The much-maligned Liverpool goalkeeper has spent the last two seasons with Turkish side Besiktas after his nightmare in the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid.

The Reds were 25 points clear of second-placed Manchester City and seemingly just a couple of weeks away from being crowned champions when football in this country was halted due to coronavirus.

Klopp promised that he would turn 'doubters into believers' at Anfield, but admits nearly five years on that he was fearing the sack after running into trouble early on.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp blasted pundit Gary Neville for saying Liverpool should go out of the Champions League to boost their Premier League chances last season.

Liverpool assistant boss Pepijn Lijnders has taken the opportunity to use the football break to deliver some special news to club starlet Harvey Elliott.

Jurgen Klopp signed the midfielder from Fulham when he was just 16 and there are high hopes he can become a future star with a handful of first-team appearances already under his belt.

The wait was supposed to be over weeks ago but with football and life in general on hold due to coronavirus, it is now 30 years to the day since Liverpool last won the English top flight.

Liverpool are reportedly set to rival Manchester United for Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare this summer. United have been heavily linked with the 21-year-old but they may now face competition.

There is a fear that Liverpool supporters will rush to the streets on the day when their first league title since 1990 is confirmed despite the global health crisis.

Hamann, who played for the Reds between 1999 and 2006 and won the Champions League in Istanbul, claimed that Werner does not have the skillset to slot into Klopp's tactical set-up.

Rodgers' Reds side were also within touching distance of the title back in 2014, only for a late season defeat by Chelsea to allow Manchester City to snatch the title from underneath their noses.

Despite dominating English football right now, Liverpool will not escape the effects of coronavirus. With spending plans set to be abandoned, Sportsmail looks at the youngsters who are ready to step up.

It cannot be overstated how vital Salah has been to Jurgen Klopp's side since arriving in the summer of 2017. The 27-year-old has fired 91 goals and provided 37 assists in 144 outings.

Divock Origi admits Liverpool's long wait for a Premier League title could go on even longer because safety amid the coronavirus pandemic is more important than the resumption of football.

Former Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has refused to be drawn into the debate over whether the Reds should be crowned Premier League champions if the season cannot be finished.

The Reds were on the brink of winning their first top-flight title in 30 years before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus. Now plans are being drawn up to play the remaining nine games.

Donald Trump announced he was running for president in June 2015 during a speech in New York City's Trump Tower (pictured). Experts said he would struggle to be taken seriously.

Donald Trump has reacted to the ongoing rumors of chaos in his transition team with a bizarre remark that sounded more like an Apprentice line than a message from the President-elect.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was optimistic about a GOP-controlled Washington,, though warned fellow Republicans not to screw this up, saying voters would be out with 'pitchforks and torches.'

'Everyone stood as one for national anthem,' the Republican senator from Texas tweeted after the hurricane fundraising event in his home state on Saturday night, adding, 'God bless!'

Jessica Morales Rocketto was filmed confronting Senator Ted Cruz Friday asks the Texas Senator, asking if he will listen to sexual assault survivors and vote no to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.

Kaepernick had shared a video montage of depictions of slavery and modern-day videos of police brutality on Twitter but Cruz claimed they lacked context and he interjected to add it.

Donald Trump's Senior Advisor Stephen Miller compared the Ukrainian saga to a 'little Nancy Drew novel.' Miller told Fox News Sunday that Trump is the real 'whistle-blower.'

'Twitter and Instagram are removing more and more of my posts from people's timeline,' Donald Trump Jr writes in Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us.

Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in Houston federal court in July to transporting homemade explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate. She was jailed for 10 years yesterday.

A Democratic socialist candidate running for Congress in Texas wished a deadly cancer upon Barack Obama, and claimed the former president 'gives zero f***s about y'all.'

The results showed a 13 per cent drop in support for the president from when he took office in 2016. They were carried out by the Military Times and staff at Syracuse University, New York.

LORD WEST: Britain and America want the same outcome in Iran. But Friday's assassination emphasises what radically different approaches we are taking, and the perils of what lies ahead.

Dr Stephen Pax Leonard, an honorary research fellow with St Chad's college since October 2017, was stripped of his position after posting offensive comments online.

The service in Hyde Park comes as the worst-injured survivor of the atrocity claimed that the public had forgotten about the attack which struck Londoners on July 7 2005. (Sadiq Khan pictured laying flowers.)

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) argues that removing minicabs' exemption from the £11.50 daily fee discriminates against a 94% black and minority ethnic workforce.

Sadiq Khan tweeted to congratulate the brand that specialises in nude underwear for people of colour on winning Transport for London's Diversity in Advertising competition.

A total of 10 public transport workers in London have now died of coronavirus, Sadiq Khan has confirmed. He revealed more than 25,000 people are still working for Transport for London.

The approach is meant to reduce contact between the driver and their passengers, but critics - including the families of Transport for London workers - insisted it did not go far enough.

EXCLUSIVE: Hardworking drivers with families to support have been receiving as little as £153.32 per week, forcing them to choose between self-isolation and putting food on the table.

A south London bus driver is urging Transport for London and Sadiq Khan to put drivers' lives 'before profit' as the number of TfL workers dying with Covid-19 rise to 18 today. Lorraine, 63, said she is 'frightened'.

Britain's Johanna Konta faces Marketa Vondrousova in her first Grand Slam semi-final before old rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal do battle for a 39th time.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Thiem's semi-final against Djokovic took longer to complete than the Le Mans 24-hour race and had the same amount of turns and crashes.

The King of Clay is back in familiar settings as Rafael Nadal bids to win an unprecedented 12th French Open title on Sunday afternoon.

There were no signs of a French Open hangover from Johanna Konta as the British No 1 returned to winning ways, then reaffirmed her desire for Grand Slam glory.

The touching moment where Coco Gauff's father delivers a rousing courtside speech moments before her maiden WTA title has been revealed.

The Canadian sounded a positive note at the end of what he freely admits has been 'the most challenging month in my 35 year career in sport', with further cancellations also coming on Friday.

Trump took to Twitter to defend Trudeau after a Canadian critic accused him of being 'submissive' to the president after 'trash-talking' him to the press. 

TOM LEONARD: Accused of racism and the most shameless hypocrisy, Justin Trudeau risks being turfed out of office after a first term plagued by scandals and embarrassment.

Justin Trudeau was dragged on social media by both conservative and liberal pundits after three different instances surfaced of him donning blackface as recently as 2001.

Trudeau works as a communications professor at the college in Denton, Texas, and has done since 2005. He was investigated in 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus, a day after she reported feeling mild flu-like symptoms including a low fever.

The God's Plan rapper updated fans while Instagram Live-ing with his dad Dennis Graham on Friday.  Drake is one of the many asymptomatic celebrities who have been able to acquire the tests.

Sajid Javid has failed to rule out a Tory pact with Nigel Farage's Brexit Party at the next election. The Chancellor said the Conservative Party did not need electoral alliances to win.

Nigel Farage (pictured) had been receiving calls on his LBC radio show. Caller Mark spoke about Britain and Europe before poking fun at the Brexit Party leader.