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A bumper weekend of Premier League action has come to an end, and talkSPORT has you covered with all the latest reaction.
On Sunday, Trent Alexander-Arnold was booed by Liverpool fans as he made his first appearance since announcing his departure.
"There were loads of options but Liverpool is the place for me.”
Also, on comparisons to him and Mohamed Salah signing new contracts and Alexander-Arnold not, Van Dijk said: “Everyone has different opinions or different phases of their career, so you can’t compare our situations.
“I was very happy to eventually come to an agreement with the club.
"Obviously, it’s not really a Liverpool thing to go about it the way we did with me and Mo but, like I said when it was announced, I’m happy and proud to extend because for me, there is no other place to be at this point."
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Today, 11:49By Jack Johnson
Ipswich striker Liam Delap is leaning towards joining Manchester United, talkSPORT understands.
Man United and Chelsea are the two leading Premier League candidates to trigger Delap’s £30million release clause.
Former Man City youngster Delap, who has scored 12 top-flight goals this season, is said to be keen to return to the north west.
United’s pursuit of the England under-21 ace will be further boosted if they beat Tottenham in the Europa League final.
It would mean they qualify for the Champions League and Delap's preference is to play in UEFA's top-tier competition.
But with the boos splitting opinions in the stands and on the pitch, it doesn't seem like they're 'together' at the moment.
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11th May 2025, 22:47By Jackson Cole
Manuel Akanji has targeted two wins from Manchester City's final two matches to ensure Champions League football.
City were held to a goalless draw at rock-bottom Southampton on Saturday, meaning they are still not guaranteed a top-five finish.
Following next weekend's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, City face a visit from Bournemouth and a trip to Fulham.
They could well need to win both to make sure fellow Champions League hopefuls Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest cannot overhaul them.
City could have made life far more comfortable for themselves had they beaten Saints, but they were unable to find a breakthrough at St Mary's despite a dominant performance.
"It's frustrating when you don't score a goal," said Swiss centre-half Akanji.
Sorry with the words that I use."
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11th May 2025, 20:35By Jackson Cole
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has no concerns about continuing to pick Trent Alexander-Arnold despite the defender being booed by his own fans in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
The right-back was targeted by a significant section of the Anfield crowd when he came on as a substitute after confirming on Monday he will not be extending his current deal with the newly-crowned Premier League champions when it expires this summer.
Alexander-Arnold, who is expected to join Real Madrid, was subjected to loud jeers as he was introduced as a 67th-minute substitute and that continued with most of his touches.
"The thing I consider is I want to win a game of football and if we think we can win with Trent, I owe it to his team-mates and to the fans, because they (Liverpool) hired me to win as many games of football as possible," said Slot.
"And if I think there's a better chance of winning with Trent, then I will (pick him).
"If I think it's a distraction or whatever can happen for us not to play a good game of football, then I might make another decision.
"But I think Trent showed today why I brought him in because he was very close with a few fantastic crosses for us to win the game."
Alexander-Arnold looked stunned at the final whistle as team-mate Luis Diaz put a comforting arm around him.
Slot tried to put a positive spin on things by insisting the reaction was mixed but the volume of the boos suggested it was more than a minority voicing their opinions.
"It is definitely difficult for him," said the Dutchman.
"Maybe he is positively surprised how the reactions were.
The moment he had to take the free-kick, everybody was cheering for him to score and he was close.
"I am not sure if he has negative feelings about today…maybe, maybe, I haven't spoken to him."
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11th May 2025, 20:17By Jackson Cole
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has congratulated the efforts of Nuno Espirito Santo and his players hours after his furious meltdown at the club's manager today.
Forest's Champions League hopes suffered a blow as they drew 2-2 with rivals Leicester at the City Ground on Sunday.
Having been in the top three for much of the season, they have slipped down to seventh after recent results.
The Greek businessman, who also owns Olympiakos, animatedly threw his hands up in the air during a heated conversation with the Portuguese.
Despite the disappointing result, Forest are now guaranteed European football next season, something the club last experienced 30 years ago.
But hours after the incident, Marinakis released a statement celebrating Forest securing European football for the first time in three decades, saying his outburst was out of frustration over the decision not to take off an injured Taiwo Awoniyi in the closing stages of the game.
Marinakis' statement on Instagram read: "Today is a day for celebration because after 30 years Nottingham Forest is guaranteed to be competing on the European stage once again, a promise I made to our supporters when we achieved promotion!
"With two more games to go in the Premier League, we must keep believing and keep dreaming, right to the final kick of the game.
"We are extremely proud of and close to Nuno and the team, and we must celebrate the historic achievements of this season.
"Everybody - coaching staff, players, supporters and including myself - we were frustrated around the injury of Taiwo and the medical staff's misjudgement on Taiwo's ability to continue the game.
"This is natural, this is a demonstration of the passion we feel for our club."
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11th May 2025, 19:48By Jackson Cole
Jamie Carragher has warned Liverpool fans that all the players in the dressing room aren't as loyal to the club as they might think.
He said this in response to Trent Alexander-Arnold being loudly booed by a selection of Liverpool fans during their draw to Arsenal today with the right-back set to join Los Blancos on a free transfer this summer.
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