‘Best I’ve seen’ – Phil Foden sends Liverpool and Arsenal title warning as Man City run continues

‘Best I’ve seen’ – Phil Foden sends Liverpool and Arsenal title warning as Man City run continues

Manchester City is now unbeaten in its last 22 games after beating Newcastle. Liverpool and Arsenal remain ahead of City by a point in the Premier League table.

Phil Foden helped Manchester City into the semi-finals of the FA Cup by beating Newcastlel

Phil Foden believes the current Manchester City squad is one of the most talented he has been a part of as Pep Guardiola’s side battle it out with Liverpool and Arsenal for the title.

City secured its place in the last four of the FA Cup on Saturday night as two goals from Bernardo Silva secured a 2-0 victory over Newcastle. The victory extended its unbeaten run to 22 matches in all competitions, with City’s last defeat coming to Aston Villa back in December.

There is now just one point separating the top three in the Premier League with Arsenal leading Liverpool on goal difference, following last weekend’s draw between the Reds and City at Anfield.

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Foden has been a key player in this winning streak, scoring 18 goals and providing ten assists over the 2023/24 season. He believes there is plenty of talent within the City squad to go all the way again this term.

“It’s one of the best squads I’ve ever seen. At this stage of the season we’re going to need everyone. I’m really happy with it. I’m just playing with a smile on my face and hopefully I’ll continue to do that,” he told BBC Sport after the win over Newcastle.

On the FA Cup success, he added: “I thought we controlled the game really well. We had a lot of the ball and tried to find the right moment to attack, and I think we did that really well. We were always talking about [winning more trophies]. The hunger’s still there. We’ll keep going.”

With Kevin De Bruyne out of action, Foden has stepped up, impressing both in a central role and out wide. After a 3-1 victory over Manchester United, Pep Guardiola had high praise for the 23 year old.

“Right now, he is the best (in the league),” said Guardiola. “To be world class you have to win games. He’s winning games. Always he scored goals but now he’s winning games. When you do this you reach another level as a player.

“He will already be a legendary player because at his age, the games played, the minutes, the goals scored, the titles won and he is from here and that is why the connection with the fans is unbelievable. He is the player of the season. With all respect for the incredible players but no-one has been so decisive for us as him this season.”

City and Liverpool could still meet in the FA Cup this season, should the Reds beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Liverpool.com says: This City squad won the treble last season so there is no getting away from how talented it is. The fact that Liverpool is ahead of it – albeit by one point – in the Premier League table is testament to how well Klopp and his players have done this season. If the Reds do end City’s domination this season, it will be one almighty achievement.

* An AI tool was used to add an extra layer to the editing process for this story. You can read the original story in the Manchester Evening News by clicking here.

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Liverpool bid to reach the FA Cup semi-finals when they make the trip to Manchester United (15.30 GMT).

The Reds can take another step closer to winning four trophies this season, with an exciting finale in store. Last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City leaves Jurgen Klopp’s side second in the Premier League table only on goal difference. Meanwhile, they eased into the Europa League last eight earlier this week with an 11-2 aggregate victory over Sparta Prague.

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Liverpool will be favourites against United at Old Trafford given the balance of power that has shifted. The Red Devils have been unable to restore their position to the Premier League elite and sit just sixth in the table.

However, United held Liverpool to a goalless stalemate at Anfield in December and they cannot be underestimated. What’s more, Klopp’s men continue to have injury issues.

The Liverpool manager has confirmed that Curtis Jones (ankle), Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota (both knee) are making progress but won’t be back until after the international break when speaking at his pre-match press conference. Meanwhile, Stefan Bajcetic – who has been limited to only two appearances this season – is expected to be back in team training following the hiatus of the campaign.

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Midfielders: Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Nyoni.

Forwards: Salah, Nunez, Gakpo, Diaz, Gordon, Musialowski.

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Liverpool owners FSG explore buying MLS club – Exclusive..

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group are exploring the possibility of buying an MLS club, sources have told Football Insider.

The US-based owners have already said they want to develop a multi-club network that can enhance their ownership of the Premier League giants.

It is understood that FSG believe there is a big gap in the US market, where a European sporting approach can be introduce to an American franchise.

Traditionally the MLS clubs’ strong areas are athleticism and data-based knowledge but they lag behind European elite clubs in terms of coaching and player development.

FSG are already stakeholders in Liverpool, the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Penguins and Nascar’s RFK Racing – they are now looking to expand their sporting portfolio into the MLS as well as buying clubs in other regions.

Liverpool’s Premier League rivals Man City are part of the City Football Group investment portfolio, which also owns New York City FC, while Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke’s holding company also includes the Colorado Rapids.

