Liverpool fans spot Harvey Elliott's brilliant pass to Mo Salah for pre-assist

Paul Scholes has admitted he fancies Liverpool to win the title, despite Erling Haaland's impressive Premier League debut on Sunday.

Liverpool are reportedly lining up a move for Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic to dampen their midfield woes. But Brozovic won't be the only new face on Merseyside, and he'll bring his stunning blonde wife, Silvija Brozovic, to Liverpool with him.

Liverpool's new signing Darwin Nunez had three big chances to score despite only playing 39 minutes of the Reds' clash with Fulham - giving him the biggest chance per minute ratio from the weekend.Jurgen Klopp's side had to come back twice against the newly promoted side to claim a point at Craven Cottage on Saturday. And the Reds' new Uruguayan hitman was involved in both - finding the net for the first before providing Mohamed Salah with an assist.Nunez's big chance per minute ratio eclipsed even Erling Haaland, who created four big chances during his Manchester City Premier League debut on Sunday.

Sadio Mane showed Liverpool what they're missing with a stunning debut performance for Bayern Munich.Mane joined the Bundesliga champions in the summer after six highly-successful seasons at Anfield. And the Senegalese star wasted little time making his mark in his new surroundings as Bayern thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 6-1 on Friday night.

Manchester City have produced the perfect response to their Community Shield defeat to Liverpool by kicking off their Premier League campaign with a richly-deserved 2-0 victory over West Ham.Erling Haaland scored his first goal in English football after winning, and subsequently converting, a penalty before adding another in the second half - a trademark Haaland goal following a fast-paced City counter attack.It puts Pep Guardiola's side in the driving seat ahead of what promises to be another heart-palpitating title race, with Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool dropping two points away to Fulham on Saturday.Here, Daily Star Sport details three things the Reds will be worried about after watching City power past David Moyes' hapless Hammers...READ MORE: Erling Haaland gave savage response when Martin Odegaard asked him to join ArsenalIt was only a matter of time wasn't it? There was a faint amount of hope on Merseyside that Erling Haaland might take a few weeks to adapt to the Premier League, especially after fluffing his lines during the Community Shield, but those hopes have been dented now.The big Norwegian looked sharp, bullish and hungry for goals as he terrorised West Ham's backline, and on the odd occasion he had the space to run at defenders he was predictably terrifying - demonstrated best by his sublime second goal.It's fair to assume the destination of the title will depend heavily on how well Haaland fits in at the Etihad. On today's evidence, he'll be just fine.What did you make of Man City's victory over West Ham? Let us know in the comments section below.Sure, City always dominate possession, but the way they suffocated West Ham was a frightening sign of things to come.David Moyes' side are no mugs.

Fulham followed up their impressive 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Saturday by rinsing Jurgen Klopp on Twitter on Sunday in a remix that Craig David would be proud of. The Cottagers battled to a hard-earned point against the Reds at Craven Cottage yesterday and were perhaps unfortunate not to bag all three.

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.

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.

Darwin Nunez is officially off the mark for Liverpool in the Premier League, and he's done it in style after converting Mo Salah's near-post cross with a sensational heel flick during the Reds' opening weekend draw with Fulham.Minutes early, the Uruguayan had attempted an almost identical effort, which was parried by Fulham stopper Marek Rodak, leaving Liverpool fans (quite rightly) salivating over their new superstar striker on social media."That is gorgeous play. This is the beautiful game.

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.

Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott believes that Erling Haaland will outshine Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez this season, despite the latter's impressive outing in the Community Shield.

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.

Liverpool's new star Darwin Nunez almost walked away from the beautiful game after a knee injury left him in tears after every training session.As a breakthrough star at Uruguayan side Penarol, academy director Fernando Curutchet had hoped to bring Nunez into the first team. But with the Under 23 side battling for the title, Curutchet pulled back and allowed Nunez to stay put.However, after a 17-year-old Nunez challenged for a header against Sud America he landed awkwardly - tearing his ACL. The resulting comeback saw Nunez almost walk away from the game with his knee in so much pain.READ MORE: Lionesses' final watched by three times as many as Premier League's record gameCurutchet told The Athletic: "I got a lump in my throat when I found out what had happened.

Paul Pogba due to his outrageous skill and talent as a youngster, it has been quite the journey for Bobby Duncan since leaving Liverpool.As the cousin of Steven Gerrard, surely Anfield could only ever be the destination for the young midfielder. However, an acrimonious exit plagued by accusations of bullying from the club would follow in 2019.And Duncan has found himself a new club - Spanish third division side Real Balompedica Linense - signing a three-year deal after leaving Derby this summer.

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.

Manchester United icon Roy Keane admits Manchester City and Liverpool will take some stopping this season.

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.

The Reds were 3-1 winners in the Community Shield clash at the King Power Stadium tonight, after goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Nunez wrapped up the victory. While he didn't score, Thiago helped Liverpool keep up a high tempo before he was subbed for Naby Keita. READ MORE: Liverpool player ratings as Darwin Nunez delivers and Mohamed Salah brilliant against Man City After the final whistle, LFC players celebrated as they received the trophy.