Jurgen Klopp faces fresh Liverpool FC injury concern ahead of Man City Community Shield tie

Wayne Rooney has tipped Manchester City to retain the Premier League title, and believes Erling Haaland will give them an advantage over Liverpool.

Liverpool were stunned by Fulham who lead twice at Craven Cottage before settling for a 2-2 draw, but fans were furious that an apparent foul on Jordan Henderson was missed by VAR.Fulham started their first game back in the Premier League in style, and Liverpool couldn't settle into the game as Jurgen Klopp was taken aback by the intensity of their opponents. After waves of pressure from Marco Silva's side, Aleksandar Mitrovic headed them in front, but Liverpool were convinced there was a foul in the build-up.

Rio Ferdinand called a young fan "crazy" after he asked the Manchester United legend to sign his Liverpool shirt.Ferdinand was at Craven Cottage for Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Fulham on Saturday and was walking around the pitch before kick-off when a group of youngsters in the crowd waved him over.The kids were wearing a mixture of Fulham and Liverpool shirts, though Ferdinand didn't seem to mind and wandered towards them, but refused to entertain the Reds fan, albeit with a smile on his face.READ MORE: Fans in stitches as Jurgen Klopp blames Liverpool's draw at Fulham on 'dry pitch'Filming the interaction on his phone, Ferdinand said: "I’ve got some fans here at the Liverpool game. He’s just asked me to sign a Liverpool shirt… are you crazy? I can’t sign it, I can’t."When one of the boys without a club shirt on claimed he was also a Liverpool supporter, Ferdinand joked that he wanted his autograph back: “Give me it back, I can’t have that," the former England defender said.Should Ferdinand have signed the Liverpool shirt? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.As an ex-United man, Ferdinand would have been pleased to see Liverpool drop two points, and Jurgen Klopp's side could've easily walked away with nothing following a strong showing from Marco Silva's Championship winners.Aleksandar Mitrovic put the hosts ahead in the first half before Liverpool's club-record signing Darwin Nunez levelled the scoring.

Darwin Nunez will be the talk of the town in Liverpool tonight after netting against Fulham but Harvey Elliott's role in the build-up to the goal hasn't gone unnoticed either.The 19-year-old played a gorgeous first-time, round-the-corner pass to put Mo Salah through seconds before the Egyptian picked out Nunez in the six-yard area for his first Premier League goal, and fans on social media were keen to recognise the youngster's impact."The touch by Harvey Elliott to open up the field and play Salah in so that he can set up Nunez was sensational," one Liverpool fan tweeted.READ MORE: 4 things Jurgen Klopp got wrong as Liverpool stumble to 2-2 draw against Fulham"Don’t overlook Harvey Elliott in that goal," another commented, while a third wrote: "That first-time pass by Harvey Elliott to Mo Salah is a thing of beauty."One supporter even suggested that Elliott deserved to start in front of captain Jordan Henderson: "Harvey Elliott contributes straight away, I am not kidding when I say Henderson should never start RCM again if Elliott is available."Elliott became the youngest player ever to start a game for Liverpool back in 2019, mere weeks after joining the club from Saturday's opponents Fulham for an undisclosed fee.Should Harvey Elliott start for Liverpool? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.He spent the following season on loan at Championship side Blackburn before making 11 appearances for Jurgen Klopp's side across the 2021/22 campaign - and probably would've made more had he not needed ankle surgery.Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic put the hosts ahead on Saturday before Nunez's neat flick brought Liverpool level.

Jurgen Klopp is already dipping into his colourful box of bonkers excuses.The Liverpool manager was in testy mood after watching his side come from behind twice to secure a point against Fulham and had fans on social media in stitches after blaming the result on … *checks notes* … a dry pitch!"[It was] a really bad game. How can that happen? The attitude was not right in the beginning.

After months of transfer business, Manchester City are finally back in Premier League action and will begin their title defence against West Ham United.

