Sporting CP boss Rúben Amorim is the favorite to take over at Anfield. Ex-Reds ace John Arne Riise has suggested another option who is already in the Premier League.
The pain might not be over for Manchester City. After its agonizing Champions League elimination on Wednesday, City — tired, perhaps, in legs and mind — is facing the prospect of its FA Cup defense being ruined in the semifinal on Saturday by a player the club sold in the offseason and who has gone on to become arguably English soccer’s player of the season. In letting Cole Palmer join Chelsea for at least 40 million pounds ($50.7 million) on the final day of the summer transfer window, City man
Manchester City suffered Champions League heartbreak at the Etihad on Wednesday night and must now lift themselves for two big games in the next week.
Contrary to the hackneyed cliché, penalty shootouts are not a lottery. Scoring and saving penalties are skills in their own right, while strategy and psychology also play their part.