It’s still not pay day, it’s raining outside and it’s going to be a weekend on the couch. Let’s get it going with Liverpool’s trip to East Anglia.
Michael Owen and Chris Sutton are on punditry duty for BT Sport; they’d score a lot of goals together but they’re not exactly Ant and Dec.
The on-pitch fare should be entertaining though.
Let’s get those teams in then. Robbie Brady and Weso start for the Canaries and it’s good to see Jon Flanagan on the Reds’ bench.
Norwich City: Rudd, Ivo Pinto, Martin, Bassong, Brady, Howson, Hoolahan, Dorrans, Redmond, Naismith, Mbokani.
Subs: Ruddy, Jerome, Jarvis, Klose, Mulumbu, Olsson, Odjidja-Ofoe.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Toure, Sakho, Moreno, Can, Lucas, Henderson, Milner, Firmino, Ibe.
Subs: Benteke, Caulker, Lallana, Allen, Flanagan, Ward.
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire).
Norwich’s new signing Timm Klose – a big signing form Wolfsburg this week – starts as a sub. Chris Sutton suggests Alex Reid takes a punt on Leigh Griffiths if they want a striker.
‘Celtic fans won’t thank me for saying that,’ the Parkhead legend says. He’s not wrong.
Kloppo on recent performance and turning it into results: “Keep the good things, change the bad things, that’s the challenge for today.”
Chris Sutton on Wes Hoolahan: “He’s the first name on the team sheet, for me.”
It’ll be interesting to see how the Dubliner fares against this Liverpool side and they’re pressing game.
Sutton and Owen have been good so far actually, in my opinion. The former Liverpool striker is a lot better on the sideline in conversation than in the second commentary chair.
Asked if Norwich will stay up, Owen answers simply: “No”.
Will Liverpool make the Champions League, Chris? “No.”
The teams are in the tunnel and we’r almost ready to go.
Steve McManaman is looking for Liverpool’s forward players to show up today and start delivering the goals they need to move up the table.
Lucas gets caught late by Steven Naismith, who’s trying to make an impression on his debut.
Norwich have started brightly and are getting the ball in the box and getting players to the touchline. Liverpool are yet to find their rhythm I think it’s fair to say.
Ibe showed a flash of brilliance down the left there. He stood up the defender, then tore past him to get in behind. It comes to nothing but that’s better from Liverpool’s point of view.
This has been shown a couple of times today on different stations. They’re now manager and player but Alex Neil and Steven Naismith have met before:
GOAL! Norwich 0 Liverpool 1 Firminio 19′
The Brazilian breaks the deadlock thanks to a slight touch off Rudd in the home goal. The ball spins onto the post and in.
Milner, Ibe and Moreno had combined well in the lead up.
Liverpool should be two up. Robbie Brady was caught out by Milner before sliding in to rescue the situation and force a corner.
It’s all Liverpool now. Bassong gives away a stupid free kick on the edge of the box by pulling on the shirt of Firminio. The ball is tapped to Moreno but the full back drills it wide.
GOAL! Norwich 1 Liverpool 1, Mbokani
The on-loan Dynamo Kiev striker backheels the ball past the Liverpool keeper from a few yards out after a corner ball is — yet again — not dealt with by Jurgen Klopp’s defence.
Wessi took advantage of Moreno slipping to drive towards goal. Lucas slid and then Moreno got back to — it seemed – dragg down the Ireland international.
But not for the first time this afternoon, Lee Mason isn’t having any of it and waves play on. He’s let an awful lot slide today.
GOAL! Norwich 2 Liverpool 1, Steven Naismith 41′
That’s what they paid the money for! The Scottish forward run past Hoolohan, who, as always plays the right ball. Naismith rifles the ball into the bottom corner.
HALF-TIME: Norwich 2 Liverpool 1
That hasn’t been very encouraging from Kloppo’s point of view. Norwich go in at the break in control despite Liverpool opening the scoring.
The Irish players on show, Weso and Brady, have been central to all the Canaries’ best work, though the latter has had a couple of defensive slips.
What did you make of that?
Pinto wastes a really good chance on the back post. He had way more time than he realised and rather than control the ball and look up, he first-timed it over and wide.
Christian Benteke is warming up and he may not be too far away from an introduction.
Penalty to Noriwch!
GOAL! Noriwch 3 Liverpool 1, Hoolahan 54′
Moreno, son! What are you doing.
Naismith gets inside him and the Liverpool defender dives in. He gets away with that but has another nibble and the peno is given.
The Ireland playmaker chips it to the net but he gets away with it. Mignolet wasn’t too far from it and it wasn’t the best-executed Panenka ever.
3-1 though and Macca is shocked by that defending from Moreno.
GOAL! Norwich 3 Liverpool 2, Henderson 56′
Wow! Liverpool strike back immediately. Clyne squares the ball form the flank, it’s touched on to Henderson and the England midfielder is completely unmarked in front of the goal. It’s a tidy finish on the half turn in the end. Game on, Ger.
Adam Lallana is on for Jordan Ibe, who’s been dangerous looking all afternoon. just over half an hour to go and you suspect the managers may well change this game with their substitutions.
GOAL! Norwich 3 Liverpool 3, Firmino 63
The Brazilian gets his second of the game. He arrived into the box late to meet a lovely ball form Lallana. He made no mistake form 10 yards or so. That Norwich defending was relegation stuff though.
Weso’s off for Matt Jarvis and potential Irish international Nathan Redmond is off for Martin Olsson.
GOAL! Norwich 3 Liverpool 4, James Milner 75′
That is a nightmare. Jonny Howson tries to play a backpass form the halfway line for no good reason and Milner gets in. He tucks it calmly away.