Liverpool looked far from convincing as they snatched a point late on against Fulham in a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage.The hosts came out of the blocks much quicker than their title-chasing opponents and deservedly took the lead through Aleksandar Mitrovic's powerful header on 32 minutes. A flurry of substitutions early in the second half reinvigorated the Reds, who drew level through new boy Darwin Nunez.Mitrovic put Fulham back in front from the penalty spot with 18 minutes remaining after Virgil van Dijk had him over in the box, before Mohamed Salah - who else - rescued a point in the closing stages.

Liverpool fans piled in on Trent Alexander-Arnold after his mistake allowed Fulham to take the lead in their Premier League opener at Craven Cottage.The Reds started slowly in west London and deservedly fell behind on 32 minutes when Kenny Tete's cross found Aleksandr Mitrovic who rose highest to head home. Mitrovic is as dominant as they come in the air, but he didn't face much competition from Alexander-Arnold. The 23-year-old allowed the Serbian forward to bully him as he clambered on top of the full-back to power home past Alisson.

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Left-back has been Manchester City's problem position for a number of years now.

Manchester United have reportedly submitted an offer for RB Salzburg striker Benjamin Sesko.

Liverpool would not be where they are now without his help. The Dutchman has worked at Anfield as the assistant coach to Brendan Rodgers since 2014 - briefly managing NEC in 2018 before returning - and has had a massive impact.

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk left Manchester City players fuming with a piece of 's***housery' in the Community Shield.The Reds picked up the first trophy of the 2022/23 season with a 3-1 victory over City on Saturday (July 30). After Julian Alvarez had cancelled out Trent Alexander-Arnold's opener, Mohamed Salah put his side back in front from the spot with just over five minutes to go.Not content with just celebrating what looked to be the winning goal, Van Dijk latched onto an opportunity to delay City's restart.

On Saturday the world caught a first glimpse of how the rivalry between Manchester City and Liverpool will look this season, with the latter triumphing 3-1 in the Community Shield.

Cristiano Ronaldo had egg on his face after wasting a series a golden chances during his long-awaited return to the Manchester United setup against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. The Portugal international was making his first appearance in a United shirt under new manager Erik ten Hag having spent the summer trying to force a move away after handing in a transfer request.He met with Ten Hag earlier in the week to discuss his future and despite reiterating a desire to leave the club, Ronaldo declared on Instagram that "the king" was going to be back in action for United's final pre-season game.READ MORE: Man Utd urged to keep Sir Alex Ferguson out of Cristiano Ronaldo transfer sagaFans were quickly on his case though after the 37-year-old spurned a number of chances in the opening few minutes, including one he blazed over from a just few yards out, which he had to laugh off."The king is back indeed," one supporter tweeted sarcastically.Another posted: "Genuinely awful.

Liverpool's win in the Community Shield on Saturday afternoon. The Reds won the Community Shield for the first time under Jurgen Klopp after they brushed aside their old rivals Manchester City.

Nathan Ake believes that Manchester City need to find their rhythm after a disappointing loss to Liverpool on Saturday, but he doesn't think that the result is cause for panic.

Like a number of Manchester United players, it's more than fair to say Marcus Rashford has a hugely important season ahead of him.

Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players that he was proud of them after their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield.

Jurgen Klopp was seen on the sidelines absolutely raging at the officials after Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered a knock. Liverpool lifted the Community Shield after a brilliant day at the office for the club following a 3-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday.

Liverpool fans drowned out the traditional singing of the national anthem ahead of their Community Shield clash against Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday ahead of the new Premier League season.The FA Cup winners went head-to-head with the reigning champions of England at the home of Leicester in a bid to claim bragging rights ahead of the upcoming campaign.With the anthem being sung before kick-off, fans of Jurgen Klopp's side could be heard showing their opposition by booing and jeering, to cause a stir on social media. READ MORE: Liverpool to play secret friendly the day after Premier League opener vs FulhamOne fan said in response: "All those moaning about why Liverpool fans boo the national anthem should find out why they do."After Liverpool fans had chosen to boo the anthem ahead of the Wembley victory over Chelsea in May, Klopp gave his own opinion on the matter.He said: "Of course I have thoughts.