Overview
- Liverpool have lost consecutively to Crystal Palace in the league and Galatasaray in the Champions League, with Wayne Rooney criticising Arne Slot's selections and Alan Shearer highlighting struggles for Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez.
- Goalkeeper Alisson is likely sidelined with a hamstring injury until the November international break, according to The Athletic.
- Liverpool-focused analysis points to centre-back depth as a transfer blind spot after a failed summer move for Marc Guéhi, with talk of testing Crystal Palace’s stance in January.
- Aston Villa won 2-0 at Feyenoord through Emi Buendía and John McGinn despite Unai Emery confirming absences for Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho, Tyrone Mings, Andres Garcia and Ross Barkley.
- Nottingham Forest’s 3-2 home defeat to Midtjylland extended Ange Postecoglou’s winless start as sections of fans chanted “you’re getting sacked in the morning,” while Crystal Palace beat Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 to stretch their unbeaten run to 19 matches.