Liverpool’s assistant manager Zeljko Buvac has quit as Jurgen Klopp’s number two just two days before the return leg of their Champions League semi-final against AS Roma. The former Mainz 05 star has been on Klopp’s coaching staff for the past 17 years after they both played together at Mainz. He has been described as the brain behind Klopp’s Gengepressing style, but their relationship was said to have hit the rocks recently. Buvac has previously described their working relationship this way: “As players, there was a direct connection straight away, “Both of us were looking to become managers and we promised each other, “If I am the first manager, I will take you and if you are the first manager you will take me. He came first. It is a friendship.” The players are said to be stunned at this development, however, Liverpool Echo claims he has not quit the Reds yet, but would be “absent for the rest of the season due to personal reasons.” The duo were said to have stopped talking to each other for a while now and he was even ignored for their recent team meetings. a source claimed: “The relationship had broken down, and the players have been told Buvac is gone.”

Liverpool have been handed Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinal draw that sees the two remaning English sides go head to head while the three remaining Spanish sides avoid each other. Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola’s men won each other at home this season as Liverpool became the first and only team to win the Cityzens in the Premier League so far. The Reds would look to get another one over in this game, while Manchester City would be eyeing a place in the semifinals as they continue to look for a treble of trophies. Liverpool would host the first leg at Anfield on April 4th, while the return leg would be played at the Etihad on the 10th of the same month. The two sides would face derby games in between the two fixtures with Liverpool visiting Everton and Manchester City hosting Manchester United in a game that could see them winning the Premier League with games to spare. In other draws, Barcelona takes on AS Roma, Sevilla plays Bayern Munich, while Real Madrid and Juventus play each other in a repeat of last season’s final.

Neymar was in tears last night as he was stretched off the field with an injury that appears to be serious. The Brazilian fell awkwardly in PSG’s 3-0 win over their big-time rivals Olympique Marseille and may be spending some time on the sidelines in what is a huge blow to PSG. It is understandable why he was crying when leaving the pitch.The Parisians play arguably their biggest game of their season in 10 days when Real Madrid come visiting and it appears like he would not be fit to play. PSG trail the European champions by 3-1 and need all their best players fit as they look to secure at least a 2-0 win or 3 goal advantage in the event that Real Madrid finds the back of the net at the Parc des Princes. Neymar was signed for a record £198 million last summer for the main purpose of bringing the elusive Champions League to Paris and if they lose to Real Madrid in this round, that could be the end of the road for former Sevilla manager, Unai Emery. Neymar has scored 29 goals and provided 17 assists this season.

Liverpool are set to finish this season inside the top four for the second consecutive time. This is going to be made possible by the contributions of star players like Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. They continued their impressive season with a 2-0 win over Southampton on Sunday and one the highlights of that game was Roberto Firmino’s performance. The 26 years old Brazilian netted a goal and provide an assist in that match. Those were his 20th goal and 11th assists this season. He is on a hot streak of form at the moment and he is set to end this season as the most prolific of his career. One person who is very impressed by Firmino’s performances is Thierry Henry. The former Arsenal star was speaking as a pundit in the Monday night show – Match of The Day and had only good things to say about Firmino. When asked who his best performer was in Liverpool’s game against Southampton, the French man replied “Roberto Firmino, not for the first time” “I would have liked to have played with this guy” he added. Liverpool are back in action on Tuesday in the Champions League as they look to end this season with a trophy at least.

Mohamed Salah has been firing from all corners this season and Liverpool’s ascension into the top four has been largely due to his superb form in front of goal. He has netted 28 goals in all competitions already for the Reds this season and became the 4th fastest player to score 20 Premier League goals when he netted in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against Tottenham last week. After failing to light up the Premier League in his first stint at Chelsea, many expected the Egyptian to flop at Liverpool again. However, without being “arrogant” the Egyptian has claimed that he always expected to be a success when he decided to join the Reds. The £36 million Liverpool shelled out to get his signature was then a club record and it raised a lot of eyebrows. However, his return of 28 goals in all competitions has left even his critics stunned. The talented 25 years while speaking to Four Four Two claimed: “I don’t want to seem arrogant. But yeah, I expected it [scoring a lot of goals]. “When I was in Rome, I was comfortable there. I had two good seasons there. I was happy. “I always try to take another chance. I always put myself under pressure. “I didn’t play for Chelsea when I was here three years ago. I came back here to show my football. I think I’m doing well.” The Egyptian’s performances has seen his name come up as a contender for the Ballon d’Or in the nearest future.