Jurgen Klopp's reboot has had an immediate effect, with normal service seemingly resumed at Anfield despite losing a slew of players in the off-season and disbanding much of the team that led Liverpool to the Champions League and Premier League titles in recent years. It remains to be seen if Klopp can push Manchester City in the manner he did during the clubs' epic rivalry from 2019-22, but his team is moving in the right direction again. "We had a tough year last year and it was not always fun for all of us and this time it looks like it is different,” Klopp said.
Liverpool lost another midfielder to the emerging Saudi Pro League on Monday when Brazil midfielder Fabinho joined Al-Ittihad, the team where Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kanté now play. Fabinho moved for a reported 40 million pounds ($51.5 million) to end his five-year stay at Liverpool, which he joined from Monaco.
An ex-Liverpool duo, a pair of PSG targets, a long-term Man Utd target and the Red Devils' No.1 for the last dozen years all feature in this free-agents XI...