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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.

For week three, he takes on MOBO Award-winning drum & bass legend and producer Adam F, who is a Liverpool fan.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Manchester United got the better of Liverpool on a couple of occasions last year. They won in the FA Cup and you're sort of scratching your head about how they won that particualar one.

Liverpool under Arne Slot are not so sort of heavy metal.

Whatever I predict about Manchester United I get them wrong, I'm just resigned to the fact I cannot predict a Manchester United result.

I'm going to say Liverpool to beat them.

Adam F's prediction: 1-2

We drew 2-2 here in April last season, on a day when everything went wrong for us but I think we will get the job done this time.

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Liverpool's fixture list for the new league phase of the revamped Champions League has been confirmed.

The Reds will play eight games against eight different teams between 17 September and 29 January, four away and four at home.

Teams who finish in the top eight will qualify automatically for the last 16, while those who place ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout play-off for the chance to join them.

What do you make of the draw Liverpool fans? How many points are you hoping for? Which game stands out?

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Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas says he is impressed by Liverpool, as Arne Slot's team prepare to take on Erik ten Hag's Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Speaking on the BBC's Planet Premier League podcast, the Como manager said: "I'm liking very much what I'm seeing from Liverpool.

"I think they are a really good side that tries to play sometimes the same football as [Jurgen] Klopp, but with more possession, with more control. In certain moments they still have the directness.

"Obviously, when you have players like Trent [Alexander-Arnold] who can put the ball wherever he wants, when you have [Mohamed] Salah, you have Luis Diaz - all these type of players who just love attacking the space and then creating chances and running behind, you need to use that, but I think I'm seeing some more ball possession, some more control, dictating play a little bit more than under Klopp.

"I like what I'm seeing - different moves, different patterns and it's going to be very, very interesting."

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Liverpool forward Kaide Gordon has joined Championship outfit Norwich City on a season-long loan.

The 19-year-old arrived at Anfield from Derby County in February 2021 and has since made seven senior appearances for the Reds, scoring one goal.

Gordon was involved in Liverpool's pre-season preparations under new head coach Arne Slot, but he will now gain further senior experience with the Canaries.

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Liverpool teenager Ben Doak has completed a loan move to Championship side Middlesbrough.

The 18-year-old has joined the north east club for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign.

Doak arrived at Anfield from Celtic in the summer of 2022 and has made 10 senior appearances for the Reds, including a debut at the age of 16 against Derby County in November 2022.

He signed a new long-term contract in September 2023 but sustained a knee injury shortly before Christmas that caused him to miss the remainder of last season.

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Liverpool defender Nathaniel Phillips has joined Championship side Derby County on a season-long loan.

The 27-year-old spent time on loan at both Celtic and Cardiff last season, scoring once in his 18 appearances for the Bluebirds.

Phillips joined Liverpool in 2016 and has made 29 appearances for the club, many of them during the 2020-21 season when he helped the Reds finish third and qualify for the Champions League.

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Liverpool goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga has joined Scottish Championship side Livingston on loan for the remainder of the season.

The Brazilian previously spent time on loan with Macclesfield and St Patrick's Athletic.

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Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic has joined Red Bull Salzburg on loan for the 2024-25 season.

The Spaniard will be reunited with former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders, who is now head coach of Salzburg, and also Bobby Clark, who joined the Austrian club recently.

Bajcetic has made 22 appearances for Liverpool, scoring one goal.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder and Planet Premier League pundit Cesc Fabregas believes the transfer window should close before the season begins.

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BBC Sport journalist

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game at Manchester United (kick-off 16:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Curtis Jones will not train on Friday and is unlikely to be fit for Sunday, but Slot has no other injuries to contend with. New signing Federico Chiesa will train but is not expected be in the squad for the trip to Old Trafford.

• Slot says he is "excited" by Chiesa, while the signing of goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili is "for the future of the club".

• More on Chiesa: "One of the best things about working here is the culture of the team. They work really hard to achieve goals. It is really important that the first player you bring in has the same attitude and brings the same culture. He works really hard on and off the pitch and combines this with scoring goals and being really aggressive without the ball."

• Slot is not anticipating a busy deadline day at Anfield: "I'm not expecting anything but, again, it's not different than all the days before. If we see an opportunity we could act."

• He understands the magnitude of a trip to Old Trafford: "Some people have told me a few things about this fixture, but when you work at Liverpool, everybody knows how important this game against United is. It's similar to how important Ajax versus Feyenoord is. If you follow the game of football you know the importance."

• On Harvey Elliott's lack of game time so far this season: "Like all the others, the disadvantage for some without a lot of playing time is we only have one game a week. He has a lot of competition. He will get playing time if he keeps doing what he does."

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Italian football expert James Horncastle says the reasons behind Juventus allowing Federico Chiesa to leave and join Liverpool must be questioned but that the Italy forward could regain his form under Arne Slot.

Chiesa joined the Reds for £10m, with a further £2.5m in add-ons, earlier this week after being left out of newly appointed Juventus boss Thiago Motta's first two matchday squads this season, with his contact set to expire next summer.

"I'm not surprised in terms of if you know he's available for £12m then it's fairly low risk for a Premier League team even if you look back at him having that ACL problem 18 months ago," Horncastle told the Football Daily Euro Leagues podcast.

"But, you also have to ask the questions: 'why are Juventus not offering him a new contract, why are Juventus not willing to build their team around this guy?' He's supposed to be the face of the Italian national team.

