Chris Wood says Martin Skrtel and Virgil van Dijk are the two toughest defenders he's ever faced in his career.
The latest Liverpool transfer news and gossip amid reports that Brazilian defender Murillo is set to sign a contract extension with Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool's lead at the top of the Premier League table has been reduced to just four points after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Nottingham Forest, while Arse
Liverpool cruised to a 4-1 win over Ipswich Town while Arsenal overcame the loss of defender Myles Lewis-Skelly to a harsh straight red card to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0.
A review of Saturday's Premier League action as Liverpool showed Ipswich no mercy at Anfield while Bournemouth fired five past Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal was second after winning at Wolverhampton 1-0, but third-placed Nottingham Forest was stunned by Bournemouth 5-0 on the south coast. Fourth-placed Newcastle came back from a goal down to beat Southampton 3-1, with Alexander Isak scoring twice.
Bournemouth will try to close the gap between itself and Nottingham Forest in a showdown at the top of the table in Matchweek 23.
Nevertheless, Wood has still named Van Dijk as his toughest ever opponent in a new interview with Optus Sport. As it turns out, though, the New Zealander also hold a slightly surprise former Liverpool centre-back in equally high regard.
Forest have been persevering with an interesting throw-in routine this season - and it resulted in a goal against Southampton on Sunday
Liverpool are looking at alternatives centre-back targets to Murillo after the Nottingham Forest defender signed a new deal. RTK exclusive
Even when Forest faced Liverpool in their previous game, there was a belief Forest could win, and there was a sense of disappointment in the dressing room and among the hierarchy when they were held to a draw by Arne Slot’s side.
Bournemouth said, "Yeah, Nottingham Forest are a nice story this season, but so are we," as they did what they wanted in a 5-0 victory on Saturday.