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http://www.givemesport.com/1141819-a-super-computer-has-predicted-the-final-premier-league-table?autoplay=on&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Organic-Social&utm_campaign=Tribute-Pages-laika-III-1sted So says a 'super-computer'. Original.

He also said [regarding Barkley] that you can't live in Liverpool your whole life. Ok, so I can agree with him on one thing

Integrate him. Give him an incentive to play well, eg. internationals, possible big-money move next summer (eg. to Barca direct, not via the Northern Saints branch office). In other words, treat him like all the other professionals and expect him to behave like one.

But.. but ... he's 'going somewhere'. That means he's leaving the training ground to go to another place. In a car. After training. Alone. With someone else driving... Surely he must be... I mean... that's news isn't it? #LFC #transferpanic #YNWA #kloppthemagnificent #pickingupscraps

I don't know. You could be right. It's a convoluted mess which will become clearer eventually. Speculation is fun, although it does set the nerves on edge.

Sky: 09:13 LIVERPOOL UPDATE Vinny O’Connor is our man at Liverpool’s training ground. Here’s the latest “...We also expect the futures of Coutinho and Van Dijk to become clearer today." No, really?!?

On Sky: 09:31 SOUTHAMPTON UPDATE Jane Dougall is our reporter at Southampton’s training base. Virgil Van Dijk is there, too. “Virgil Van Dijk has arrived for training this morning but he drove through a back gate, presumably to avoid the cameras who are here waiting to see if he’ll stay here or not. “He’s been training every single day, we’ve been told, but on his own. That follows him handing in a transfer request earlier this month. Vice Chairman Les Reed has even said he would be alongside new players coming in to the club. “Recently-appointed manager Mauricio Pellegrino has been saying he is not for sale but also not available to play. It’s been reiterated to me this morning that even a late bid comes in for Van Dijk it will be flatly turned down.” So, nothing to see here. Moving on...

Bottom lip got in the way?

Watching the game, in case we score. When it's going badly, nobody wants to watch so it's keyboard time.

I've never seen a team play facing backwards as much as Saints.

Again! Grrr!

Looked like it. Hmm, replays inconclusive. I think maybe not.

Oh Bertrand, pick your lip up or you'll trip over it! We appear slightly shapeless and don't know what each other is doing. What exactly happens on the training ground?

Davis attacks to the edge... turns back... to Redmond... sprays a pass to nobody! Oh dear.

Redmond silly there - though the decision was a bit soft. Goalmouth scramble, away by JWP - Gabbi would never have done that!

Yep, most likely.

Good clearing header from Stephens.

Long on for.... Lemina?!!!! Eh?!

Oh Davis, great break but Tadic ain't that quick! Bertrand is on a massive sulk, isn't he?

Shot from Gabbi - stretching a bit & got caught as a result. Comfy save.

Ok, POSITIVES... Davis has been pretty good box-to-box. Yoshi has defended well. Stephens still carrying the ball out well. Forster made some good saves. Couple of decent chances. Lemina looking good by all accounts. We can win this. COYS!

And shoot

Just slower with it, whereas Hudd are attacking quickly but with a greater chance of success.

0-0 playing badly. Well, ok, I'll take that. So lets start playing well. Didn't MP2 say it would take a few games to develop his own style? Kind of need it soon... whatever it is.

0-0 Forster dropped an easy cross, nearly conceded, just saved the resulting shot. He wants to fall down a lot. He's not in control of his own body, it seems.