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Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has opened up on how the deaths of team-mate Diogo Jota and his father left him battling depression during his final season at the club. Portugal forward Jota and his brother Andre Silva, tragically died in a car crash last July, while Konate's dad Hamady passed away in January after a long illness.The France international's form was visibly affected in his final campaign at Anfield and the 27-year-old has now outlined the personal turmoil he was going through."There are low points, there's depression. You can suffer from depression in football too; there's no need to be ashamed to say so," he told France Inter radio., external"It's true that I've often heard players say they were suffering from depression and that fans or people on the outside didn't understand because they were earning a lot of money. But no, that's rubbish and you shouldn't say that."Depression is personal; it's deep inside you. When you're depressed, it starts in the heart, goes up to the brain and takes over your whole body. For me, that's what's hard, and we need to talk about it."Konate, who is closing in on a move to Real Madrid after confirming he will leave Anfield this summer, said the tragic death of Jota, who was one of his neighbours during his time on Merseyside, had a shattering impact."It devastated me. I didn't have any interest in anything else at that point," he added."You go back to football because you have no choice. We're employees at a club that pays us every month, so we have duties."We had no choice but to go back on the field and play for him and his family – as well as ourselves. There's no way of getting over it, but you learn to live with it."During this difficult period Konate was also carrying the burden of knowing his father was seriously ill."I didn't know what to do. I didn't know whether I should go home and stop playing, because the team needed me too," he added."I didn't know who to talk to about it, so I kept it all to myself. And this is the advice I'd give to everyone: when you're feeling down or something's going on, you need to talk to those around you."It can help you and do you good. I didn't talk about it and kept it to myself."The doctors then told us he didn't have long to live, but we didn't know it would happen so quickly."Konate returned early from compassionate leave to help Liverpool avert an injury crisis at the end of January but the centre-back conceded that things were never quite right.He made 51 appearances across the 2025-26 campaign, 49 as a starter, but was unable to consistently produce the best form he had displayed across his previous four seasons on Merseyside as Liverpool finished fifth in the Premier League.Konate, who has been capped 27 times by France, is part of Didier Deschamps' 26-man squad for the World Cup, with Les Bleus among the favourites."There was never a moment when I felt like I was on the mend," he added."All of these tragic events happened so quickly and as soon as I felt like I was getting my head above water, something else happened."I had the support of all these fans, who are exceptional at Liverpool, my team-mates and especially my family but I also had to learn how to get back on my feet on my own because the team needed me more than ever and I know that my father would have wanted me to get back."If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, information and support can be found at the BBC's Action Line.Latest Liverpool news, analysis and fan viewsAsk about Liverpool - what do you want to know?

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AC Milan rival Premier League sides for West Ham's Crysencio Summerville, Real Madrid to sign Inter's Denzel Dumfries and Newcastle target Nigerian teenager Zadok Yohanna.AC Milan have emerged as serious contenders to sign Crysencio Summerville, 24, from West Ham, with the Dutch winger also attracting interest from Tottenham and Aston Villa. (Teamtalk), externalReal Madrid are expected to trigger the £17.3m release clause to sign Inter Milan and Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 30. (Sky Sports), externalNewcastle have submitted a 24m euros (£20.7m) bid to sign AIK Stockholm's 18-year-old Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna. (Expressen - in Swedish), externalAtletico Madrid are keen on Manchester City and Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 27. (Fichajes - in Spanish), externalKieran McKenna and Thomas Frank are the leading contenders to replace outgoing Fulham boss Marco Silva, who is set to replace Jose Mourinho at Benfica. (Talksport), externalManchester United have shelved contract talks with Bruno Fernandes, 31, after being assured the Portugal midfielder and club captain wants to stay at Old Trafford for the long term. (Mirror), externalAtletico Madrid could use the big-money sale of Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, to fund the purchase of Marseille and England forward Mason Greenwood, 24. (Fichajes - in Spanish), externalRoma are also interested in Greenwood, with his former club Manchester United set to benefit from a sell-on clause in the deal that took him to France. (Teamtalk), externalEverton are chasing Arsenal's Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus, 29, but want the Premier League champions to reduce their £20m asking price. (Football Insider, external)Sunderland hope to beat Marseille to the signing of Charleroi and Algeria midfielder Yassine Titraoui, 22. (FootSur7 - in French, external)Paris St-Germain want 30m euros (£25.9m) from Juventus for 27-year-old France forward Randal Kolo Muani. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), externalListen to the latest Football Daily podcast

