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It's first against second in one of the most hotly anticipated Premier League clashes of the season…

New reports have come out saying that the Egyptian forward has rejected a contract offer of £400000 per week despite his desire to stay at Liverpool.

All of that football and a stressful contract situation has led to a string of poor performances. The forward played in the Africa Cup of Nations for Egypt in January, featured in almost all of Liverpool's matches this season, and lead Egypt to the brink of World Cup qualification. Report: Mohamed Salah Rejects New Liverpool Contract Worth £400,000 Per Week

Ibrahima Konate was at the center of most of the key action as Liverpool beat Benfica 3-1 in Tuesday's first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in ...

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Mohamed Salah has softened his stance over a new Liverpool contract. There are off-pitch reasons, but his current form is not strengthening his hand either.

Since then, Luis Díaz's remarkable start has served to bolster belief that Liverpool are more than capable of finding their next great forward, should they be pushed to do so by a Salah departure. But it did not take long for a poorly timed (or perhaps poorly thought-out) tweet from the player’s agent to start to change things. That is clearly good news for Liverpool, who remain keen to tie the player down, convinced as they are that he is more than capable of shaking off his recent poor form to provide continued returns in the future.

LISBON (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp heaped praise on Benfica keeper Odysseas Vlachodimos for denying the English side a bigger victory ...

We have a good result, we know much more about our opponent going to the second game and are aware of their quality.” The game was much more open than we expected. The further you go, the more risk you take.

The winger, unbeaten against the Portuguese side in eight matches, scored one and set up another in the 3-1 victory.

Virgil Van Dijk had insisted that what this team is doing should “not be taken for granted”, and that was revealed as a useful reminder when Benfica rebelled in the second half. This is the city where the manager was on a break with his family when he got the call telling him that Liverpool wanted him. The game wasn’t even two minutes old when Díaz was first dumped on the floor, a roar greeting the tackle, but he was still standing at the end. Named man of the match, he might not have been the outstanding player here – Trent Alexander Arnold’s sumptuous diagonal passing gave him a strong claim to that – but Díaz had certainly been decisive. Not just in this match but perhaps in the tie, leading Liverpool towards the Champions League semi-final. In the end, it had to be him standing there before them.

With a monumental Premier League clash this weekend that could decide the league title, both sides made it through midweek Champions League victories ...

That would mean no room for Nathan Ake, who started both against Burnley and again against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. It's likely that Jack Grealish retakes his place on the left wing, while Phil Foden comes back in at striker and Raheem Sterling slides over to the right, which is the same configuration used against Burnley last weekend. Gundogan has played fewer minutes over the past few months, as Pep seems to be slowly phasing the German international out. Zinchenko has struggled to find time in the Man City lineup, but could be a rested option on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's biggest decision comes up front, as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both came off on the hour mark against Benfica, but have displayed tired legs over the past few weeks as the minutes mount for both club and country. For Man City, Oleksandar Zinchenko was benched for the entire match, with Nathan Ake brought in to play left back.

Get a report of the Benfica vs. Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals football match.

Then just a few minutes later, Trent Alexander-Arnold capitalized immediately on a Benfica giveaway in the midfield to supply a wondrous diagonal ball over the top of the Benfica defense. Spurred on by a reawakened home crowd, Benfica continued to threaten to level the tie up. First, on 17 minutes, Andy Robertson supplied a pinpoint corner kick and Konate rose highest to power a header down and in from six yards for the centre-back's first Liverpool goal. We have a good result, we know much more about our opponent going to the second game and are aware of their quality." Instead, with three minutes remaining, Diaz seized on a through ball from Naby Keita to restore Liverpool's two-goal advantage heading into next week's second leg at Anfield. "The game was much more open than we expected.

Liverpool have been linked with a transfer move for a world-class forward whose contract is expiring in 2023. They should consider him no matter Mohamed ...

Not 27 until the summer, whether or not Salah moves on, Gnabry should be a player that Liverpool look at. However, while Gnabry does tend to play from the right-hand side, he can also be deployed elsewhere. "In the end, it’s a matter of negotiation between the club and the player, but I’m sure we’ll fix it.

In case you weren't aware, one point separates Premier League leaders Manchester City from Liverpool with eight games remaining.

Everybody knows about the importance of the next game, but after this game there will be other games – in other competitions but in the Premier League as well. And of course, there is the Champions League and FA Cup too. A stellar 2022 has helped Liverpool revive the title race. We are in this quarter-final, an [FA Cup] semi-final, and the further you go in competitions the harder it gets – that’s unfortunately the truth,” Klopp added. Liverpool have a tougher run-in on paper, but there will be more variables at play, including matches against teams that may well have switched off with Premier League safety secured and European places out of reach. "We play now against the best team in the world.