Premier League LIVE: News conferences and team news as Rosenior speaks
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Postpublished at 13:26 GMT
Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport
Harsh Jasper, no?
He has only started two games for you all season and once in the last nine.
Anyway, while you stew on Milner's vanity - we've got Liam Rosenior fast approaching.
He's coming your way imminently!
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Get Involved - 'Milner vanity project has cost us crucial points'published at 13:22 GMT
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The Milner vanity project has cost us crucial points in recent matches. His personal milestone has been given more importance than the progress of the team as a whole which is not right.
Jasper, Brighton
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'Togetherness is sometimes more important than spending a lot of money'published at 13:17 GMT
Brighton v Crystal Palace (Sun, 14:00 GMT)
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Finally, Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was asked about the January transfer window and how he views the business other teams such as Crystal Palace have done compared to his own side:
"I’m not jealous. I’m really happy with the squad we have here. I’m focusing on my squad.
"We know we still have a lot of work to do but we also know there is a lot of potential in the squad and I have a lot of belief - that’s the main thing - the belief I have in this group to achieve the things we want to achieve is unbelievably high because I see them working together, how they support each other, hold each other accountable, therefore I think this togetherness is sometimes more important than spending a lot of money."
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Brighton team news - Gomez back, Ayari outpublished at 13:11 GMT
Brighton v Crystal Palace (Sun, 14:00 GMT)
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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler on team news: "Diego Gomez will be back, he will be an option. Mats Weiffer is close.
"Yasin Ayari is unfortunately out for the game. He had a small shoulder issue [picked up against Everton], it's nothing big but for this game he will be out."
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'James Milner is a role model'published at 13:06 GMT
Brighton v Crystal Palace (Sun, 14:00 GMT)
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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler started his news conference by being asked about James Milner, who can equal the all-time Premier League appearance record - 653 - if he plays against Crystal Palace:
"He will definitely be in the squad. For me, for us, James Milner is a role model, he’s a great character to work with. I think being a Premier League player in this age and still playing on the level he plays and also training on the level he trains. So when you just followed the last two training sessions, it’s incredible what he’s doing so I’m very pleased to work with him.
"I think that will be a special thing for him but he is focused on top of that on the ambitions from the club as well. He wants to be always successful like he was his whole life."
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ICYMI: Arne Slot news conferencepublished at 13:00 GMT
Liverpool v Man City (Sun, 16:30 GMT)
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We've got a few news conferences to bring you this afternoon but we were already across one in full this morning.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot spoke to the media before his side's Sunday showdown against Manchester City.
These were the top lines from his news conference:
- He spoke in length about the deadline day signing of Jeremy Jacquet (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A87b5b370-58d3-4acd-bc18-ca6c08b0f0f6#post)
- Team news: (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3Aecfb72af-6f77-4038-a76d-7b16e96d25e1#post) Jeremie Frimpong remains out of Sunday's match through injury while Joe Gomez could play a part
- Slot said the team have shown great improvement in both boxes (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A402f240c-b982-48b7-9f8c-6eb731aea88d#post) in the last two games
- He praised Florian Wirtz for his recent performances but claimed there was never any doubt about his "special" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3Ada83ff23-0050-4837-bcc1-2877bd9a9485#post) ability
- Slot said Virgil van Dijk (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A7ea7687f-840a-4b1a-afbf-a9e031e18045#post) has the potential to stay at the club for longer than the remaining 18 months on his contract should he keep his fitness at its current levels
- The Liverpool boss was asked about Curtis Jones and said it "would have been strange" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3Aa9768446-60e7-4a5a-ab8c-17a9fabfda18#post) for the club to let him go in January before later sidestepping a more specific question on his future
- Finally, he said trust and belief (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A94836afa-d27b-4810-895a-fda2f18e842a#post) in Milos Kerkez has begun to pay off with the Hungarian's improved performances recently
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We are so backpublished at 12:54 GMT
And just like that we're back again.
A handful of live news conferences to bring you this afternoon starting with Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior in around 30 minutes time.
We've also got some updates from Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler who spoke earlier this morning.
So, without wasting any time, we'll recap Liverpool's Arne Slot who we were across earlier and then we'll be straight into those belated Hurzeler quotes.
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Goodbye... for nowpublished at 10:15 GMT
That's all from us - for now.
We'll be back in a few hours to bring you all of this afternoon's news conferences including Manchester United interim boss Michael Carrick and Chelsea's Liam Rosenior.
Fabian Hurzeler was due to speak this morning but we've not heard from him yet so we'll bring you updates from him in the afternoon stint, too.
Catch you later on!
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Get Involved - 'In Slot we trust!'published at 10:13 GMT
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As a club to be competitive financially you need to be playing attractive football and securing and building on your fan base, all that leads to trophies at the end too. In Slot we trust!
Kevin, Guildford
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Good mood around Liverpool againpublished at 10:10 GMT
Liverpool v Man City (Sun, 16:30 GMT)
Aadam Patel
BBC Sport Liverpool reporter
Last week, Arne Slot stressed that his Liverpool side could still do special things if they improved in both boxes. Since then, they have scored ten goals and conceded once against Qarabag and Newcastle and the feeling around the football club has certainly improved, with Slot adamant that the football has been "really good".
