Four Key Takeaways From David Lynch’s FA Cup VerdictLiverpool may have cruised into the FA Cup Fourth Round with a 4-1 win over Barnsley, but Reds reporter David Lynch had

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (right) celebrates scoring the opening goal of an English FA Cup third-round match against Barnsley at Anfield in Liverpool on Monday. [Photo/Agencies] LIVERPOOL,

FA Cup win over Barnsley. The Hungarian scored a stunning opener and then made a calamitous mistake to offer the visitor a way back into the game after Jeremie Frimpong made it 2-0 for the home side.

Inside the opening minute, a header from Davis Keillor-Dunn very nearly caught Liverpool out, but the Barnsley star was denied only by the woodwork. The shaky start continued for Arne Slot's side as Joe Gomez was caught out,

Arsenal are back to being six points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League, failing to capitalize on City being held to a draw of their own on Wednesday. On Thursday, Arsenal dominated the opening 25 minutes but let Liverpool back into the game and the Merseyside club looked more likely to score in the second half.

Fans at Anfield were singing the closing lyrics to You’ll Never Walk Alone when the modest visitors nearly found the breakthrough inside the opening minute. Davis Keillor-Dunn found an opening to shoot and tried his luck, but his strike slammed the post and Joe Gomez did well to pounce on the rebound to avoid catastrophe.

But Wolves pulled a goal back a few minutes into the second half, which made the remainder of the game more nervy than it should have been. Substitute Conor Bradley made a superb block in the closing stages to prevent a Jhon Arias equaliser as Slot’s team continue to look susceptible at the back. Gregg Evans and James Pearce dissect the game.

Florian Wirtz is beginning to find his feet at Liverpool and will keep getting better, manager Arne Slot said after the German midfielder scored his first goal for the Premier League champions in their 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Lewis Koumas enduring tough Birmingham spellKoumas, 20, has suffered a season of indifferent form for Birmingham City - involved plenty in the matchday squad but short of starts.January 4 saw the

Arne Slot's side failed to test the Arsenal goalkeeper but this was an impressive performance in the circumstances