Newcastle paid for playing an emotional game whilst Liverpool, guided by their imperious captain Virgil van Dijk, kept their cool… LAST week I spoke about emotion and how drama clings to this club like a barnacle. On Monday night, Newcastle invested...
The first game of the Premier League season brought with it the usual dose of drama as Liverpool found a way past Bournemouth at Anfield… THIS CLUB can put you through the wringer. Dan Austin summed it up perfectly on the Post-Match Show when he said that...
The Community Shield completes Arne Slot’s new look Liverpool side’s testing stage. Next up is the real thing for the Premier League champions… LAST WEEK I asked if the Community Shield was a serious fixture. The online replies were pretty...
Should the Community Shield be seen as a legitimate chance to increase Liverpool’s trophy count, or just to increase fitness?… BACK in May, I was surprised to hear Pep Guardiola’s response to accusations that City had had a poor season. He’d been...
Liverpool refreshing a championship winning squad is more than exciting – it’s a must if they’re to seek dominance at home and in Europe … I’LL miss Lucho. I know all the arguments. A phenomenal fee for a 28-year-old who doesn’t want to...
With Hugo Ekitike set to sign as Liverpool’s pre-season tour commences, is their transfer business set to continue throughout the summer? … ANOTHER name in then. Possibly. Not sure. There’s no photo of Hugo Ekitike holding up a Liverpool scarf above...
As Liverpool and Preston North End united to pay tribute to the late Diogo Jota, both did themselves and their fans proud with their tone… I’VE never really been interested in preseason friendlies. We seldom learn anything from them, save for who’s kept...
Despite his untimely passing, the legacy and memory of Diogo Jota will live on through Liverpool Football Club and those associated with it… I CAN’T stop thinking about his parents. Football’s one thing and our place in his life another, but my mind flies...
Once a football club signs a player, generally one of their current crop has to suffer – the situation Harvey Elliott faces at Liverpool now… ON Saturday, as we do every year, a bunch of us hired some boats in Berkshire, got off at Runnymede, played...
With Jarell Quansah leaving for Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool are looking light at centre-half – so which way will The Reds look for recruits? RAFAEL Benitez was fond of the ‘short blanket’ analogy to discuss transfer policies and, by association, the...
The Anfield Wrap’s free podcast after dispatching Arsenal by a goal to nil at Anfield and on the day the Reds finally have a bid accepted for Alexander IsakNeil Atkinsons hosts John Gibbons, Adam Melia and Ian Ryan…
Also in the show Neil chats to Rachel, Dan and Tom from Wirral Mind to talk about ‘The Recoverist Podcast’