"On social media the Chiesa lobby is very strong. It ignores the fact that he's only had one season in the league where he scored 10 goals and that was his last season at Fiorentina. It ignores the fact that other players have played in a Max Allegri system which is perceived to be negative and they have had good seasons and managed to score lots of goals.

"There are reasons why Chiesa was available at that price. There have been other players who were in the 'bomb squad' at Juventus who have been reintegrated - Weston McKennie for example - but this didn't happen with Chiesa.

"As much as people want to to see and believe there is still the player we saw at Euro 2020, there is talent there but he's not shown it on a consistent enough basis.

"You wonder whether in this Liverpool team, which will definitely be more attacking than an Allegri team, he might have better players around him and he might be able to show more of what got people so excited in 2021."

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We asked what you have made of Liverpool's transfer window so far, and what needs to be done on deadline day.

Here are some of your comments:

Ken: We still need an established number six. Joshua Kimmich could be an opportunity as there was a suggestion that he was prepared to leave Bayern Munich over the summer. A left-sided centre-back would be a prudent acquisition. Goncalo Inacio could be attainable, but my choice would still be Micky van de Ven!

Eddie: I still think we need a left-back and a left-sided centre-back. I think Gravenberch and Endo can do the holding midfield job, but I definitely think the defence needs strengthening. Definitely don't let Joe Gomez leave.

Dave: Tricky one this window, as we do seem to have two quality options in every position, as long as no-one else is leaving! I would like to see a quality central defensive midfielder brought in and also new contracts signed for the players with contracts that are up in the next 12 months, if both parties are wanting them to stay.

Ian: Before any transfer business, they need to tie down Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk and Salah to new contracts. Then they need to buy a central defender and a number six. Then they should sell Nunez. Job done.

Fred: This has been an awful transfer window for Liverpool. Lots of players leaving and only two signed, one of which won't even play this season. It's a joke! Where's the £100m for Caicedo? I expected very little and I'm still underwhelmed.

Here's all you need to know about transfer deadline day on Friday...

When does the window close?

The transfer window will close at 23:00 BST on Friday, 30 August for the Premier League, English Football League and Scotland.

The date was brought forward by the domestic leagues to align with European leagues.

Across Europe, the Bundesliga window will close at 19:00, Ligue 1 at 22:00, La Liga at 22:59 and Serie A at 23:00, but the Saudi Pro League transfer window remains open until 7 September.

Can a Premier League player signed on deadline day play this weekend?

Under league rules, new signings are eligible for the next Premier League game if the club submit the required documents by midday on the last working day before that match.

So any player signed after 12:00 on deadline day would be unable to play in this round of Premier League fixtures.

Where can I see all the confirmed transfer deals on deadline day?

You can find all the deals completed on transfer deadline day within our dedicated confirmed transfers page.

When does the January transfer window open?

Clubs will be able to make transfers again from Wednesday, 1 January until Monday, 3 February at 23:00 GMT. This is the same in Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

How can I follow transfer deadline day on the BBC?

We have this live page dedicated to all the latest transfer news, reaction and analysis.

You will also find regular updates on BBC Radio 5 Live and breaking news across BBC Sport's social media channels, including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

There will also be a special edition of The Football News Show on BBC iPlayer and the Red Button from 22:00 until 23:15.

Liverpool have rejected a cash-plus-player offer from Nottingham Forest for goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. (Athletic - subscription required), external

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Liverpool's Champions League draw is complete - Arne Slot's side now know which eight clubs they will meet in the new 36-team league format.

As a reminder, all of the teams that have qualified for the Champions League this year will be in one 36-team league phase, rather than the past format of eight four-team groups.

The Reds will face: Real Madrid (H), RB Leipzig (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), AC Milan (A), Lille (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Bologna (H) and Girona (A).

The order in which those fixtures will take place will be announced on Saturday by Uefa.

Champions League group phase dates:

Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024

Matchday 2: 1-2 October 2024

Matchday 3: 22-23 October 2024

Matchday 4: 5-6 November 2024

Matchday 5: 26-27 November 2024

Matchday 6: 10-11 December 2024

Matchday 7: 21-22 January 2025

Matchday 8: 29 January 2025

Champions League knockout stage dates:

Knockout round play-offs: 11-12 and 18-19 February 2025

Round of 16: 4-5 and 11-12 March 2025

Quarter-finals: 8-9 and 15-16 April 2025

Semi-finals: 29-30 April and 6-7 May 2025

Final: 31 May 2025, Munich

See how the rest of the draw panned out

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Manchester City, Arsenal Liverpool and Aston Villa are about to find out who they will face in the new league phase of this season's competition.

Follow it all unfold here

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BBC Radio Merseyside reporter

We've seen a little flurry of activity this week with goalkeeper Giorgi Marmadashvili due to arrive for next season and with a confirmed deal for Juventus forward Federico Chiesa now sorted.

Darwin Nunez hasn’t yet started a league game this season but he’ll be seen as a key member of the squad. Mohamed Salah has spoken about concentrating on the final year of his contract, so his immediate future also looks clear. It remains to be seen if any late offers come in for Joe Gomez.

Stefan Bajcetic looks set for a loan spell with RB Salzburg but otherwise it could be a fairly quiet deadline day at Anfield.

Interim head coach Lee Carsley has named his first England squad for September's Nations League games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

Newcastle defender Tino Livramento, Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White, Lille's Angel Gomes and Chelsea's Noni Madueke are the four new caps named.