X reacts as Dominic Calvert-Lewin bullies Liverpool in Merseyside derby

Everton won their first Merseyside derby at Goodison Park in more than 13 years on Wednesday night, putting a huge dent in Liverpool’s Premier League title credentials in the process.

It was Jurgen Klopp’s last derby ahead of his impending Liverpool departure at the end of this season, but it won’t be one that he remembers fondly given how his team were second best.

All in all, Liverpool trail Arsenal by three points with four games left and could be five points worse off than Manchester City once their games in hand fully unravel.

Is the league title now too far out of reach?

Jurgen Klopp’s sunset quadruple might end up being a lonely Carabao Cup.

Everton took a deserved lead in the first half through Jarrad Branthwaite.

Calvert-Lewin touched the ball into the net…after it was already over the line.

…but his time would soon come.

He was too much for Liverpool’s centre-back pairing.

It was not a night for Mohamed Salah, who continues to look off his game since a January injury.

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Barcelona vice-president reveals Xavi’s terms for extending manager stay

Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste has revealed Xavi has not demanded any big-money signings to continue his stay as manager and instead simply wants the chance to continue developing young players.

Despite publicly vowing to step down this summer, Xavi agreed to stay for at least one more season during a meeting with Yuste, president Joan Laporta and a handful of high-ranking officials on Wednesday evening.

Reports had claimed Xavi had demanded Barcelona break the bank and splash out on the likes of Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva if they wanted to retain his services, but Yuste has now shot those suggestions down.

“I am delighted because I have always defended the continuity of the model that we started two-and-a-half years ago,” Yuste told the media. “It was a friendly meeting, we talked about the club in the hope of making history again, which we will.

“We did not talk about changes at all. It was not difficult to convince anyone because Xavi has shown his enthusiasm. We must give him and his staff the support needed to continue with this project.

“Xavi is very excited about the project. He continues out of enthusiasm, because he is a Cule and because he loves us. There is a project that he wants to develop and continue. It is based on youth.”

Xavi Hernandez

Xavi will speak to the press on Thursday / Pedro Salado/GettyImages

Yuste added: “We are improving the team’s game and generating enthusiasm with young people like [Pau] Cubarsi, Lamine [Yamal], Fermin [Lopez]…For me, this gives a big plus and Xavi has achieved it.”

Further stressing the absence of transfer talks, Yuste insisted Barcelona are prioritising balancing their finances to a point where they can spend all the money they generate this summer.

“First of all we have to work to achieve the 1-1 formula,” Yuste explained.

Xavi is expected to speak to the press on Thursday afternoon to confirm his decision to remain manager.

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Football transfer rumours: Man Utd eye Onana replacement; Grealish wanted by European giants

90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world…

Manchester United are eyeing a summer move for Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin as a replacement for Andre Onana, but will have to fend off competition from Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain for the 25-year-old’s signature. (Eduardo Inda – Spain)

Also potentially coming in at Man Utd is Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, with talks between the two clubs stepping up in recent days. (SPORT BILD – Germany)

Chelsea have joined the race to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich at the end of the season. (Fichajes – Spain)

Arsenal have agreed a fee of £51.6m to sign Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee, with talks now on with his agent over personal terms. (Tuttosport – Italy)

Real Madrid left-back Ferland Mendy is wanted by Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Newcastle as the Spanish side prepare to replace him with Alphonso Davies. (L’Equipe – France)

Arsenal will accept bids worth close to £25m for midfielder Thomas Partey this summer and could reinvest that money in Aston Villa‘s Douglas Luiz. (Football Insider)

Victor Osimhen is close to joining PSG from Napoli but Chelsea remain keen to hijack the transfer. (Il Mattino – Italy)

Victor Osimhen

Osimhen is reportedly close to PSG / Gabriele Maltinti/GettyImages

Atletico Madrid are readying an ambitious bid to try and lure Jack Grealish away from Manchester City this summer. (Trigger The Press)

Sporting CP centre-back Ousmane Diomande is closest to joining Newcastle at this point despite significant interest from the Premier League’s elite sides. (A BOLA – Portugal)

Tottenham Hotspur are ready to offer Genoa the chance to sign on-loan defender Djed Spence permanently as part of a deal which would bring Iceland striker Albert Gudmundsson over in exchange. (Calciomercato – Italy)

Bayern Munich want to sign Jonathan Tah from Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, who plan to offer the centre-back a new contract. (Sky Sports Germany)

Another German centre-back, Malick Thiaw of AC Milan, is of serious interest to Real Madrid. (BILD – Germany)

Barcelona are tracking the progress of 25-year-old Valencia midfielder Pepelu, who recently met with Xavi for a discussion about his form this season. (MARCA – Spain)

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Man Utd in talks over ‘multi-million dollar’ Disney documentary

Manchester United are understood to be in talks with Disney over the possibility of striking a “multi-million dollar” deal to create documentary about the club.

