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Keifer MacDonald

Liverpool respond to key FSG demand as Gary Neville hypocrisy in Trent Alexander-Arnold debate exposed

Here are your Liverpool morning headlines for Tuesday, November 8.

Liverpool issue response to key FSG demand from fan group Spirit of Shankly over club sale

Spirit of Shankly have been informed that Fenway Sports Group's stance as Liverpool owners remains the same - and they are only open to a third-party acquisition - despite increasing speculation about the American group's full ownership at Anfield.

The supporters' union contacted Liverpool Football Club on Monday after a report in The Athletic claimed that FSG, led by principal owner John W. Henry, had produced a sales deck for interested parties and were inviting offers for the club they purchased for just £300m in October 2010. It had also been claimed their major American banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have been passed the responsibility of assisting the process by beginning the evaluation process.

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However, SOS have been advised that FSG's position on welcoming potential third-party investors has not changed and they would welcome additional financial support "under the right terms".

A statement released by the fan group on Monday evening read: "Following today’s reports, Monday 7 November, that FSG have put Liverpool FC up for sale, Spirit of Shankly and the Supporters Board contacted the club.

Read the full story HERE.

What Gary Neville did after Liverpool win is starting to wear thin and exposes hypocrisy of Sky Sports debate

Not for the first time this season, Trent Alexander-Arnold found himself as the topic of conversation on Sunday afternoon.

Liverpool had just recorded their first away win in the Premier League since May with a confidence-boosting 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur, Mohamed Salah had scored his 13th and 14th goals of what we had previously been told was an underwhelming personal campaign and Jurgen Klopp was able to salute what felt like a sizable step forward in an otherwise chaotic campaign to date.

Despite many of the more obvious talking points, however, much of the focus was still on Alexander-Arnold back in the Sky Sports studio.

With the World Cup a fortnight away at the time and the naming of an England squad eight days from being made public, perhaps it was somewhat understandable for the spotlight to be pointed on those whose performances will have been noted closely by Gareth Southgate.

But for what feels like the umpteenth time this season already, it was Alexander-Arnold's supposed defensive flaws that dominated - despite the three points for Klopp's men.

Read the full story HERE.

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