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Andoni Iraola is expected to arrive on Merseyside on Thursday to sign his contract and become Liverpool's new head coach.The Reds reached a verbal agreement with Iraola on Tuesday and it is understood he wants Pablo de la Torre, Tommy Elphick, Shaun Cooper and Tom Webber to join him on the coaching staff at Anfield.A formal announcement from Liverpool could happen in the coming days.The process was led by sporting director Richard Hughes, who appointed Iraola at Bournemouth in 2023 before moving to Anfield the following year.After Liverpool sacked Slot on Saturday, Sky Sports News revealed Iraola was the front-runner and formal talks were expected to start this week.Liverpool's main objective has been to identify and recruit the individual who best suits their preferred playing style.Liverpool have not yet made an approach to any individuals with a view to them joining the coaching staff. Such decisions would only be made when the advanced stage of discussions is reached with Iraola.Stream the Premier League with no contractIraola was headhunted by Hughes during his time at Bournemouth and went on to have great success at the Vitality Stadium.The Cherries completed an 18-game unbeaten run during the second half of the 2025/26 Premier League season, leading to them securing a sixth-place finish and Europa League football. They also finished just three points behind Liverpool in the table."He's done a brilliant job in the Premier League, what Bournemouth have done is absolutely fantastic, but there are still huge question marks."The way he plays is definitely the way Liverpool want to go back to: high-intensity football. We know he's fantastic at that, but it's not just all about that when you're the Liverpool manager."Off the ball was a big problem for Arne Slot, that was the thing that really worried me, and I said all season that Liverpool off the ball were so poor."That's a big part of Liverpool's DNA, not just under Jurgen Klopp. The reason we talk about the Anfield factor, a lot of it is off the ball, not just on it, so he's fantastic at that."My worry is, can you play at that intensity when you're playing every three days, and that was only getting played once a week with Bournemouth. That is completely different."Whenever you're bringing a manager in for a top club in England, you're thinking: 'Can he win me the league?' That's a big question mark around him, or any manager coming in, but Liverpool had a manager who's won the league, so that's why I was always torn."

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Guardian sources say Ernst Tanner has not rejoined the club after he was found to have violated league policiesDespite being eligible for reinstatement, former Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner has not resumed duties with the club, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation said this week, in part because he has yet to complete his league-ordered restorative practices training.Tanner was suspended through 1 June by Major League Soccer after a league-ordered investigation found he had violated “policies and standards of professional conduct required of League and Club leadership”. That investigation, which concluded in March, was the league’s second inquiry into alleged misconduct by Tanner; he had previously been investigated after an MLS Players Association complaint alleged multiple instances of racist, sexist and homophobic behavior.MLS initially closed its initial investigation when it was unable to substantiate those complaints. The Guardian’s own investigation late last year substantiated many of those complaints and raised additional concerns, prompting the league to reopen its investigation and, eventually, suspend Tanner without pay. Neither the league or Union offered any clarity into which specific allegations the investigation substantiated. Tanner has denied the allegations against him.MLS declined to comment on Tanner’s status. The Philadelphia Union did not respond to repeated requests for comment.The Union named former academy director Jon Scheer as sporting director last week, while also firing head coach Bradley Carnell after a franchise-worst start to the season. At the time, Union owner Jay Sugarman addressed Tanner’s status.“Ernst right now is still in the restorative process,” Sugarman said at a press conference. “We’re going to wait to see how that plays out. The reports we’ve gotten so far is that he’s taken it incredibly seriously. I think he was always planning to step back and go back to Germany at the end of his contract year so we’re running out of time as it is, but we’re going to have conversations with him once we get all the information from the league and the specialists who are working with him.”When asked whether Tanner could be assigned a different role at the club, Sugarman said it was “premature” to discuss a return before he sees the results of Tanner’s league-ordered training.During his time at the Union, Tanner built the club into a powerhouse and a model for MLS franchises looking to compete on a tight budget. The Union’s academy system, which Tanner helped construct and oversee, is among the league’s finest, having produced multiple members of the US roster at this summer’s World Cup.The Union sit in last place in the Eastern Conference and are in the midst of one of the worst seasons in MLS history. They return to play on 22 July, against the New York Red Bulls.

