John Egan taking the bull by the horns as he builds towards career peak

Central defender has become a key player for Stephen Kenny’s Ireland side

Shock defeat to North Macedonia ends Italy’s World Cup hopes

Playoffs round-up: Portugal survive late scare while Sweden beat Czechs in extra-time

Liverpool see off stubborn Forest resistance to set up Man City semi-final

Diogo Jota’s late goal calms nerves as Steve Cooper’s side miss chances to cause huge upset

Liverpool roll with the punches to overcome Arsenal

Quick-fire strikes from Jota and Firmino put Klopp’s men within one point of City

Jürgen Klopp: ‘We try to be as annoying as possible until we have a chance to overtake’

Liverpool can move withing three points on Man City with a win against Leeds on Wednesday

Klopp: ‘We never had it before, that we are in all four competitions’

Liverpool likely to make changes again for Leeds but insist next game is most imprtant

Liverpool take commanding first-leg lead over Inter Milan

Firmino and Salah score for Jurgen Klopp’s team at the San Siro

Jota the double hero as Liverpool keep City’s lead at the top to nine points

Mo Salah bench cameo reminds Kop what they missed but Jota had the finishing magic

Diogo Jota swoops in twice as Liverpool book final spot at Arsenal’s expense

Portuguese striker yet again comes up with the goods on the big occasion

Minamino seals three goal win for Liverpool over Brentford

Klopp’s team close gap on Man City to 11 points with another game in hand to come

Lookman’s strike sees Leicester beat wasteful Liverpool

Salah’s early penalty miss proves costly as Liverpool lose second game of season

Spurs and Liverpool provide a festive thriller to lift the mood

Evidence mounting that Antonio Conte is building something in north London

Divock Origi delivers late delight as Liverpool see off Wolves

Jürgen Klopp’s side were frustrated for much of the game at Molineux before securing winner

Reflective Klopp admits errors of last season, but ‘lessons learned’

‘It was not a lost season, I learned more than in other seasons, but it was a difficult season’

Ireland throw it all at Portugal but fail to break the door down

Stephen Kenny’s side sensed chance of a famous win after Pepe’s red card

TV View: Duffer and Liverpool’s ‘delicate ecosytem’ both brewing up a storm

Former Ireland winger’s Shelbourne appointment warmly greeted all round

Liverpool brush aside 10-man Atlético Madrid with ease to progress in style

Jota and Mané seal victory over Spanish champions

Solskjær steadfast over Manchester United future despite hitting ‘rock bottom’

‘We’ve hit a brick wall and the results haven’t come, the performances haven’t come’

Mohamed Salah grabs hat-trick as Liverpool tear Manchester United to shreds

Paul Pogba sent off after VAR review as pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer grows

Salah focused on winning at Liverpool amid contract speculation

Problem for club relates to salary demand of £300,000 weekly and player’s age nearly 30

Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota fit for Watford game

‘Thiago needs probably a little bit longer, he was not in team training yet’

Manchester United lose Raphael Varane for a few weeks with groin injury

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota a doubt for Saturday’s trip to Watford

Klopp believes Porto will be on a revenge mission against Liverpool

Manager admits his side must improve defensively in Portugal

League leaders Liverpool held at Brentford in six goal thriller

Liverpool were twice pegged back but remain the only unbeaten team in the league

Jordan Henderson completes Liverpool comeback after AC Milan dare to dream

Italian side scored two times in two minutes just before half-time

Harvey Elliott injury mars Liverpool victory at Leeds

2019 Premier League champions continue their impressive start with comfortable win

Ireland’s Dara O’Shea facing six months out with a fractured ankle

West Brom confirm 22-year-old needs surgery and will be sidelined until next year

Doherty: Irish confidence will be ‘sky-high’ for Azerbaijan clash

Player’s classy display on left shows both him and Coleman can be accommodated in squad

Gavin Bazunu believes Ireland’s youngsters key to future success

Have faith in young players, says teenage goalkeeper who saved Portugal star’s penalty

Stephen Kenny: ‘You can’t ask any more and to lose is so difficult for them at the moment’

Ireland manager upset at some of the officiating as he prepares to lift side for home games

Ireland talk the talk but scale of the challenge in Portugal is daunting

Kenny remains stoically positive but limited Republic XI facing a hot night in the Algarve

Ireland v Portugal: All you need to know ahead of World Cup qualifier

Stephen Kenny’s team take on Portugal on Wednesday night at the Estadio Algarve

Thiago Silva marshals 10-man Chelsea as they hold off Liverpool at Anfield

Veteran defender leads brilliant rearguard action for Thomas Tuchel’s side

Stephen Kenny: ‘A number of players have had vaccines some haven’t’

Ireland must plan without Alan Browne and Callum Robinson as squad announced

Klopp has a decision to make - Robertson or Tsimikas?

Robertson is one of the very best left-backs in Europe but Tsimikas is in form

Liverpool continue dominant start with win over Burnley

Jurgen Klopp’s team keep another clean sheet as Jota and Mane score at full Anfield

Salah stars as Liverpool ease to opening day victory at Norwich

Virgil Van Dijk plays 90 minutes on his return to competitive league action

Virgil van Dijk in line to make Liverpool return on Thursday

Dutch defender has been out nine months with serious knee injury

Belgium hold on to send defending champions Portugal packing

De Bruyne limps off as Cristiano Ronaldo’s side can’t make dominance count in Seville

Mané and Thiago on target as Liverpool see off Southampton

The Premier League champions overcome even more defensive injuries with home win

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