Pepe Reina became the latest Liverpool hero to disappoint his fans for criticising Vinicius Jr.’s behaviour after he was racially abused… NEVER meet your heroes. That’s what they say, isn’t it? Of course, heroes become less of a thing the older and...
How Anfield said goodbye to some Liverpool legends, including Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita… I ENDED last week’s column by suggesting that Brighton might be the best team in the world. I’ve since gone right off...
The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Leicester City v Liverpool in the 2022-2023 Premier League at the King Power Stadium… THIS is a preview of the Leicester game but I want to talk first about Dan Kay, who passed away last week. I first met Dan...
Even before Saturday’s reaction to the national anthem being played at Anfield, an anti-Liverpool narrative was ready to be doubled down upon… IT might be one of the worst games I’ve ever seen. An act of attrition played out to an inevitable...
Jürgen Klopp has cited an overly emotional response to Liverpool’s last-minute winner against Spurs, which we can all relate to as fans… THERE’S a concept in George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ called ‘doublethink’. Broadly speaking it’s a...
Diogo Jota had gone so long without a goal that his minutes could’ve been questioned, but he’s displayed the difference a week can make since… I’VE started playing footy on Friday nights. At the tender age of 54, I’ve strapped on my boots for...
The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Leeds United v Liverpool in the 2022-2023 Premier League at Elland Road… ON a recent episode of Ban This Filth, I campaigned for Leeds to be relegated from the Premier League. Fellow guests Neil Docking and...
Liverpool fans may feel that there isn’t much left to play for, but The Reds’ draw with Arsenal can still provide momentum to end the season… RIGHT, let’s get to the main business. If you were at Anfield on Sunday, there was a definite strand,...
As Liverpool’s season continues to ebb away and fans try to take more perspective, is it time the players started to try and do the same? “THERE’S an old joke – um… “Two elderly women are at a Catskill Mountain resort, and one of them says,...
Remembering Lucas Leiva’s roller coaster Liverpool career, after he announced his premature retirement from football due to a heart condition… I WAS in Block 106 of the Kop for much of the 2008-9 season, slightly to the right of the goal and about...
Reds International Break Round Up: The Anfield Wrap
The Anfield Wrap’s free podcast following the first International break of the season to look over how the squad did on their travels with a bit of a focus on the new recruits…Also in the show Neil chats to Ian Salmon about his new play ‘Derby Days’