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We’ve looked at data from USA 1994 onwards to see how and when classic upsets take place – and what that could mean for this year’s competitionThis year, the biggest ever World Cup will feature 48 teams, an increase from 32, opening up the tournament to even more upsets, shocks and surprises. The vagaries of the World Cup draw have given rise to classic underdog victories over the years, from an amateur USA team’s shock defeat of the then-favourites England in 1950 onwards. But what does the data tell us about upsets in football’s modern era?Starting from the launch of the Fifa men’s world ranking system in 1993, we have analysed each World Cup match in which an underdog beat a higher-ranked team, along with the ranking disparity between the teams: the bigger the gap, the higher the “upset score”, and the larger the circle in the graphics below. Upsets are marked in red, while matches decided on penalties are represented with a white border.This World Cup was characterised by a consistent stream of upsets, particularly in the group stages, with a couple of surprise regional rivalries including Belgium (Fifa ranking 27) triumphing over the Netherlands (2) and Saudi Arabia (34), in their World Cup debut, seeing off Morocco (28).The first World Cup after the dissolution of the USSR featured the first appearance by a unified German team and arguably the tournament’s most iconic underdog moment, when a header by Yordan Letchkov secured Bulgaria’s (29) victory over top-ranked Germany (1) in the quarter-finals. Bulgaria enjoyed a strong competition overall, including beating Argentina (8) in the group stages and a surprise round of 16 win against Mexico (16) in a penalty shootout.This was one of the few recent World Cups to culminate in an underdog victory, as the hosts, France (17), thrilled a Stade de France packed with home fans when they beat the top team, Brazil (1), 3-0. The team’s historic victory was secured with two spectacular headers from Zinedine Zidane.The biggest upset, however, was from Nigeria (74), who beat Spain (15) 3-2 in the group stages, as well as conquering Bulgaria (35) 1-0. There were also unpredictable quarter-finals, as Croatia (19) knocked Germany (2) out of the tournament, while the Netherlands (25) saw off Argentina (6).The hosts, South Korea (40), were the tournament’s champion underdogs, making it all the way to the semi-final via victories over Poland (38), Portugal (5), Italy (6) and Spain (8). But perhaps the most significant upset came in the opening game when the World Cup first-timers Senegal (32) took on the reigning champions, France (3). Senegal scored half an hour in, then defended successfully against a much older French team – including stars Zidane, Marcel Desailly and Fabien Barthez – which struggled in Seoul’s heat and humidity. At the final whistle, crowds back home in Dakar erupted in shock and joy as the former colony triumphed over the one-time imperial power.Germany 2006 wasn’t memorable only for Zidane’s notorious head-butt on Marco Materazzi in the final between France (8) and Italy (13). The numbers show it was the most surprising World Cup in recent history, with 21 upsets throughout the tournament, and five in its later stages – including Ukraine’s (45) round-of-16 victory over Switzerland (35) at their first World Cup. Other countries making their debut included Angola (57), Ghana (48), Côte d’Ivoire (32), Trinidad and Tobago (47) and Togo (61), making this an underdog-heavy tournament.Despite defeating France (9) with the biggest “upset score” of our analysis, South Africa (83) became the first host nation in World Cup history to be eliminated at the group stage. Other notable underdog victories included South Korea’s (47) defeat of Greece (13), and Slovakia’s (34) defeat of Italy (5), with France and Italy both failing to progress to the knockout stage. In their first appearance, the underdogs North Korea (103) lost all three of their group matches and received a public mauling for “betraying” the communist nation’s ideological struggle.The 2014 World Cup was notable for the champions, Spain (1), crashing out at the group stage, along with the hosts, Brazil (3), losing 7-1 to Germany (2) in the semi-finals. The tournament’s “group of death” was Group D: the first ever to sport three former world champions – England (10), Italy (9) and Uruguay (7) – along with Costa Rica (28). But the underdogs more than proved their mettle, beating Italy 1-0 via a Bryan Ruiz header before going on to draw with England and progress to the knockout stage, while Italy and England were eliminated.This World Cup was a wild ride, starting with controversy around the choice of host, continuing as reports of abuse of migrant labourers building stadiums emerged, and culminating in a tournament full of unpredictability and upsets. As in many tournaments, Russia (70) enjoyed a host country boost, beating Spain (10) in the round of 16 after triumphing against Saudi Arabia (67) and Egypt (45) in the group stages. There were surprises in the semi-finals