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Flamengo 0-1 Liverpool: Like their song goes, Reds will not stop - Stephen Warnock analysis

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Saturday ended up being a perfect night all round for Liverpool. The Reds became world champions for the first time, securing the only title the club was missing and injecting even more confidence into a squad of players getting used to winning trophy after trophy. And they then walked off the pitch in Qatar after  winning the Club World Cup  to find out that - more than 3,000 miles away - their closest rivals in the Premier League title race had lost. Yes, Manchester City made up some ground on Jurgen Klopp's side  by beating Leicester City,  but Liverpool have retained their 10-point cushion without kicking a ball in that competition - and they now have a game in hand on both the teams who are just below them too. I don't think they could really have asked for much more from their week away. Liverpool head for the King Power Stadium next, and they know that if they beat the Foxes there on 26 December, they will take a huge step towards the Premier L...

Today Reds prepare for Premier League war, Henderson shows he's more than a captain - Liverpool news round-up

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Liverpool's Jordan Henderson celebrates victory after the FIFA Club World Cup final at the Khalifa International Stadium, Doha  (Image: Adam Davy/PA Wire) What a weekend it’s been for Liverpool, who can now call themselves world champions following their FIFA Club World Cup triumph. The Reds rounded off a spectacular 2019 with another trophy as they earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Flamengo in Qatar , and things the Premier League continued in their absence as their nearest rivals battled it out back at home. There’s plenty to digest, so why not take a look back at some of our top stories? Reds prepare for bigger war Liverpool are of course the newly-crowned world champions, having made yet another addition to their 2019 trophy haul in Qatar. Roberto Firmino’s stoppage time goal means the Reds return to Merseyside with the one title that’s been missing from their trophy cabinet over the years. But there’s no time to celebrate, as attentions turn back to their b...

Roberto Firmino was Liverpool's World Cup hero, but room for improvement remains

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The Brazilian scored the winning goal, but could easily have had a hat-trick. Roberto Firmino is a great player, but he should score more. It feels harsh to ask even more from a player who does so much to make Liverpool the most dominating team in the world, the winners of the Champions League, Super Cup, and now the Club World Cup. But Liverpool has to be greedy. They have to be demanding of their players if they are to remain on their perch atop the global football apparatus. That’s the way things are: There is no time for complacency. Not in the midst of title race. Not when the Reds are playing for silverware in Europe and beyond. There is no time for just doing the bits in midfield and off the ball in the press, doing so much that make this Liverpool team purr. There needs to be the end product, too. It is harsh. It is demanding. It represents the fine margins which Liverpool have relied upon all season. Liverpool needs Firmino to be more ruthless in the box i...

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