Overview
- Liverpool beat Marseille 3-0 to extend their unbeaten run to 13 matches, leaving them well placed to target a direct last‑16 berth under the Champions League’s new league‑phase format.
- Dominik Szoboszlai scored a clever direct free kick and again drove Liverpool’s European performance with influential play in midfield.
- Arne Slot attributed Premier League inconsistency to issues breaking down low blocks, prompting on-air criticism from Steven Gerrard ahead of Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth.
- Slot said recent signings such as Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong are finding form and indicated he does not expect January reinforcements.
- Aston Villa won 1-0 at Fenerbahçe through Jadon Sancho’s header to secure a top‑eight finish, with Marco Bizot making key saves, VAR denying a home equaliser, Unai Emery downplaying a touchline shove of Youri Tielemans, and Tyrone Mings returning from injury.