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Welcome to nan Gary McAllister Derby, arsenic almost cipher knows it!
Liverpool’s Premier League title defence mightiness already beryllium up successful smoke, but maintaining their existent position of 4th travel nan extremity of this play is still perfectly basal to nan club. Those Alexander Isak instalments are not going to salary themselves.
Arne Slot will person enjoyed this week’s results frankincense far, pinch beautiful overmuch each nan teams astir them dropping points. Third-placed Villa mislaid (at Arsenal), fifth-placed Chelsea drew astatine location to Bournemouth and are now manager-less, sixth-placed Manchester United fielded 5 defenders and 2 protect midfields and only managed a 1-1 tie astatine home to perchance nan worst ever Premier League broadside successful Wolves, while seventh-placed Sunderland look a reliable task successful nan sojourn of Manchester City (later connected today). With nan Mo Salah debacle calming down and Florian Wirtz yet uncovering nan net, things are abruptly looking up for nan Reds.
Leeds are connected thing of a run, unbeaten successful their past five. Their only nonsubjective is clear: enactment up, by hook aliases by crook. Philosophy, personality and style tin wait: conscionable lump it up to Dominic Calvert-Lewin and believe that nan large man tin support his ain tally going – nan striker has netted astatine slightest 1 extremity successful each of his past six matches – to resistance Leeds six points from nan driblet zone. DCL has 3 goals successful his past 5 matches against Liverpool, and different 1 present would beryllium other special, fixed his Everton links.
With your moving shoes still successful nan backmost of nan wardrobe, your New Year’s resolutions whitethorn person sewage disconnected to a unspeakable commencement but what do you nan remainder of your family expect? It’s Anfield nether nan mid-winter lights (kick-off 5.30pm GMT). Time to settee into that sofa erstwhile again and ace a frosty one. Enjoy nan footy and happy 2026 everyone.
