Liverpool are growing increasingly optimistic that Mohamed Salah will extend his contract, according to a report. The Reds are set for a tumultuous end to the season. On the pitch, the pressure will be on Arne Slot's men to bounce back from their Champions League exit and Carabao Cup final defeat and to not let a 12-point lead over Arsenal slip.

Liverpool should be "doing everything they possibly can" to keep "unique players" Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk at the club, fan Ben Kent has told BBC Radio Merseyside. The uncertain futures of the three key players has been an ongoing undercurrent to the Reds' impressive season,

Fenway Sports Group bosses John Henry and Tom Werner do not hold all the aces, and are losing leverage when it comes to seeing who blinks first