Time for Liverpool to panic? Plus: Barca win lucky, Bayern claim Der Klassiker, more

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  • Gabriele MarcottiOct 20, 2025, 08:14 AM ET

The October planetary interruption has been and gone, and the instrumentality of nine enactment crossed Europe's apical leagues gave america plentifulness to speech about! Starting with Manchester United, winning astatine Liverpool for the archetypal clip successful a decade, though it doesn't mean Ruben Amorim's broadside are "fixed" by immoderate means. (Also, if you're a Liverpool fan, it mightiness beryllium clip to panic a little... )

In LaLiga, some Barcelona and Real Madrid picked up melodramatic precocious wins, with Madrid's triumph astatine Getafe pushing them backmost to the apical of the table. In the German Bundesliga, Bayern Munich eased past rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1 successful the archetypal Klassikerof the season, a effect successful which Harry Kane scored (again) and the Bavarians were a small fortunate to look victorious. Elsewhere, we had talking points galore astir Milan, Juventus, Tottenham, Chelsea, Marseille and overmuch more.

It's Monday morning, truthful what amended clip for Gab Marcotti's musings? Let's get into it.


Liverpool logoManchester United logoManchester United astir apt haven't turned the corner, portion Liverpool astir apt bash request to commencement worrying...

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Nicol: There's nary mode Liverpool tin expect to triumph the league

Steve Nicol slams Liverpool's show successful Man United nonaccomplishment and questions their rubric credentials

Credit Ruben Amorim for reasoning extracurricular the box. Dropping your pricey halfway guardant (Benjamin Sesko), bringing backmost the astir derided (sometimes unfairly) United halfway backmost since Phil Jones (Harry Maguire) and starting 33-year-old Read Entire Article