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Gakpo goes missing as Slot hangs Jones out to dry in draw

Liverpool's charge for Champions League football hit a slight bump in the road on Saturday as struggling Chelsea fought back to secure a 1-1 draw and a valuable point at Anfield. Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring with a wonderful strike early on, but the Reds' dominance waned after that, with a porous defence allowing the Blues back into a game their hosts let get away.

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Diaz masterclass puts even more pressure on Gakpo to produce

Paris Saint-Germain's exhilarating 5-4 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday was a joy to behold. It was a timely and thrilling exhibition of 'The Beautiful Game', a captivating contest between two teams completely committed to playing fearless, free-flowing football. For Liverpool supporters, though, it was also a painful reminder of what could have been.

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Slot defends Salah with brutal put-down of Ekitike & Gakpo

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has sought to defend Mohamed Salah from critics of his recent output, with the Dutchman pointing out that Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo have hardly been prolific of late. The Reds are hoping to see their attacking unit rediscover a spark in domestic and European competition, with the business end of another thrilling campaign being reached.

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Unleash Rio! Teen Ngumoha deserves run of Liverpool starts

Arne Slot wisely turned to Rio Ngumoha to help Liverpool get themselves out of a serious spot of bother at Nottingham Forest on Sunday - but, by doing so, the teenager has rather ironically put his coach in an awkward position. Slot has spent the majority of the season trying to carefully manage Ngumoha's game time - as well as the massive expectations surrounding one of the most exciting prospects in English football.

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Liverpool selling Diaz & trusting in Gakpo was a huge mistake

Liverpool fans never fully appreciated Luis Diaz. Indeed, most of them seemed to welcome the Colombian's departure to Bayern Munich last summer, believing that his sale was necessary to accommodate £116 million ($158m) signing Florian Wirtz, with Cody Gakpo still on hand to fill the first-choice role on the left flank.

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Delight to despair: Gakpo late show not enough for Liverpool

Liverpool scored in the 94th minute before conceding one of the goals of the season moments later in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Fulham on Sunday. The Reds went behind to an early goal but did well to claw their way back into the contest and even appeared to have found a winner, but they head back to Merseyside with only a point to show for their efforts.

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RANKED: Liverpool's 10 biggest underperformers in awful run

As Curtis Jones admitted on Wednesday, Liverpool are "in the sh*t" right now. The humiliating 4-1 Champions League defeat at home to PSV means the ragged Reds have now lost nine of their last 12 games in all competitions and the common consensus is that Arne Slot is only still in a job because he won the Premier League last season. But how have Liverpool gone from champs to chumps in just six months?

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Gakpo reveals Liverpool talks after 'embarrassment' of Forest loss

Liverpool's misfiring squad held forthright talks in a bid to end the dreadful run of form following the shock 3-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest last weekend. The Premier League champions are floundering in the league and face a mountain of worrying injuries, while high-profile summer signings have failed to integrate into the team, and Reds forward Cody Gakpo has revealed details of the players' candid conversation.

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Amorim urges Man Utd to stay calm after Liverpool victory

Ruben Amorim has urged his Manchester United players to keep their feet on the ground despite the momentous 2-1 victory over Liverpool. The Red Devils are in great spirits following their long-awaited victory at Anfield, but the Portuguese has called on his squad to remain calm as they look to make it three Premier League wins in a row against Brighton on Saturday.

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Liverpool forward told to pull his weight

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has been told to contribute more on the left flank as the Reds continue to struggle defensively in the 2025-26 season. Arne Slot's side made a perfect start to their title defence campaign but have now faltered in the past few weeks as they have lost three matches in a row across all competitions against Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea.

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Gakpo matches feat last achieved by Netherlands in 1978

Cody Gakpo wrote his name into Dutch football history on Thursday night, becoming the first Netherlands player since Rob Rensenbrink in 1978 to score two penalties in a single match as the Oranje thrashed Malta 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier. The Liverpool forward converted from the spot twice and also assisted Tijjani Reijnders, leading the Netherlands to a comfortable victory in World Cup qualifying.

