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Liverpool are stepping back from the chase for Dario Osorio, the seventeen million pound Chilean forward they'd been tracking since his teenage years. With Mohamed Salah now gone from Anfield, Arne Slot and Richard Hughes face a recruitment window that could define the next era at the club, and right now, Osorio is not part of that plan.
Across to the FA Cup final, and Chelsea head into Saturday's showdown with Manchester City needing defensive discipline above everything else. Interim boss Calum McFarlane's back three gave them a foothold in a one-all draw against Liverpool last weekend, and that same compact structure could be the blueprint if the Blues are going to pull off anything against City at Wembley.
And in Scotland, Hearts are chasing history, bidding to end a forty-year stranglehold the Old Firm has held on the Scottish Premiership title. Celtic are standing in their way, and the tension inside Tynecastle is exactly what late-season football was built for. This one matters, and both clubs know it.
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