Liverpool are reportedly ‘set to engage in a bidding war’ with Real Madrid to sign Kees Smit from AZ Alkmaar while a Reds star is ready to accept a pay cut to escape Anfield. Arne Slot is under serious pressure with Liverpool now 14 points off league leaders Arsenal having stormed to the Premier League title last term.

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Andy Robertson lambasted Dominik Szoboszlai’s blunder against Barnsley in the FA Cup third round as “unacceptable,” wondering aloud whether Anfield’s acclaim “went to his head” as the Liverpool midfielder continued to suffer for his actions.

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has described teammate Dominik Szoboszlai's careless backheel against Barnsley as "unacceptable."

Liverpool progress, but questions linger around Cody GakpoLiverpool’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Barnsley moved Arne Slot’s side into the fourth round, yet the scoreline masked a performance that

Indeed, it was Barnsley who won when these two sides last faced off in the fifth round of this competition in February 2008. Rafael Benítez’s side fell to a 93rd-minute strike on home soil as the likes of Xabi Alonso, Jamie Carragher and Dirk Kuyt suffered a shock 2–1 defeat.