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Neville criticises 'absolutely useless' Liverpool attackers

Gary Neville used his post-match podcast to eviscerate the second half efforts of Liverpool's attackers after the Reds fell to their third consecutive defeat in all competitions with a 2-1 defeat away at Chelsea. The ex-Manchester United man went as far as to call the efforts of Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo as "completely useless" in the closing moments of the fixture.

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'Hard to take' - Gakpo unhappy with Liverpool's last-gasp loss

Cody Gakpo was honest in his reflection of Liverpool's performance at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Chelsea grabbing a late winner through Estevao Willian in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The defeat was "hard to take" for the Dutchman, who believes that the visitors played "better" football than the hosts and deserved to come away with a more positive result.

Frequently asked questions

Pep Guardiola kam am 18. Januar 1971 zur Welt – in Santpedor, einem kleinen Ort in Katalonien. Nicht gerade ein Weltfußballzentrum, aber genau dort nahm alles seinen Anfang. Seit 2007 trägt sogar der örtliche Sportplatz seinen Namen. Das sagt einiges.

Ja, und zwar als Stratege auf dem Platz. Pep war kein Dribbler, kein Sprinter – er war das Gehirn im Mittelfeld. Als defensiver Spielmacher lenkte er das Spiel, las Situationen wie ein Schachmeister. Genau das hat ihn später auch als Trainer geprägt.

Sein Herzensklub war der FC Barcelona. Dort wurde er Teil des legendären "Dream Teams" unter Johan Cruyff. Später ging's noch nach Italien (Brescia, Roma), dann Katar und Mexiko – nicht die größten Stationen, aber alle hatten Einfluss auf seine Sicht aufs Spiel.

Die Liste ist lang – richtig lang. Zweimal das Triple (Barcelona & City), drei Champions-League-Titel, sechs Premier-League-Meisterschaften, unzählige nationale Pokale. Was ihn besonders macht: Er gewinnt nicht nur – er prägt das Spiel seiner Teams komplett um.

Dreimal. 2009 und 2011 mit Barca, dann 2023 mit Manchester City. Letzterer war vielleicht der wichtigste – nach zwölf Jahren Warten, viel Kritik und dem Etikett "kann's nur mit Messi". Da hat er einfach geantwortet: mit Pokal.

Wo soll man anfangen? Messi, Xavi, Iniesta. Dann Robben, Lewandowski, Lahm. Und in den letzten Jahren: De Bruyne, Haaland, Gündogan. Es ist eine Mischung aus Weltstars und Spielern, die unter ihm den nächsten Schritt gemacht haben. Genau das ist sein Ding.

Sein Vermögen liegt laut Schätzungen bei rund 80 Millionen Euro. Und sein Gehalt bei City? Zwischen 20 und 23 Millionen pro Jahr – plus Boni. Genauer weiß man’s natürlich nicht, aber eins ist klar: Pep gehört zu den absoluten Topverdienern im Fußballgeschäft.

Drei. Maria, Marius und Valentina. Sie wurden 2001, 2003 und 2008 geboren. Man sieht sie immer wieder bei Events an seiner Seite – ob bei Preisverleihungen oder Sportveranstaltungen. Die Familie hält sich sonst eher aus der Öffentlichkeit raus.

Cristina Serra ist seine Frau – sie kennen sich schon seit seiner Jugendzeit, haben 2014 geheiratet. Es gab zuletzt Spekulationen rund um eine Trennung, aber aktuelle gemeinsame Auftritte lassen das eher unwahrscheinlich erscheinen. Bestätigt ist davon jedenfalls nichts.

Dreimal, laut IFFHS: 2009, 2011 und 2023. In allen drei Jahren hat er mit seinem Klub die Champions League gewonnen – zwei Mal mit Barcelona, einmal mit City. Es sind genau diese Jahre, die auch seinen Ruf als Jahrhunderttrainer untermauern.

"Pep" – das ist keine Erfindung, sondern einfach die katalanische Kurzform von "Josep". So nennt ihn jeder: Medien, Spieler, Fans. Und obwohl’s ganz simpel klingt, ist der Name längst zu einer Art Marke geworden – man weiß sofort, wer gemeint ist.