too, as Croatia (20) memorably knocked out England’s (12) talented but inexperienced team, and France (7) deprived Belgium (3) and its “golden generation” a chance of a major trophy.The first World Cup held in the Middle East was shifted to the winter months to avoid Qatar’s intense summer heat. Amid disruption to many domestic leagues and controversies over the treatment of migrant workers and minorities, there was one undisputed star underdog story: the rise of Morocco (22). The first African and first Arab team to reach the semi-finals beat Belgium (2), Canada (41) and Portugal (9) along the way, but perhaps their most thrilling victory was against Spain (7) in the round of 16. After a goalless draw the game went to penalties, Moroccoprevailing 3-0 in the shootout and fans packing the stadium went wild as their side reached the last eight for the first time.This year, the expanded format means a hectic match schedule is spread across 16 cities in three countries and four time zones, with some teams at risk of dangerous heat stress while others play in air-conditioned stadiums. Throw in a volatile political backdrop and the participation of teams that would usually struggle to be granted US visas, and this could be the most unpredictable World Cup yet.Four countries – Cape Verde (69), Curaçao (82), Jordan (63) and Uzbekistan (50) – are making their World Cup debuts, and potential upsets include:Haiti (83) v Scotland (43) – 13 June, Croup C: Haiti will be looking to add their name to a list including Peru, Iran and Costa Rica to send shivers down the spines of the Tartan Army. Haiti drew with Iceland in their latest warm-up match, and present a tricky opener for a Scottish team that has lost Billy Gilmour and will be forced to come out and attack, with both sides knowing Morocco and Brazil await them next.New Zealand (85) v Iran (21) – 15 June, Group G: After losing every match in their first World Cup and drawing every game in their second, New Zealand’s opener offers a golden chance for a historic first win. They face an Iran team plagued by uncertainty – facing potential entry issues due to the US conflict with Tehran, alongside possible fan and player protests. The All Whites may never get a better shot at an upset.Cape Verde (69) v Uruguay (17) – 21 June, Group H: Uruguay frequently reach the later stages of the tournament, but have had bad results under their polarising coach, Marcelo Bielsa. Cape Verde, making their World Cup debut, came through tough African qualifiers and are defensively strong.Sources: World Cup match data from football.db, Fifa rankings by year from Inside Fifa

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Bristol City forward Sinclair Armstrong has left the Championship club in order to join Turkish side Goztepe for an undisclosed fee.The 22-year-old joined the Robins from Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2024. He made 83 appearances for the club, including 45 last season, and scored seven goals.Armstrong has signed a four-year contract at Gursel Aksel Stadium with the option of an additional 12 months."Everyone at Bristol City wishes Sinclair and everyone connected with him the best on the next stage of his football career," said Bristol City sporting director James Ellis."We will watch from afar the next stage of his development and thank him for his contribution in a City shirt."A Republic of Ireland international, Armstrong has made one appearance for his country, against the Netherlands in 2024.Goztepe finished sixth in the Turkish Super Lig last season, one place outside of the European spots, and are owned by Sport Republic, who also hold an 80% stake in Bristol City's Championship rivals Southampton.Latest Bristol City news, analysis and fan viewsListen to Bristol City content on BBC Sounds

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4 CommentsWith all 48 World Cup squads now confirmed, we look at how they shape up and compare with each other leading into the tournament.Which clubs have the most players? How many of each squad play in the best leagues? And who are the oldest and youngest squads and players at this World Cup?They may not have won the Premier League but Manchester City's players are the most in-demand on the international stage, with a record 19 representing 12 different countries in the coming weeks.The champions of Germany, England, France and Spain have the most players at the World Cup after that, with Arsenal providing 16 players for 10 different nations.Including players out on loan over the season, Sunderland remarkably have as many representatives on the global stage as Chelsea and Liverpool (11), showing just how globe-trotting their recruitment was following promotion last summer.The majority of Brentford, Everton and Leeds' squads can put their feet up and recharge their batteries for next season, with those clubs sending just four players each.With Europe's top five leagues - France's Ligue 1, Italy's Serie A, the Premier League in England, La Liga in Spain and Germany's Bundesliga - regarded as the best in the world, only Spain's squad is made up exclusively of players from that quintet.Al-Ahli's Ivan Toney and Galatasaray's Leroy Sane have been selected by England and Germany, while France have included both Theo Hernandez and N'Golo Kante of Al-Hilal and Fenerbahce respectively.Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium have a considerable number of players playing at a high level despite their size while outside of Europe, Argentina and Senegal have the most players playing in the top leagues.None of Curacao, Iran, Iraq or Qatar's squads played in Europe's top five leagues this season, although Iraqi forward Ali Jasim is on the books of Serie A club Como but spent the season on loan at Saudi side Al-Najma.England's group stage opponents Panama head into the tournament with the oldest squad, with Iran and Colombia the only other countries with an average age over 30.Carlo Ancelotti is relying on veterans Danilo, Casemiro and Neymar (all aged 34) to win Brazil their first World Cup since 2002, while Scotland have also brought one of the older squads to what is their first World Cup since 1998.A big reason for that is goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who will be 43 years and 162 days old when it all starts next week, making him by far the most senior player at the tournament.Cristiano Ronaldo continues to defy science as he prepares to take part in his sixth World Cup at the age of 41, while Luka Modric and Edin Dzeko make up the other outfield members of the over-40s club.Ivory Coast have the youngest squad at the World Cup, with many big clubs keeping a keen eye on their exciting forwards Yan Diomande (aged 19) and Bazoumana Toure (20).Mexico's Gilberto Mora will be the youngest player at this World Cup as he will be just 17 years and 240 days old when it begins, with the midfielder not turning 18 until October.After winning his first cap last weekend, 17-year-old Czech midfielder Hugo Sochurek will celebrate his 18th birthday this Sunday, while German wonderkid Lennart Karl is set to impress after his breakout season at Bayern Munich.Everything you need to know about the World Cup

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France defender devasted by deaths of Jota and father‘Depression is personal; it’s deep inside you’Ibrahima Konaté has spoken about the struggles he faced in a year of personal tragedy in which the death of his former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota was followed by that of his father.The France international’s form was affected but it was not until January, when his dad, Hamady, died after a long illness, that it became apparent the personal turmoil the 27-year-old had been dealing with.“There are low points, there’s depression,” said the defender, who appears poised to join Real Madrid after not renewing his Liverpool contract. “You can suffer from depression in football too; there’s no need to be ashamed to say so.“It’s true that I’ve often heard players say they were suffering from depression and that fans or people on the outside didn’t understand because they were earning a lot of money. But no, that’s rubbish and you shouldn’t say that.“Depression is personal; it’s deep inside you. When you’re depressed, it starts in the heart, goes up to the brain and takes over your whole body. For me, that’s what’s hard, and we need to talk about it.”On the crash which killed his neighbour Jota and Jota’s brother André Silva on the eve of pre-season training Konaté said: “It devastated me. I didn’t have any interest in anything else at that point.“You go back to football because you have no choice. We’re employees at a club that pays us every month, so we have duties. We had no choice but to go back on the field and play for him and his family – as well as ourselves. There’s no way of getting over it, but you learn to live with it.”Konaté was also carrying the burden of knowing his father was seriously ill. “I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know whether I should go home and stop playing, because the team needed me too.“I didn’t know who to talk to about it, so I kept it all to myself. And this is the advice I’d give to everyone: when you’re feeling down or something’s going on, you need to talk to those around you.“It can help you and do you good. I didn’t talk about it and kept it to myself. The doctors then told us he didn’t have long to live, but we didn’t know it would happen so quickly.”While on compassionate leave Konaté called Liverpool’s then head coach, Arne Slot, to say he was returning to help the team in a defensive injury crisis, and he scored on an emotional comeback against Newcastle at Anfield. But the centre-back knew things were not right.“There was never a moment when I felt like I was on the mend,” he said. “All of these tragic events happened so quickly and as soon as I felt like I was getting my head above water, something else happened.“I had the support of all these fans, who are exceptional at Liverpool, my teammates and especially my family but I also had to learn how to get back on my feet on my own because the team needed me more than ever and I know that my father would have wanted me to get back.” In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. You can contact the mental health charity Mind by calling 0300 123 3393 or visiting mind.org.uk

