Tim Ellis

The title is there for Arsenal, but it won't just come to them...... football365.com/news/arteta-fe… #ars

@eddiegibbs He seems reduced on the touchline. He coped with the summer tragedy so well, but appears utterly lost this season. He can't find solutions in adversity. I was so impressed with the way he salvaged a 2-2 draw with Fulham with 10 men and tweaks. He's lost that touch

🟥 The Manager, The Ownership, The Inevitable As laid out in my match post earlier, the performance wasn't an outlier. It fits a pattern that has been building for months. This should have been addressed in November. The evidence was already there. Since then, it has only grown stronger and more damning. Five consecutive domestic defeats, something not seen since 1953. Six losses in seven league games, going back to 1902. Nine defeats in twelve matches, the worst run in over seventy years. Ten league defeats in a season, a threshold not crossed in more than a decade. Nineteen defeats across the 2025 calendar year, set against one in the entirety of 2024. These are not selective numbers. They are the reality of where Liverpool are. FSG, along with Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes, own that reality. This is their appointment, their structure, their judgement. Reluctance to confront a failing decision has allowed the situation to deepen. There is a sense that being proven right has been prioritised over being effective. They rarely speak, but when they do, it's often about data guiding decisions. The data now is unequivocal. Performances have declined, results have collapsed, and the trajectory is unmistakable. The head coach looks like a man awaiting his fate. The players look unconvinced. The supporters are moving beyond anger into something colder, to a man, woman, boy, or girl; we are doubters again. This international break offers a final opportunity to act. Not as panic, but as recognition. A week ago, the idea of an interim felt unnecessary to me. Now it feels like a question worth asking. What is there to lose? The only caveat is clear: it cannot be someone seeking to turn it into a permanent role. The club must not stumble into another long-term mistake. If a short-term figure, even someone like Steven Gerrard, can restore belief, connection and basic standards, then it's worth considering. Do nothing, and the direction of travel is already clear.

@cephaskm back then it was top 4 so missed out on automatic league position CL entry...

@cephaskm @davidlynchlfc He lost 14 PL games and missed out on Cl qualification behind Everton. But gained it obvs through winning it - which I think was a new rule just for that instance. Still had to go through pre-qualifying the next season though to get into main draw

There's not much else to say about this Liverpool team other than that they will surely miss out on Champions League qualification from here and fully deserve it. Injuries have played a part, but these players regularly look less fit and less well-organised than the opposition.

@davidlynchlfc outrun in 27 of 31 PL matches

@empireofthekop you could see that coming constantly being dispossessed ... the intensity evaporated after the equaliser

Goal given by VAR

@IanDoyleSport Liverpool have lost all cohesion since equalising. Seen that before.

Hinshelwood blasts over from range for Brighton

@RadioTimes the crowd participant thing re theatre didnt work but it seemed fun nier rhan last week better mix of guests. shes sharp but too stilted when whizzing between guests

What did you think of The Claudia Winkleman show tonight?

@skytv @NOW Feels like the teamwork is a bit too signposted/ coordinated rather than spontaenously seamless. The material surely can't be this weak?

Tina Fey - A practically perfect host #SNLUK #SaturdayNightLive #SNL Tina Fey hosts the first ever Saturday Night Live UK with musical guest Wet Leg, 21 March 10pm on Sky and @NOW

Liverpool profligate. Burnley at Anfield vibes. They missed the pen before half time as well... #Liverpool

lots of oh dear vibes from the English commentators this midweek...... #championsleague

its PSG Barca and Madrid 19 English Clubs 6. Are we sure there are 5 CL slots????? #Newcas

@Richard_Mann11 Sounds very off hand ... McCullum comes across as quite coy in interviews but seems emboldened to continue despite the Ashes fallout. Almost as if he won 4-1 and ran a tight ship.

This is a sensational interview from Liam Livingstone about the current England set-up, and in particular, Rob Key. If even half of it is true (and I've never met either), Key shouldn't be in the job. 'Key told him he had "100 more important things to do than speak to you".'

@SamMcGuire90 That 26 match league unbeaten run was an incredible ride. Ever since Fulham smashed it apart in 15 mins things have been wobbling. The squad did nosedive after that PSG exit though.

Been going on for ~15 months now, this.

@IanDoyleSport Feels rather solemn. Klopps idea was to activate the crowd. This team seems disjointed balls overhit underhit. Encouraging the opposition.

Half-time and #LFC lead through Szoboszlai free-kick. Otherwise another dreary Premier League game to go with all the others involving any teams this season #LIVTOT 👇🔴 liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football…

@DigbyJailbreak if ....a big if .....arsenal win on sunday they will really believe 3 trophies are possible. Perhaps more! Liverpool only failed to win 3 in 21/22 because city scored 3 in last 15 mins of season....

@Timotei365 Haaland having a dip at the worst possible time for them

My 10-year-old nephew is an absolute gem, one of the best kids you could ever meet. He’s a massive Arsenal fan and I’ll be very happy for him, at least. Title race well and truly over now.

@DigbyJailbreak Yep i like the Reds.... i think Sky will be disappointed that the title race is threatening to die like last season. I fancied West Ham because they are organised now. City aren't clinical anymore.

@Timotei365 You? I’m a Liverpool supporter

@DigbyJailbreak in my view u cant drop 4 pts v forest and west ham when they had Arsenal in their sights. Arsenal have won all the small margins crucially when they didnt play well v chelsea brighton everton.

@DigbyJailbreak im not an arsenal fan. i am just saying that everything had to go right for city. Now its probably too much. Not over but Pep said it was if they didnt win..

@DigbyJailbreak well looks like i was correct! They could cruise it like Liverpool did and City stumble too much with draws.

@DigbyJailbreak @HenryJackson87 City have Chelsea away even before the Arsenal clash which is very very difficult as City struggle defensively. Arsenal can stretch their lead to 10 next week before City play a revitalised West Ham. A lot has to go wrong for Arsenal not to. Not over but it could be a cruise soon