Your Liverpool digest for Wednesday, December 7.
Liverpool fans all make the same point after Spain's shock World Cup exit
The World Cup in Qatar has claimed another huge scalp after former winners Spain were dumped out by Morocco on penalties.
With the Last 16 tie ending goalless after 90 minutes and extra time, it was left to spot-kicks to decide the match. And as things transpired, Luis Enrique's men were pretty useless under pressure from 12 yards, missing their first three attempts, which allowed the Madrid-born Achraf Hakimi to seal their fate with an audacious Panenka-style chip down the middle that put the North African side into their first-ever World Cup quarter-final.
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The embarrassed Spaniards were left dumb-struck, but it didn't take long for the talk on social media to turn to the Liverpool player missing from Spain's squad.
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Former Liverpool defender in X-rated outburst after Cristiano Ronaldo is dropped by Portugal
Jose Enrique praised Fernando Santos tonight for dropping superstar Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Portugal's crushing 6-1 victory against Switzerland at the World Cup.
And the former Liverpool defender unleashed an X-rated online take on the matter before the Iberian nation cruised into the quarter-finals thanks in no small part to a hat-trick from Ronaldo's replacement Goncalo Ramos.
The now ex-Manchester United hero Ronaldo, was left out of the starting XI following public criticism by coach Santos for displaying a poor attitude after he was substituted against South Korea during Portugal's final group stage match. The bold move by Santos ultimately paid off, as the Euro 2016 winners easily progressed with a fine performance, but an animated Enrique was already hailing the decision prior to kick-off.
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