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Liverpool fans have been told they should be "happy" for Trent Alexander-Arnold amid reports he could join Real Madrid(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool fans only have to wait a few more days before the Reds are back in action - and what a game it's set to be with a Merseyside Derby at Anfield.

Arne Slot will be eager to get his side's Premier League title bid back on track after the international break, with the team currently 15 points clear of Arsenal at the top.

Slot's men have nine huge games remaining as they aim to secure their first Premier League title since 2020, with big games against Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal also coming up.



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First they will look to get the bragging rights over their bitter rivals Everton after a dramatic 2-2 draw against the Toffees in February, which saw James Tarkowski score a last minute equaliser while Slot and two other players were sent off.

Mirror Football has rounded up some of the biggest stories and rumours around Anfield ahead of their Premier League return.

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Mamadou Sakho's time at Liverpool will probably be remembered for the sour end to his time at Anfield, where he infamously fell out with manager Jurgen Klopp in the 2015-16 season.

The Frenchman was signed by Brendan Rodgers in 2013 and had only signed a new deal a month before Klopp's arrival.

But the following summer he was sent home early from the club's pre-season tour of the United States after reports he was late for the team's flight and a meal.

He never played for the club again, despite playing 34 times in Klopp's first season - before joining Crystal Palace.

Former Liverpool star Mamadou Sakho has refused to reveal what caused his spat with Jurgen Klopp(Image: Liverpool Echo)

Sakho has refused to divulge on the reasons for his fall out with Klopp and said he has respect for the German - who would go on to deliver the Premier League and Champions League at Anfield.

"I always respect," he told the Liverpool Echo.

The right-back has been the only player not to comment on his future and appears set to end his 20-year career at Anfield.

Supporters might be disappointed that the club won't collect any transfer fee for a superstar that came out of the academy, but Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson dismissed the idea that there should be resentment towards the England man.

Paul Merson has told Liverpool fans they should support his desire for a new challenge(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

He said Alexander-Arnold had won everything possible at Liverpool and that fans should be happy for him to join a club like Real Madrid.

"I don't know why, he's come through the ranks there.

It's Real Madrid, he's going to win the Premier League with Liverpool again and I don't see a problem with it."

"I don't know anyone in the world of football who has ever turned Real Madrid down.

He's give everything for the club and I think he deserves that move."

Liverpool have been run by Fenway Sports Group since 2010 and the Americans have brought incredible success to the club in the resulting 15 years.

The Premier League - a second one surely set to arrive this summer - the Champions League, the FA Cup, two Carabao Cups and the Club World Cup.
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