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Liverpool took the decision to part ways with Arne Slot on Saturday and have moved quickly to secure his replacement - reaching a verbal agreement with the Spaniard on Tuesday.Iraola is set to move to Anfield after an impressive season in which he led Bournemouth to sixth in the Premier League, securing European football for the first time in the club's history.But there are some reservations about his lack of 'big club' and European experience.Why do managers struggle after stepping up to 'big-six' clubs?"I'm quite excited because after watching Bournemouth play, there's no reason to think he's not going to try and play the same way - in terms of being courageous and on the front foot and trying to press teams with high energy and play attacking football," Murphy said."When a fanbase becomes disillusioned with a manager and his style of play - and then start turning on him - you're delaying the inevitable. I do believe Liverpool are better placed now and that's not all down to Slot."Bringing in Iraola was the best option because the fans go into a new campaign with hope and excitement, rather than fear. You do not want to start the season where the players are feeling the anxiety from the outset, and this was the best way for Liverpool to do it."Managers have often struggled to make the step up in the Premier League in the past, the most recent example when Thomas Frank joined Tottenham from Brentford. But will Iraola succeed where others have not?"I do have a couple of reservations because he's never managed a club of this size before and he will be a little bit surprised at how intrusive it will be on his life, when you manage Liverpool," Murphy added."Even as a player, that changes overnight because it's one of the biggest clubs in the world and everything you do will be scrutinised and talked about, locally and globally."The only other reservation is whether he will be able to play high-intensity football every few days because that will require a certain level of fitness - which we saw with Jurgen Klopp's teams with the flying full-backs, the midfield dynamism and the work-rate of the attackers."It's difficult to see how to create that with what he's got at the moment so the summer transfer window is huge for Liverpool in that respect. The current squad lacks legs and dynamism and isn't filled with brilliant players off the ball."So is Murphy right? Will Iraola's appointment bring hope and excitement rather than the fear of another underwhelming campaign?Peter Bolster - from the Spion Kop podcast - told BBC Radio Merseyside: "I'm very excited and I'm a little bit surprised with how excited I am."Large parts of last season I wasn't excited to watch Liverpool. I wasn't excited to go to Anfield and I certainly wasn't excited for pre-season or the start of next season. And whatever happens from this point onwards, I am excited."Iraola might be the perfect replacement. We might be sitting in this situation in two years, saying it didn't really work, but I'm excited with the project and that's what all fans want to be."Following Slot's departure, Liverpool were keen to make an appointment at the earliest possible opportunity and wanted a manager who fits their preferred playing style, which is to deliver front-foot, aggressive football.A style more aligned to how they played under former boss Jurgen Klopp.Liverpool fan Ian Walker said: "I have mixed feelings. That awful style of play [under Slot last season] had to be turned round as soon as possible, but the role has proved to be too much for some, both in terms of consistently securing results or in coping with the expectations and pressures of the media and the fanbase."I can still see Roy Hodgson tearing at his face on the bench when things weren't going well. Even Jurgen Klopp - adored by the fans, the players and the club - had to stop after great success and an exciting style of football. Good luck to Iraola."The Redmen TV's Ste Plunkett told BBC Radio Merseyside: "Of the talent pool that was out there and the managers that were available, it seems an obvious fit in terms of what he does with his team and what we really want a Liverpool manager to do with our team."I think the construction of the squad last summer - and potentially with the additions we do this year - we have to find a manager for the squad and I very much think we didn't have that last season."You would have liked to have seen [Iraola] have some experience in Europe, but then he's never really worried about reputation or who he's playing against."That doesn't seem to bother him, so I think the fact that he's fresh to all of that, he'll go into it invigorated and there won't be a hangover over previous campaigns where things have gone wrong."Latest Liverpool news, analysis and fan viewsAsk about Liverpool - what do you want to know?