Liverpool injury news and return dates for Bournemouth: Harvey Elliott latest
Fresh from making a winning start to their latest Champions League adventure, Liverpool welcome Bournemouth to Anfield for their latest Premier League battle on Saturday afternoon.
As they did 19 years ago, the Merseyside giants fought back to defeat AC Milan in Tuesday’s European opener, as Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Dominik Szoboszlai cancelled out Christian Pulisic‘s opener in a 3-1 victory.
That San Siro success was the perfect response to the weekend’s Premier League disappointment, where Nottingham Forest claimed a shock 1-0 Anfield win to hand Arne Slot his first competitive loss in the hotseat.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool’s latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with the Cherries, who suffered an agonising 1-0 defeat to Chelsea last time out.
Federico Chiesa finally made his Liverpool debut as a late substitute against Milan, meaning that the Reds’ only absentee is Harvey Elliott, who is unlikely to be back from his foot fracture until the end of October.
The Premier League is able to attract the world’s best managers due to the salaries on offer, which begs the question – who is the top earner?
Coaches with winning experience in Europe’s top tiers like Oliver Glasner and Marco Silva have been attracted towards mid-table battles due to the riches that are on offer.
At the other end there’s the world’s best getting paid handsomely for excelling in their roles, whether that be Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, or Unai Emery with Aston Villa.
Even with Jurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool after nine years the Premier League still leads when it comes to the top end, and even the bottom.
Managers such as Thomas Frank and Kieran McKenna have earned big pay rises to continue their heroics at their current sides, helping them compete with bigger names when it comes to their pay packets.
There’s also a number of new faces too. Arne Slot arrived at Liverpool and Enzo Maresca at Chelsea over the summer, and given the size of the clubs they’ve joined, a big pay rise is inevitable.
Not all salaries are known, with Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler, Leicester’s Steve Cooper and Southampton’s Russell Martin all on salaries either unavailable to the public or unreported.
But with so many new faces and a number of key extensions, talkSPORT is still able to give you the lowdown on where the rest of the pack rank.
17. Andoni Iraola – £1million per-year
Rated as the next big thing in Spain after three impressive years with Rayo Vallecano, Iraola was eyed by Atletico Madrid before Diego Simeone’s latest contract renewal, having promoted the Madrid minnows and made them a force in the top flight.
