Southampton and Napoli among clubs pursuing Mamadou Sakho this summer

At least that's the verdict of former Reds star Stan Collymore. And the Toffees will be hoping to get revenge for December's 1-0 loss at Goodison Park. Every Liverpool player's weekly wages revealed Saturday, 28th January 2017 HOW much does each Liverpool star earn at Anfield? Alex Manninger - £5,490-a-week GETTY Former Liverpool star Stan Collymore spent two years at Anfield “The Merseyside derby is the biggest single game in English football.” Former Liverpool star Stan Collymore Collymore experienced the much-anticipated fixture during a two-year stint at Liverpool.

Chelsea in ‘pole position’ to sign Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton this summer, according to a report from Chris Bascombe of The Telegraph. Southampton are expecting to receive bids in excess of £50million for van Dijk in the summer and according to Bascombe, Antonio Conte’s Blues are leading the race to sign him. © Stephen Pond/Getty Images Sport Stephen Pond/Getty Images Sport Liverpool, Manchester City and numerous other clubs are said to be interested in van Dijk but according to Bascombe, Chelsea are the side most likely to get him.

Liverpool hope to have both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino available for Saturday’s Merseyside derby, as they head back from Brazil duty. The duo are currently with the Brazil squad as they prepare to take on Paraguay in midweek, leaving little time to make it to Liverpool for Saturday’s clash. According to the Guardian, Fenway Sports Group have chartered a jet to fly Coutinho and Firmino to Liverpool directly after the final whistle in Sao Paulo.

Jose Mourinho has declared that he has “matured” as a manager, despite making a thinly-veiled dig at his counterpart Pep Guardiola in the same interview. Jose Mourinho has declared that he has “matured” as a manager, despite making a thinly-veiled dig at his counterpart Pep Guardiola in the same interview. The Manchester United manager believes he is currently “more peaceful” than in previous years, particularly during the early days of his managerial career. “Mourinho the man tries to be the opposite of the manager. “Maybe in the future I have to be smarter and choose another club in another country where everybody is champion.

The UK has condemned the arrest of Russian dissident and opposition leader Alexei Navalny as he was sentenced to 15 days in prison on Monday (27 March). He was detained alongside hundreds of protesters and journalists at the rally after Russian police declared the protest "illegal". In a statement released by Britain's Foreign Office, a spokesperson said: "The UK is concerned by the detention on 26 March of hundreds of Russian citizens following organised protests, which included journalists and opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Following Sunday's arrest and in addition to the 15-day sentence, Navalny was given a 20,000-rouble (£280) fine for disobeying police orders.