Rangers destroyed by Liverpool after Salah and Firmino devour Champions League rivals – 5 talking points

Jerry Yates is reportedly a Rangers transfer target but they face stiff competition to land him in January.

Kenny Dalglish reckons Alfredo Morelos still has a vital role to play at Rangers as the Celtic legend posed a theory around the Colombian striker's latest performances by frankly stating the 26-year-old "might not be up for the fight".

Livingston fell agonisingly short of securing a first-ever win at Ibrox as an injury-time Rangers leveller ensured it was honours even in Glasgow.

Rangers salvaged a point against 10-men Livingston but it did little to ease the mounting pressure on boss Gio van Bronckhorst.

Finland international Glen Kamara is out for Rangers with an ankle knock but could be back against Napoli. Ridvan Yilmaz is a doubt with Ryan Jack, Connor Goldson, Filip Helander, John Souttar, Ianis Hagi and Tom Lawrence are out.

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst says a continuation of his side's injury woes will see him sign new players in January.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst has provided a lengthy injury update on his Rangers squad ahead of facing Livingston on Saturday.

Darwin Nunez is finally starting to look like the man Liverpool splashed a potential £85m on in the summer.The Uruguayan's superbly-angled header was the difference maker for Jurgen Klopp's side against West Ham on Wednesday night as they closed the gap on the top four to just four points.Nunez has made a relatively slow start to life at Anfield, but he was anything but slow last night after being clocked running at 23.61mph - surpassing the previous Premier League record of 23.48mph set by Manchester City defender Kyle Walker in June 2020.READ MORE: West Ham fans rage at 'cheat' Virgil van Dijk for Jarrod Bowen's missed penaltyFor context, Usain Bolt's world record sprint speed is 27.78mph, meaning that, when running at full-pelt, Nunez boasts near Olympic-level pace.Reacting to the news on social media, a number of Liverpool fans insisted his lightning speed hadn't gone unnoticed."He really is insanely fast. Never seen a player like him.

Liverpool superstar Mo Salah will put rivalry aside by teaming up with Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez to join beIN SPORTS' World Cup punditry team next month.The Egyptian, who netted the winner in Liverpool's crucial 1-0 win over City on Sunday, will play no part in the tournament after his country were knocked out by a Sadio Mane-led Senegal side in a penalty shootout during the final qualifying round.Mahrez's Algeria fell at the final hurdle too, freeing both players up for an unlikely TV partnership.There are few clubs likely to have as many players featuring at the World Cup as Liverpool and City, meaning that Salah and Mahrez will have plenty of opportunity to analyse their team-mates.READ MORE: Lip reader pinpoints Mohamed Salah and Pep Guardiola's private chat after final whistleThe domestic calendar will break for around a month-and-a-half in mid-November before returning just after Christmas following the conclusion of the World Cup.Salah and Mahrez aren't the only high profile Premier League stars to be missing out on the tournament, with the likes of Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard, Luis Diaz, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jorginho, Hakim Ziyech, Dejan Kulusevski and Andrew Robertson all failing to qualify, and several other big names absent through injury.If Salah and Mahrez swapped clubs who would have more success? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.After making a slow start to the season, Salah has burst into life in Liverpool's last two matches, netting a stunning seven-minute hat-trick against Rangers in the Champions League before following it up with a top-level performance against City at Anfield.Mahrez, meanwhile, has featured in all but two of his side's opening 10 league matches,

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 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.

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez was compared to YouTuber IShowSpeed after blowing a massive chance against Manchester City.Nunez has struggled to adapt to the Premier League since his £85million move from Benfica in the summer, memorably getting sent off against Crystal Palace on his Anfield debut. Following that episode against the Eagles, it's the 23-year-old's temperament that frequently gets called into question.

Manchester City may have been beaten 1-0 by Liverpool at Anfield, but Ederson may have claimed save of the season despite suffering defeat.Mohamed Salah was the difference once again, just like he is in so many high profile Liverpool fixtures, but he was denied what looked like a clear goal by the fingertips of Ederson. Before the Egyptian went on to score the winning goal, he was clean through against City, and almost wheeled away in celebration.Salah poked the ball and aimed for the far-right corner, but Ederson came out sharp and somehow sent it wide. It was that much of.

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.

When it rains it pours for Gio van Bronckhorst and the growing Rangers injury list is the latest leaky tap the Dutchman has to deal with before facing Motherwell.

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.

Defiant Rangers manager Gio van Bronckhorst says he doesn’t fear the sack. The Ibrox gaffer has come under scrutiny after a 7-1 mauling from Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Manchester City take on Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend as Jurgen Klopp faces a selection headache.

Ally McCoist has accused Rangers of going backwards since reaching the Europa League final and haven’t adequately replaced the big guns they lost in the summer.