Supporters were left bemused after watching Liverpool and Bournemouth's players eschew the traditional pre-game handshake following the Premier League ban,

Jurgen Klopp has hit out at Atletico Madrid for not playing 'proper football' after his Liverpool side were dumped out of the Champions League by Diego Simeone's side on Wednesday night.

The former Tottenham Hotspur right-back has been revitalised by his move to La Liga and he was outstanding in Atletico's 3-2 win over Liverpool.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week. 

MARTIN SAMUEL CHIEF SPORTS WRITER - We have got a few weeks to ourselves now, it seems. So time for a think. The self-isolation of COVID-19 is the chance to consider where the game is going.

Liverpool are eyeing up potential replacements for Lovren whose out of contract this summer. Atlético's Jose Gimenez, Inter's Alessandro Bastoni and Leipzig's Dayot Upamecano.

Trent Alexander-Arnold may only be 21 but he is already proving to be an inspirational figure to Liverpool's academy players. Neco Williams, 18, says it has been an 'eye-opener' watching him.

Klopp has built Liverpool into arguably the most formidable side in the world, winning last term's Champions League and putting the Reds on the brink of clinching their first Premier League title.

The Premier League leaders have been heavily linked with RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner and there have been persistent reports about the Germany international having a £51million release clause.

AC Milan have turned down an opportunity to sign Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana in the summer, The England international will likely become a free agent at the end of the season.

Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush believes the current generation of Reds could be 'actually better' than the great sides of the past.

The Senegal star excelled in 2018-19 with 26 goals to propel Liverpool towards a sixth Champions League success and almost to the Premier League title too.

Klopp's side have already won the Champions League last year and Souness believes adding the quality of Werner will add more competition and keep their strength in depth at a high level.

Klopp promised that he would turn 'doubters into believers' at Anfield, but admits nearly five years on that he was fearing the sack after running into trouble early on.

Liverpool assistant boss Pepijn Lijnders has taken the opportunity to use the football break to deliver some special news to club starlet Harvey Elliott.

Divock Origi admits Liverpool's long wait for a Premier League title could go on even longer because safety amid the coronavirus pandemic is more important than the resumption of football.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich says voters are 'smart enough' to know what to do without his guidance -- as he leaves the field for Cruz to try to defeat Trump in Indiana.

The Texas senator spoke at a Fox News town hall Friday in Indianapolis with his running mate Carly Fiorina. He blasted Donald Trump said no one would get 1,237 delegates before the July convention.

Graham said Lucifer is the only person Donald Trump could beat in a November general election. That came after retired John Boehner said Ted Cruz, Graham's candidate, is 'Lucifer in the flesh.'

Carly Fiorina fell onstage at a Ted Cruz rally in Indiana as the entering candidate barely noticed she'd fallen.

Trump's most definitive statement on Cruz's future came during a wide-ranging interview with DailyMail.com. And Cruz's 'temperament,' he says, might make him ill-suited to the Supreme Court.

Heidi Cruz responded today to one of the internet's weirdest conspiracy theories  – that Sen. Ted Cruz, her husband, was the 'Zodiac Killer.'

Cruz hugged his wife after his speech before hitting her with his elbow as he embraced his father Rafael. A woman lamented: 'And poor Heidi Cruz takes the loss harder than anyone - in the face.'

Triumphant Donald Trump claimed victory in the Republican presidential contest on Tuesday night, after Ted Cruz dropped out of the race following his defeat in the Indiana primary.

Twitter users ridiculed Texas Sen Ted Cruz Tuesday night in a series of cruel tweets and memes after he dropped out of the presidential race following a humiliating defeat in the Indiana primary.

Ted Cruz supporters who visited tedcruz.com were shocked when they viewed the homepage. It showed an image of Hillary Clinton with the text: 'Next President of the United States of America!!!'

Thiel, cofounder of PayPal, has previously endorsed Ron Paul and Ted Cruz - and even invested $2 million in Carly Fiorina's Super PAC last year.

The long-bearded eccentric told DailyMail.com that 'I'll definitely be there for him' since Trump will likely face Hillary Clinton in November. 'I'll vote for him, no question.'

Ted Cruz has been welcomed back to the Senate with less than open arms after returning to Capitol Hill for the first time since losing the GOP presidential nomination.

Utah senator Mike Lee isn't ready to back Donald Trump, who he said needs to show he's not an 'autocrat' or an 'authoritarian.'

Rafael Cruz won't say a word about Donald Trump's attacks on him on the eve of his son's prime time speech before the Republican convention – but Ted Cruz will say Trump's name.

A fight is brewing among forces behind the Trump transition over the future of the Justice Department, with rival factions jockeying for Ted Cruz or Kris Kobach as attorney general.

Senator Cruz described the development of space ammunition as 'truly chilling' and warned that both China and Russia are developing anti-satellite technology at an event in Washington DC.

Ted Cruz is reportedly near the top of Donald Trump's list of choices to potentially replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, should the Alabaman be fired by the president.

'I urge the Department of Justice to immediately investigate and prosecute this grotesque act of domestic terrorism,' Cruz said in response to the Saturday attack in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Steve Bannon is eyeing every Republican senator up for re-election next year, positioning candidates in each race save one, the seat belonging to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

Sen. Ben Sasse created a commotion during Jeff Sessions' testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon when he spilled his beverage on colleague Sen. Ted Cruz .

On Sunday, the Republican senator from Texas traded barbs on Twitter with Hamill, who has been outspoken in opposition to the FCC decision rolling back regulations on ISPs.

President Trump's eldest son and the senator from Texas posed with the cookie on Sunday night in Dallas restaurant Le Bilboquet, where they were celebrating a mutual friend's birthday party.

A liberal PAC targeting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has teamed up with filmmaker Richard Linklater to slam the senator in a new ad over his preference for White Castle burgers.

Newly released Federal Election Commission data show staff at all three tech giants have donated a total of $2.2million to Democrats and just $176,000 to Republicans this year.

Some malfunctioning voting machines in Texas are resulting in Democrats voting for GOP Sen. Ted Cruz instead of Democrat Beto O'Roure if they cast their ballot for a straight, party line ticket.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday night, holding off a hard fought challenge from Democratic upstart Beto O'Rourke

After President Donald Trump accused Pastor Rafael Cruz of playing a part in the assassination of JFK, Ted Cruz's dad was recently quoted as telling a Dallas luncheon: ‘Oh, yes - I shot J.R.!’

Cruz joins Senator Lindsey Graham in saying that if the Senate votes to call witnesses, reciprocity rules should apply. That means a witness from the defense is matched for every one from the prosecution.

Former President Barack Obama has seemingly signaled he agrees with 149 of his former African American staffers who have denounced President Donald Trump's 'racism' in an op-ed on Friday.

Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his service with Barack Obama after the popular two-term president came in for surprisingly sharp criticism at Wednesday's Democratic debate.

Donald Trump struck back at Barack Obama's condemnation of rhetoric he's used, arguing he's the 'least racist person,' and used an edited quote from a 'Fox & Friends' host to back up his point.  

In Barack Obama's role as a Netflix producer alongside wife Michelle, the former commander-in-chief has successfully landed one major film but failed to win the rights to an even bigger one.

Joe Biden's first campaign ad of the 2020 presidential race, released on Monday, takes an assault on the former vice president's record on race head on and plays up his electability against Donald Trump.