The confirmation that centre-back Jeremy Jacquet will arrive in the summer from Rennes has added to the good mood but in the here and now, Liverpool have a defensive crisis with Slot confirming that Jeremie Frimpong won’t be back for the game against Manchester City on Sunday. Joe Gomez also remains a doubt so Dominik Szoboszlai may start at right-back again.
And of course, Pep Guardiola’s side are expected to offer a much tougher test than Qarabag or Newcastle did. "What a force City still are and always will be," Slot insisted. It was back at the Etihad Stadium in November when Liverpool were largely "outplayed" by City.
After Slot’s comments this week on The Reds Roundtable, an in-house Liverpool production, where he stressed his desire to play "good football", all eyes will on Anfield on Saturday and whether Slot's side can entertain.
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Get Involved - 'Football is being killed'published at 10:07 GMT
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Attractive football used to way to win Trophies. Football is being KILLED. There's far too many games in a season, footballers are HUMAN, it's obvious So Many are injured or burned out. I watched some of the Arsenal Chelsea on TV, its like watching Paint Dry. Where's the "Wow" moments.
Dan, Manchester
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Recap: Arne Slot news conferencepublished at 10:03 GMT
Liverpool v Man City (Sun, 16:30 GMT)
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That's everything from Liverpool boss Arne Slot this morning.
Here are the top lines from his news conference:
- He spoke in length about the deadline day signing of Jeremy Jacquet (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A87b5b370-58d3-4acd-bc18-ca6c08b0f0f6#post)
- Team news: (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3Aecfb72af-6f77-4038-a76d-7b16e96d25e1#post) Jeremie Frimpong remains out of Sunday's match through injury while Joe Gomez could play a part
- Slot said the team have shown great improvement in both boxes (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A402f240c-b982-48b7-9f8c-6eb731aea88d#post) in the last two games
- He praised Florian Wirtz for his recent performances but claimed there was never any doubt about his "special" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3Ada83ff23-0050-4837-bcc1-2877bd9a9485#post) ability
- Slot said Virgil van Dijk (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A7ea7687f-840a-4b1a-afbf-a9e031e18045#post) has the potential to stay at the club for longer than the remaining 18 months on his contract should he keep his fitness at its current levels
- The Liverpool boss was asked about Curtis Jones and said it "would have been strange" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3Aa9768446-60e7-4a5a-ab8c-17a9fabfda18#post) for the club to let him go in January before later sidestepping a more specific question on his future
- Finally, he said trust and belief (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y5nlr212vt?post=asset%3A94836afa-d27b-4810-895a-fda2f18e842a#post) in Milos Kerkez has begun to pay off with the Hungarian's improved performances recently
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Get Involved - 'It's meant to be entertainment, after all!'published at 10:00 GMT
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Maybe I'm in the minority, but a stylish and spirited loss leaves me looking forward to the next match. 2 hours of boring football makes me question why I bother wasting my weekends on it. It's meant to be entertainment, after all!
Richard, Nottingham
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Everyone 'aware' of Jones contract situationpublished at 09:56 GMT
Liverpool v Man City (Sun, 16:30 GMT)
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More from Liverpool boss Arne Slot added on Curtis Jones' contract situation: "I am aware, the club is aware and he is aware of the fact that he has one year left and that's all I can say on that."
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Get Involved - 'Winning titles and trophies regularly attracts and retains the top talent'published at 09:53 GMT
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Hopefully Slot is clever enough to adapt his style of "SlotBall" as seems to be the case. Yes fans want a great style of play but trophies are ultimately more important winning titles and trophies regularly attracts and retains the top talent which should also provide "attractive" football.
James, South Wales
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Get Involved - 'The game's about winning and then style'published at 09:51 GMT
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I can't remember who said it, might have been a Chelsea player under Jose talking about Arsenal back in the day. That no players on their summer holidays sit around saying "remember that trick I did once."
James, Southampton
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'The only thing as a manager is to keep trusting them and believing in them'published at 09:49 GMT
Liverpool v Man City (Sun, 16:30 GMT)
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot on Milos Kerkez improving: "This is what you get if you keep playing those players who maybe sometimes have moments that are not as good as other moments or games not as good as other games. I think that's normal for younger players and the only thing as a manager is to keep trusting them and believing in them because we know who we signed.
"We saw that potential and we knew and, has already been shown, that that potential will be seen if you keep playing them."
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'Of course we kept him and the situation hasn't changed'published at 09:45 GMT
Liverpool v Man City (Sun, 16:30 GMT)
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot on the performances of Curtis Jones this season and keeping hold of him in the transfer window: "He's played a lot of minutes, not all of them, but he's also unlucky in the sense that it's the only line where we haven't had injuries, but he's still played a lot of minutes and that's of course why we kept him.
"We have a lot of players in that line but we need these midfielders in different positions as well and the moment you need that, the line in midfield gets smaller and smaller.
"Of course we kept him and the situation hasn't changed. To us,