Sports documentaries have become a huge hit on streaming platforms in recent years, with both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video each hitting the category hard. Welcome to Wrexham has been a big success on Disney+, which also carries a variety of existing and original sports series and films.

The Athletic notes that the conversations between Disney and United for a project that is so far considered “conceptual” have focused on Sir Alex Ferguson’s era of success. The idea is that there would be “substantial” interview time with the legendary manager himself, plus access to the club’s archive footage, as well as ambassadors like Bryan Robson and Peter Schmeichel.

No deal is thought to have been reached, with United holding out for more than the “low seven figure” offer on the table, less than when Disney previously engaged in talks two years ago. Such a project would also need to be agreed to by Ferguson and the former players, while United would retain “editorial oversight”, which has been standard for clubs granting access.

The Athletic adds there have no been talks between Disney and United about an up to date behind the scenes style series, a la Welcome to Wrexham or the many All or Nothing docuseries that have been made by Amazon. Manchester City documented their 2022/23 treble season for a film now streaming on Netflix, while Liverpool are currently filming Jurgen Klopp’s final campaign.

Sports documentaries have become big business on streaming services like Disney+

Sports documentaries have become big business on streaming services like Disney+ / SOPA Images/GettyImages

Disney+ carries ESPN’s extensive documentary catalogue, including many from the wide-ranging 30 for 30 series that began in 2009, while Matildas: The World at Our Feet and Save Our Squad with David Beckham are original football-based productions released within the last couple of years.

Amazon Prime Video is premiering 99 on 17 May, an original series focusing on United’s treble season 25 years on, as told by Sir Alex Ferguson and former players – including David Beckham, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Peter Schmeichel and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. But it has not been produced in conjunction with the club and United will not directly profit from it.

Another documentary about the club, The United Way, was released by Sky in 2021. Meanwhile, United additionally have a string of their own in-house produced documentaries on MUTV.

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Diogo Jota ruled out of Liverpool’s upcoming games through injury

Jurgen Klopp has ruled Diogo Jota out of Liverpool’s upcoming fixtures, with the Portuguese forward expected to miss the next two weeks due to injury.

Having only returned to action earlier this month following a knee problem, Jota is sidelined again after discovering discomfort in his hip while scoring against Fulham last Sunday.

Jota’s new injury trouble comes at a worrying time for Liverpool, who are still battling Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

Speaking before the Reds make the very short trip across Stanley Park to face Everton on Wednesday night, Klopp revealed the severity of Jota’s injury.

“Diogo scored the goal, felt a little bit and now we’ve found out it’s a bit more so he will be out for two weeks,” the Liverpool bos explained.

Jurgen Klopp

Klopp will be without Jota against Everton / Justin Setterfield/GettyImages

“Before the game where he didn’t start [against Atalanta], he got a knock – normal challenge, then felt a little bit at the hip. That was then fine because we didn’t start him, we brought him on, that was alright.

“Then, he started the last game [against Fulham], was obviously okay and then with the finish, it’s a small one but we are late in the season so now it’s not a great moment for each injury. It’s not a big one. When I say two weeks, actually it’s pretty much nothing, but enough to not be available.”

With Jota out of the picture for the time being, Darwin Nunez is set to step up after spending recent time on the bench. Liverpool will enter the Merseyside derby with plenty to aim for, sitting behind Premier League leaders Arsenal on goal difference alone.

It will be Klopp’s final time leading the Reds through the anticipated fixture, before he then bids farewell to his team at the end of the season.

Speaking on the fixture, Klopp said: “I am very positive. You have to win games and I think we know how to do that. We have to overcome each opponent in a specific way.”

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