Your Liverpool morning headlines for Friday, February 24.
Harry Kane's brilliant season shows Liverpool truth about Darwin Nunez
Harry Kane has been earning plaudits galore in 2022/23. He recently became Tottenham Hotspur’s all-time leading goal scorer, and he would also be leading the Premier League’s Golden Boot race if it were not for the ridiculous campaign Erling Haaland is enjoying.
Irrespective of that impossible competition, the England captain has reached the 17-goal mark for the ninth Premier League campaign in a row. It’s a remarkable level of consistency, and has long since put paid to the ‘one season wonder’ jibes he faced early in his career.
Kane is also one of the most creative forwards in the English top flight, as was recently noted by Matchday365. They tweeted that he set up the most (Opta-defined) big chances among Premier League strikers in 2020/21 (14), then more than any player in any position last season (19). His total of nine so far this term was given as the most among strikers once again. The problem there is that Darwin Nunez (and others) will have something to say about that.
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Jordan Henderson lifts lid on infamous reply to Roy Keane during heated meeting
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has lifted the lid on his "intense" confrontation with Manchester United legend Roy Keane.
The incident occurred during the 32-year-old's time as a trainee with boyhood club Sunderland - who the former Ireland and Red Devils midfielder was in charge of between 2006 and 2008.
Keane, who is now recognised for his outspoken views on Premier League football as part of Sky Sports' coverage, has been known to be a cut-throat manager with a no-nonsense approach. And he enjoyed success at the Stadium of Light with the Black Cats as he steered them back to the English top-flight as Championship winners in just his first season.
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