverpool player. Teenage defender Nallo has been sent off in both of his senior appearances for Liverpool, including on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace.

Harvey Elliott moved to Aston Villa from Liverpool on loan with an obligation to buy on deadline day. Elliott, who excelled for the England at the U21 Euros, was forced down the Reds pecking order following their high profile signing of Florian Wirtz.

Anfield is renowned for being Liverpool’s impenetrable fortress backed by a vociferous crowd, but there have been plenty of gloomy days at the fabled venue. Liverpool have suffered some embarrassing defeats on home soil across their illustrious history,

Arne Slot said Liverpool's dismal run of form is "not good enough," but does not believe Wednesday's 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace increases the pressure on his team.

Liverpool find themselves in a must-win situation heading into their clash with Aston Villa on Saturday, live on talkSPORT. The Reds’ misery continued in midweek as they were dumped out of