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Charlotte Coates

Newcastle owner lifts lid on Liverpool takeover plan as Alisson kicks off after taunts

Your Liverpool evening headlines for Thursday, March 2.

'Why spend billions?' - Amanda Staveley reveals moment that brought end to Liverpool takeover plan

Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley has spoken on the decision to abandon plans of a Liverpool takeover in favour of the Magpies.

Staveley, CEO of PCP Capital Partners, has been a prominent figure at Newcastle since the takeover by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund in a £300m deal that also saw minority stakes for PCP and the Reuben brothers.

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It was a deal that was mired in controversy and held up for more than a year until the green light was finally given by the Premier League and UK government in October 2021. The issue had centred on concerns over the links to the Saudi government, something that PIF had to prove had clear separation.

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Alisson kicks off after Liverpool taunts as frustrated Mohamed Salah lashes out at Wolves pair

Liverpool moved up to sixth and six points off the Premier League top four courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Wolves on Wednesday night.

Meeting the West Midlands outfit for the fourth time in eight weeks, the Reds’ ensured there was no repeat of their 3-0 humbling the last time the two sides met at Molineux as second half goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah clinched a valuable three points.

With the game not televised in the UK, there was plenty going on at Anfield that might have gone under the radar as Liverpool extended their Premier League unbeaten run to four matches. Here are the moments you might have missed…

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