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Florian Wirtz: Liverpool midfielder’s start to life in Premier League compared as Jamie Carragher calls for him to be dropped | Football News
12 October 2026 Off

Florian Wirtz: Liverpool midfielder’s start to life in Premier League compared as Jamie Carragher calls for him to be dropped | Football News

By Total Football News

“I felt he could be the Kevin De Bruyne that at times got Man City over the line.”

Those were Jamie Carragher’s hopes on what Florian Wirtz could’ve been for Liverpool. In the next breath he said “he needs to come out of the team.”

To say it’s been an underwhelming start to life at Anfield would be an understatement. The price tag (£116m), expectations and comparisons to the likes

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Newcastle v Spurs: The cost of dropped points
3 December 2025 Off

Newcastle v Spurs: The cost of dropped points

By Total Football News

Newcastle, though, will rue the manner of that second Tottenham equaliser.

On a night when Spurs had not exactly peppered the Newcastle goal, the hosts kindly gifted their visitors their second shot on target in the dying minutes.

Aaron Ramsdale, who is filling in for injured goalkeeper Nick Pope, elected to punch substitute Mathys Tel’s corner but it did not clear the box and the ball looped up invitingly inside

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Liverpool: Mohamed Salah a top professional after being dropped – Arne Slot
2 December 2025 Off

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah a top professional after being dropped – Arne Slot

By Total Football News

“That’s a normal reaction from a player that’s good enough to play for us, and I say that mildly because he has been so outstanding for this club for so many years and will be for the future,” Slot said.

“He wasn’t the only one who wasn’t happy that he wasn’t starting and that is normal.”

Slot said Salah “handled himself really well” despite being dropped.

“He is so disciplined

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Newcastle v Everton: Will Pope be dropped for Ramsdale?
28 November 2025 Off

Newcastle v Everton: Will Pope be dropped for Ramsdale?

By Total Football News

Pope’s status has never truly been in doubt.

The veteran started the season as first-choice – just as he did in each of his previous three campaigns at Newcastle.

But Howe recognised the need to bring in fresh competition, even before goalkeeper Martin Dubravka’s departure to Burnley was sanctioned last summer.

James Trafford had been a longstanding target, but the 23-year-old decided to rejoin former club Manchester City from Burnley

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