Liverpool FC boss Jurgen Klopp jokes about his ideal solution to Pep Guardiola contract delay at Man City

Steven Gerrard has been sacked after a poor start to the season at Aston Villa – and just 11 months in charge.

Liverpool’s 1-0 home victory over Manchester City was not the first match that has seen Jurgen Klopp lose his cool over a referee’s assistant. The German was charged by the FA after he was dismissed for his behaviour on touchline during the Merseysiders’ huge win over Pep Guardiola’s side.

Liverpool footballer has been jailed for eight years over his connections to a drug dealer's £6million cocaine racket.Retired Welsh midfielder Layton Maxwell made just one appearance for the Reds after coming through the club's academy, scoring against Hull City back in September 1999. As he fell down the football pyramid after leaving Liverpool, Maxwell later joined a cocaine gang, with a court hearing that he allowed them to use his home as a safehouse.There, the gang stored drugs in a £6million racket, where organised crime agents found more than 60 kilos of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin.READ MORE: Liverpool star Diogo Jota to miss World Cup as Jurgen Klopp confirms 'sad news'Officers also discovered £2.5million in cash and weighing equipment after carrying out a raid at Maxwell's Cardiff home.

had to choose which Liverpool player to crash into before the club's Champions League final appearance in 2007.The Reds were preparing for the final against AC Milan by indulging in a go-karting session. And Crouch was presented with the difficult decision of what Reds player to potentially injure ahead of the ensuing final in Athens when his brakes gave way.The former striker had to decide who was more valuable to the Reds' pursuit of European glory out of team-mates Xabi Alonso and Dirk Kuyt before his go-kart spiralled out of control.

after ending Manchester City's unbeaten run last weekend, according to Graeme Souness. Liverpool's season has got off to the worst possible start with a poor run of form that's seen them lose to title rivals Arsenal and Manchester United.

Manchester City have vowed to 'root out' the 'vile behaviour' that was seen and heard during their clash with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.City fans were heard chanting in reference to both the Hillsborough and Heysel stadium disasters while at Anfield. Liverpool were quick to release a public statement to condemn the chants, while City have internally vowed to root out the behaviour.According to the Liverpool Echo, City are committed to rooting out the "vile behaviour" of those using the deaths of football fans to point-score on the terraces.

Roy Keane and Micah Richards clashed when asked about the performance of James Milner in Manchester City's loss to Liverpool on Sunday.

Premier League referee and current video assistant referee Mike Dean has promised to congratulate Anthony Taylor for his 'superb performance' at Anfield. His comments come after fans of both Liverpool and Manchester City called out the lenient refereeing style - but Gary Neville said the approach 'was really good'.

Manchester United fan Mark Golbridge has slammed Anthony Taylor for giving Jurgen Klopp a red card at Anfield. The content creator gave an unbiased opinion against his rival club Liverpool after the referee, in their 1-0 win over Manchester City, sent the German coach to the stands.

Pep Guardiola was involved in a series of angry exchanges on the touchline on Sunday afternoon as Manchester City slipped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool couldn't compete with Manchester City - well today they could, and how!Despite making their worst start to a Premier League season in a decade the Reds successfully rose to the occasion to remind Pep Guardiola's runaway reigning champions that they're not as invincible as they've looked for the past two months.A couple of little tweaks made all the difference as Klopp's side finally shook off their early-season jitters to hand City their first defeat of the campaign.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was sent off for berating the linesman during their match against Manchester City.Tempers flared in the closing stages of the match at Anfield as Mohamed Salah tangled with Bernardo Silva. Salah felt he should have been given a foul after Silva dragged him to the ground near the touchline.Television replays showed Silva with a handful of Salah's shirt. But the linesman and the referee ignored the Egyptian star's fervent appeals, sending both him and Klopp into a frenzy.

The Premier League have confirmed that a foul by Erling Haaland in the build-up to Phil Foden's second-half goal in their clash at Anfield was the reason why it was disallowed.

Liverpool and Manchester City are light years apart.Jurgen Klopp's side got the better of Pep Guardiola's men in the season curtain raiser at the end of July, though the 3-1 scoreline did slightly flatter them. Trent Alexander-Arnold's opener had been cancelled out by Julian Alvarez before a late Mohamed Salah penalty restored their lead, with Darwin Nunez's stoppage-time finish adding the gloss.Nevertheless, the result had put the Reds ahead of their Premier League title rivals in the minds of some pundits, while Erling Haaland's failure to score raised doubts about his ability to cut it in English football.READ MORE: Liverpool 'starting 1-0 down' as referee confirmed for Man City Premier League clashHeading into their second meeting of the season later today (October 16), with there being a 13-point gap between the two sides after nine games apiece, those views those very silly now.Roy Keane's assessment that "Liverpool look very strong" while working for ITV has aged terribly, with Klopp struggling to get a tune out of his usually world-class starting XI.

Liverpool flops Steven Caulker and Fabio Borini were both on the scoresheet for Andrea Pirlo's Fatih Karagümrük. Caulker was the first ex-Red to find the net - his first for his new side - when he prodded home to break the deadlock on Saturday morning.

Liverpool after the Reds were "shamelessly" shoehorned into a graphic showing the top half of the Premier League.Following Brentford's 2-0 win over Brighton on Friday, the broadcasters displayed the updated table, though fans were left scratching their heads after noticing that 11th-place Liverpool had been included in the top half'."Hahaha they had to sneak Liverpool in didn't they," one user tweeted in response to a screengrab of the table.READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp says Man City 'can do what they want' financially despite FFP"The bias is absolutely unreal," another commented, while a third said: "You'll never convince me there isn't an agenda.

Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has stated he sees Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso being considered as candidates to succeed Jurgen Klopp. The German boss has led the Reds to the pinnacle of club football winning the Premier League and Champions League but results have been lacking this season - while they face a tricky test by the way of Manchester City on Sunday.Liverpool currently sit an underwhelming 11th in the table, with just two wins from their opening eight matches.Read More: Trent Alexander-Arnold's grandmother used to date Man Utd legend Sir Alex FergusonA glimmer of light has emerged by the way of their 7-1 win in the Champions League in midweek against Rangers, but a true measure of where the club are at will be found when they face rivals City.Klopp recently signed another long-term deal but Murphy says that when his time is up, some of his former team-mates could take over.Who do you think will take over Klopp as Liverpool's manager? Let us know in the comments section belowHe told Fair Betting Sites, via Liverpool Echo: “I think Steven Gerrard or Xabi Alonso could manage Liverpool, absolutely, yeah.

Liverpool are reportedly sweating over the fitness of Ibrahima Konate ahead of the visit of Manchester City but have not yet ruled him out of the contest.

Erling Haaland once caused Liverpool so many problems that Virgil van Dijk walked out of an interview when asked about the young striker.