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Liverpool transfer rumours and news: £11m move for Alexandre Pato 'agreed'; Reds to bid £22.3m for Dennis Praet; Klopp ready to sell Sturridge for £25m

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Sunday 10 January 2016 16:01 GMT

Is Alexandre Pato on his way to Anfield? (GETTY IMAGES)

Liverpool have agreed an £11m move for Corinthians striker Alexandre Pato, according to reports.

Various reports from today have claimed that Corinthians have struck up an agreement with the Reds for the former AC Milan man.

It has been reported that the Brazilian Pato, 26, rejected a more lucrative contract from China to secure the transfer.

The Daily Star have reported that the player was persuaded into the move by countrymen Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino.

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Elswhere, the Reds are set to make a £22.3m bid for Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Praet, according to reports.

Reports emerging from Belgium have claimed that Jurgen Klopp is interested in signing the 21-year-old. Praet has won one full cap for the Belgium national team.

Manager Klopp is reportedly considering the prospect of selling striker Daniel Sturridge.

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Bogdan - 3 out of 10

Couldn't do much for the first goal but completely at fault for the second with the ball flying over his head and into the back of the net from a corner.

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Randall - 6 out of 10

Strong in the tackle and got forward well. Sometimes over-zealous in the challenge and gifted a needless free-kick. Heavily involved in the first half.

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Tiago Ilori - 5 out of 10

Picked up good positions which enabled him to snuff out a few crosses. Showed good strength but a clumsy challenge gifted Exeter a free-kick just outside the box. Taken off late on.

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Jose Enrique - 5 out of 10

One of the few experienced players involved was played out of position, filling in at centre-back. Did okay, but was against low quality opposition.

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Smith - 7 out of 10

Showed great pace and a real eagerness to get involved. He didn't always cross when he should have done and when he did they didn't always go to plan. Kept going and was rewarded with a goal late on.

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Teixeira - 6 out of 10

Busy in midfield and showed quality with some fine touches but his final pass sometimes let him down.

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Stewart - 5 out of 10

Moved the ball around midfield decently enough but failed to command things in the middle.

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Brannagan - 7 out of 10

The Liverpool midfielder displayed an excellent range of passing and a brilliant cross for Benteke deserved a goal.

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Kent - 6 out of 10

His blocked shot led to Liverpool's first goal and the midfielder clearly has some real skill. Replaced with Chirivella after 57 minutes.

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Sinclair - 6 out of 10

Reacted well when the ball broke to him in the box to score Liverpool's first goal, but at times drifted out of the game. Replaced by Ojo late on.

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Benteke - 6 out of 10

The experienced striker worked hard, but it was at times laboured. Perhaps would have benefited from a few more crosses as looked a menace in the air when he had the service.

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Off the bench: Chirivella - 5 out of 10

A misplaced pass straight out of play was a bit embarrassing and failed to do much more than Kent, the man he replaced.

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Ojo - 6 out of 10

Came on for Sinclair with 20 minutes remaining. Looked like he might have won his side a penalty but the referee wasn't interested. A busy performance in the short amount of time he had.

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Maguire - 5 out of 10

Replaced Ilori with 13 minutes to go, not giving him much time to make an impression.

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The former Manchester City and Chelsea forward has played just 106 minutes of football under the German since he replaced Brendan Rodgers in October.

According to the Daily Mirror, Klopp has grown increasingly frustrated with Sturridge’s fitness problems and is contemplating selling him next summer.

Despite his recent issues, the England man would attract interest from across the continent and the Reds could command a fee in the region of £25m.

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