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MILOS KERKEZ PRAISES LIVERPOOL INTENSITY AFTER ‘TOUGH’ EARLY CHALLENGE
Liverpool's Milos Kerkez says the squad is full of "positive energy" after the international break, ready to end their 3-game losing streak against Man Utd. The defender is confident ahead of the Anfield clash.
As Liverpool looks to get their season back on track on Sunday, Milos Kerkez thinks the recent international break could be advantageous. In the Premier League, the Reds take on fierce rivals Manchester United of the North West in an attempt to snap a losing streak of three straight games that has knocked the champions off the top of the standings.
Over the previous two weeks, several Liverpool players have made an impact for their nations, including Mohamed Salah scoring two goals to guarantee Egypt's World Cup qualification, Alexis Mac Allister scoring twice for Argentina, and Cody Gakpo scoring three goals for the Netherlands.
Additionally, Kerkez, who made two appearances for Hungary in their most recent World Cup qualifying matches, is optimistic about the team's attitude.
According to him, "Everyone is really back with a lot of positive energy." "We are particularly looking forward to it because several of the guys had strong performances and victories with their national teams.
"Winning is crucial for the club, so it is a significant game.
"That series of losses was undoubtedly difficult. However, everyone is in good form, and I witnessed everyone returning with vigour and concentration, so we are truly prepared to make a change."
Liverpool is unbeaten at home against United since January 2016 and has not lost four straight games since November 2014. In their eleven following visits across all competitions, the Old Trafford team have only scored twice.
Since joining from Bournemouth for £40 million in the summer, Kerkez has started every Premier League game. He will try to withstand Andy Robertson's push to keep his left-back position.
The 21-year-old is also certain that Arne Slot's team can win this weekend because of the Anfield factor.
"To be honest, I always feel different when I am playing at Anfield—I get a lot of energy, and the thrill does not really wear me out," Kerkez stated.
"I am confident that the supporters will support us as usual and that they will provide us with a great deal of encouragement and vitality. It will be a significant event, and we naturally want to share the success with the supporters and the team.
Kerkez continued, "Everyone returned fit, and it is going to be incredibly essential," in an interview with Liverpoolfc.com.
"To get three points, we are going to need everyone—the supporters, the starting players, and the players who are not starting."
THE KONATé CROSSROADS: WHY ARNE SLOT IS DESPERATE TO KEEP LIVERPOOL’S DEFENSIVE PILLAR
Arne Slot confirms ongoing contract talks with Ibrahima Konaté! Read Virgil van Dijk's "world-class" verdict and transfer updates.
Liverpool is trying to lock down Ibrahima Konate on a new contract, and Arne Slot has made it pretty clear he wants the defender to stick around.
Right now, there’s a real risk they lose Konate for nothing next summer. He cost them £36 million, but his contract runs out soon, and if they don’t sort things out, he could just walk away.
Meanwhile, Liverpool haven’t been sitting on their hands. They brought in Giovanni Leoni last summer for £26 million, and they’ve already lined up Jeremy Jacquet for an initial £55 million. He’ll join up after the season ends. So, yeah, they’re planning for the future in that backline.
Still, Virgil van Dijk isn’t shy about what he thinks. After Konate’s standout performance in Wednesday’s 1-0 win at Sunderland, Van Dijk called him “world class” and said, “Obviously, I want him to stay.”
Slot says the club’s working on it: “We’re in talks with him, so you can see what we want. We want him here. It’s ongoing, so we’ll see where it ends up. We wouldn’t be negotiating if we didn’t want him.”
Liverpool went through all this last year too: Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all heading into the last stretch of their deals. The club managed to keep Van Dijk and Salah. Now Slot’s basically saying it’s Konate’s turn to decide.
Konate has played 33 times this season. Last month, after his father passed away, he even cut short his compassionate leave to face Newcastle. That says a lot.
And with all the injuries Liverpool have had, Slot’s just glad Konate and Van Dijk are still healthy. “He’s been as important as Virgil,” Slot said. “There’s a bit of an age gap, and that matters sometimes. Ibou’s had a good run with lots of strong games, even if earlier in the season, one mistake cost us a goal, and people judged him for that. But his partnership with Virgil has been really solid since I arrived. Both have stayed fit, touch wood. We need them, not just for their quality but because, honestly, we don’t have many options behind them.”
INJURY BLOW: WATARU ENDO RULED OUT FOR "CONSIDERABLE PERIOD" AFTER SUNDERLAND HORROR INJURY
Wataru Endo is out for a "considerable period." Discover Arne Slot’s latest update on the Liverpool injury crisis and right-back woes.
Arne Slot said that Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo will be out for a while.
The 33-year-old midfielder seemed to get seriously hurt during the second half of their 1-0 win against Sunderland on Wednesday.
Endo, who was playing his first Premier League game of the season, was filling in at right-back. He got hurt when his foot was pinned under him while he tried to clear the ball. The Japanese international tried to keep playing, but he soon collapsed in pain and needed oxygen as he was taken off the field.
Liverpool is having a lot of injury problems at right-back, and Slot said that Endo is the latest player to get hurt in that position.
Before the FA Cup game against Brighton on Saturday, Slot said, We still need to check things out, but he'll be out for a considerable period.
Endo was playing right back because Dominik Szoboszlai was sent off in the loss to Manchester City on Sunday. Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong are also out with injuries. Giovani Leoni and Alexander Isak are also injured for an extended time.
But there was good news for Slot, as Joe Gomez played for the first time in three games, replacing Endo on the right side of the defence.
Slot's update comes after he said, after the Sunderland gam,e that he wasn't sure how bad Endo's injury was, but he called it serious.
"We don't know how serious it is yet because we need to check it out, but it doesn't look good," Slot added.
I'm not sure if it's his ankle. It's his foot, but we have to check if it's his ankle or his foot. I think he'll be out for a really long time. It's hard to say exactly how long right now.
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