Speaking to BBC Sport, Heskey reflected on their poor season thus far and stressed that only real character - the sort embodied by the likes of Steven Gerrard, Gary McAllister, Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher - will pull them through this period.

Arne Slot admits Liverpool have to get Alexander Isak more involved in games in order to help their record signing fulfil his potential. The £125million striker scored his first Premier League goal for the club in last weekend’s win at West Ham United, but struggled to make an impression in the midweek 1-1 draw with Sunderland.

Michael Olise, Robert Lewandowski, Rodri, Phil Foden, Vitinha and many more feature in the gossip.

A midfield sensation at Liverpool has confirmed he is joining Manchester City.

Liverpool looks to build some momentum in English Premier League action on Wednesday when they face Sunderland. This match will be broadcast on the rebranded NBC Sports Network. However, the network is currently only available on YouTube TV. So, football fans can only stream Saturday’s match on Peacock.

Another episode of BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast is now available on BBC Sounds. After a massive win over Chelsea at Elland Road, Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Simon Rix ask what that does for the future of Daniel Farke, and look ahead to another game under the floodlights as Liverpool come to LS11 on Saturday.

Liverpool and Sunderland haven’t duelled in almost nine years.

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has said he wakes up in the morning thinking about how to solve their problems -- but believes the struggle will make them stronger.