Benteke’s come on in the meantime.
Moreno’s again escaped a yellow card. He should surely have been booked there for a trip but Lee Mason can’t be bothered today it seems.
10 minutes to go and Cameron Jerome is about to be introduced. The away supporters are in fine voice now.
Delia’s not looking too happy as time is running out. There’ll be five minutes of injury time though.
Steven Caulker is on for Moreno. In defence this time, rather than the striking job he’s been given the last two games.
GOAL! Norwich 4 Liverpool 4, Bassong 93′
What a game! The big centre half drives home form outside the box after a knock down. Carrow Road explodes.
GOAL! Norwich 4 Liverpool 5, Lallana 94′
Oh my days! What a game.
Liverpool have snatched this at the very death through he substitute. The ball pings around the home side’s box before it lands for Lallana. He strikes it into the ground like the old Tipperary hurlers and it nestles in the Canaries’ net.
That’s amazing.
FULL-TIME Norwich 4 Liverpool 5
Breaking news / Pep Guardiola is having a medical at Manchester City today after paying £50 million for John Stones
Pot . . . . . Kettle . . . . . Black . . . . Im done!
If Pep is having one then when is Jose’s?
Breaking news, Man Utd Accountants having medicals, Crazy money for an player in his twilight, again, crazy money for a player who had one year left on contract, and world record fee for a player let go for next to month a few years ago….. You see, when you point a finger, three pointing back….
Keep up the good work Man Utd, I like seeing the non Utd fans taking the bait ;)
Breaking news ….. Wolves is a bigger club then Liverpool
Oh, so, you believe it, but not when you see every player linked to Man Utd???? With your logic, Liverpool are a bigger club than Man Utd, seeing as Sadio Mane said no fcking way when that lot came in for him…. Typical of some of you Man U fans, move the goalposts non stop……
Was there an offer for Sadio ? Did the clubs talk no ! So do one
U should not drank much coffee hoff
Oooh Jose, mmm, that’s right, ooooh yeah, Pogba, hrmmph, Mkhitaryan, yeah yeah oooooooh!!
Ah Johnny cried…. seriously man, cannot take it?
I see so presumably you have seen me carrying out this apparent act which would make your a ‘peeper’ …. sick or what !
Are you guys related?
We were kind of this morning till I drop him down a big white bowl
A big white bowl with WiFi
How do you know their wasn’t, have you inside info. Supposedly there was an offer last season
Williams and kone in with 18m left over is some business for Everton
Why was Johnny Evans and Arsenal in the same sentence.
Why did they not announce the signing of Stones immediately, what had they to gain by not announcing it? Seems like a lot of embarrassment could’ve been avoided.
City get pants pulled down again in signing another English player
If stones is valued at £47.5m then Pogba for £100m+ doesn’t look too bad after all
The whole transfer market circus makes for some very repetitive commenting.
See United fans are saying stones is too expensive, this is a club who bought eric bailly and Unknown defender for £30 million and martial for even more who at the time was unknown. Not saying if they are right or wrong just its a bit funny the situation
Eric Bailly was known to many in La Liga in a team that came 4th last season so that’s good enough for me. He’s just not English or played in the premier league to be well “known”.
From what I’ve been reading is that he is good but massively overrated and relies to much on his physicality. And still. £30 million for a relatively unknown player is a lot. United can’t take the piss out of anyone else’s signings financially wise
Have a look a cost of transfers v the money earned (not handed over by sugar daddy owner) and Uniteds books are in far better shape than most if not all the Premier League clubs!
Trying to justify the prices is hilarious. It’s being the league who cares
“Good but overrated”…whatever that means. Probably best to give him a chance, no?
Good but overrated, example martial good player but the way people were getting on last season you would think it was ronaldo or Henry in their prime.
I never said he wouldn’t be good, just saying United fans in particular can take the piss out of other teams transfers especially stones when their own manager wanted him
Actually they probably can. They’ll make all the money back in Pogba shirt sales, merchandize etc before the end of the year. As much as I hate to say it, their corporate and marketing partnerships could ensure they boss the financial side of things for years to come. As for Stones, €50m they can have him. We’ll use that money to strengthen the squad with decent players. Koeman seems to have an eye for promising talent.
They will never make the pogba money back on shirt sales clubs get like Max 10 to 15% of revenue on shirt sales sure Real Madrid didn’t even make the beckham money back in shirts
Do you honestly believe that any club that’s spends money on players whether it be 500,000 or 100,000,000 do so without having a plan in place to try and recoup as much of the money as possible . He will be Mr Manchester Utd by the time the season is over if not before , nothing will happen without his picture or name being involved in some shape if form
Oh they will recoup some money back but no where near the amount of the transfer this happens with all the big clubs they never regain the money unless they sell, that’s why all the big clubs except Munich I think are in debt
And liverpool fans talking about Utd and other clubs transfers cause they have nothing to talk about regarding their own club
Think United fans had a lot to say about Liverpool transfers so what does that mean then?
Lads it’s embarrassing, give it a rest. It used to be good banter on here but that’s starting to fade. Ye are starting to sound like school kids.
Spot on Nollaig. You’re right, it’s not banter, it’s the same repetitive comments about the fee for Pogba and now Stones today. It’s not going to drastically effect the lives of anybody on the 42 so get over yourselves for Christ sake.
Meanwhile Flopp demands to know what’s happening with players at Southampton
Booya Carino! you won marketing! That’ll make the pain go away for winning nothing.
He’s not even back a day and the promotion wheels are turning already
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That’s exactly what I’m talking about Mark .. PogBoom !
Mark, all that is fine, good business, but at end of the day, you will take the medals over that.