Manchester United and Liverpool may typically consider the Europa League to be beneath them, but with a qualifying place for next year’s Champions League up for grabs, attitudes could change.
West Ham United will be looking to complete a hat trick of wins over Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth-round on Saturday, having completed the double over the Reds in the Premier League this season.
Liverpool’s reported £28-million bid for Alex Texieira was rejected by Shakthar Donetsk meaning that they have now had two bids turned down. The Ukrainian club are still holding out for
Jürgen Klopp has admitted than Liverpool cannot compete with Arsenal if they try to match Arsene Wenger’s possession-based game-plan. The Premier League leaders go to Anfield on Wednesday
Jamie Smith
