Florian Wirtz rejected Manchester City and not the other way around, according to the ultimate Liverpool source who has also revealed why the Reds were chosen ahead of Bayern Munich.

The Premier League champions are not playing in the inaugural version of the Club World Cup in the United States with Chelsea and Man City representing the Premier League

They may be Premier League kings and six-time champions of Europe, but Liverpool won't be at the FIFA Club World Cup, with Manchester City and Chelsea taking UEFA's two places

While Liverpool, Napoli and Barcelona, champions of England, Italy and Spain, are absent from the tourney in the United States, Manchester City take their place. Pep Guardiola, like Paris Saint-Germain coach and former teammate Luis Enrique,

League rules restrict the number of non-homegrown players who can be registered in a squad, and Liverpool are in a state of flux

A Tactical Coup That Could Reshape RivalriesWhen Pep Lijnders left Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp just over a year ago, few would have predicted his next move would lead directly to

The FIFA Club World Cup is about to get underway in the United States, with Manchester City and Chelsea representing England with Premier League champions Liverpool left at home