News of a potential takeover deal follows the announcement that FSG have struck a deal with Michael Edwards to return to Liverpool in a football CEO role.

The 44-year-old left Liverpool in 2022 after 10 years with the club and he is set to return in June to oversee all football operations.

In his return statement, Edwards revealed one of his priorities will be enhancing FSG’s football club portfolio, and he is already laying the groundwork for the first multi-club ownership deal.

FSG could explore options for a majority takeover deal of an MLS club, but new rules introduced in 2021 mean minority investments upwards of £16million ($20million) are also allowed.

According to Sportico, the new rules were voted through as the MLS was “hoping to make minority sales easier, allowing owners to access capital.”

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Liverpool faced little resistance in the last 16 of this season’s Europa League.

Having breezed through the group stage, the Reds set up a knockout tie with Sparta Prague and secured comfortable passage to the final eight after an 11-2 aggregate victory over the Czech champions.

The Reds now have their toughest test in the Europa League this season as they prepare to face Italian side Atalanta in the quarter-final – a team that Liverpool beat 5-0 and lost 2-0 to in the 2020/21 Champions League group stage.

If Jurgen Klopp’s men can dump out the Serie A side, a semi-final against either Benfica or Marseille awaits, with Liverpool handed the more favourable side of the draw.

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Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen – who are unbeaten in 37 games this season – will face West Ham United, while Liverpool’s 2005 and 2007 Champions League final opponents Milan face Roma in another exciting quarter-final match-up.

Naturally, Opta have crunched the numbers for this season’s Europa League and fed them into the fabled supercomputer, with the Reds’ chances of winning the title having now been predicted.

According to the stat experts, Liverpool are undeniably the favourites for the tournament, with a 34.5% chance of winning the competition for the first time under Klopp.

They have a 73.5% chance of reaching the semis and a 56.5% chance of making the final – the highest percentages of any team remaining in this season’s Europa League.

Leverkusen are not too far behind with a 23.5% chance of winning the competition and a 44.9% chance of reaching the last two, where they could, of course, face Liverpool in the showpiece event in Dublin.

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Despite winning the Europa Conference League last season, West Ham have been given just a 4.3% chance of winning, with Marseille technically the underdogs with a mere 3.7% chance of glory.

Given Liverpool’s impressive performances this season and the fact that they would likely be among the favourites for the Champions League if they were in the competition, it’s unsurprising to see Klopp’s men given such good odds of lifting the trophy.

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Ex-Liverpool coach sacked after 12 games as flight from Newcastle explained
Your morning Liverpool headlines for Monday, February 19 as a former Reds coach gets his marching orders and a 33-minute flight back from Newcastle is explained

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Ex-Liverpool coach sacked after 12 games in charge of Championship club

Former Liverpool Academy coach Neil Critchley has been relieved of his duties at Queens Park Rangers, just two months after being appointed by the Championship club.

Identified in December as a replacement for fellow ex-Liverpool employee Michael Beale, who left the second tier side for Rangers, Critchley won his first game in charge against Preston but has failed to secure a second victory in the 11 matches that have since followed.

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QPR sat in the play-off places after Critchley’s one and only win as head coach but are now closer to the relegation zone than the top six, highlighting the drastic drop-off in performance levels. Such is the severity of this decline, the 44-year-old has now been sacked. His assistants Iain Brunskill and Mike Garrity, who have also previously served in roles at Liverpool, have also departed.

Critchley’s previous role within football came at Aston Villa, leaving his post as Blackpool boss last June to form part of Steven Gerrard’s backroom staff. His stay at the West Midlands club was short-lived, however, lasting only until October when Villa parted company with Gerrard.

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Liverpool ‘unhappy’ with Premier League as 33-minute flight after Newcastle explained

Liverpool have reportedly cited the quick turnaround between Premier League and Champions League fixtures as their explanation for flying back from Newcastle on Saturday.

The Reds made the 33-minute flight back from the North East just hours after recording their second Premier League victory of 2023 as first half goals from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo helped down Eddie Howe’s side and strengthen their prospects of finishing in the top-four.

However, the club has drawn criticism for choosing to make the 145-mile journey back to Merseyside via aircraft with the Premier League recently dedicating one of its game weeks to Green Football Weekend in a bid to raise awareness around climate issues.

But according to the Mirror, Anfield officials have cited the tight fixture schedule as the reasoning behind their decision, as Jurgen Klopp’s side host Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday in a repeat of the 2022 Champions League final.

The report claims that Liverpool “does factor in environmental concerns when making travel decisions, with distance and cost the other main considerations” and part of the de