The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Manchester City v Liverpool in the League Cup fourth round at the Etihad Stadium… AND this is exactly what the tournament should have been about. Never mind the timing of it or the debates that have flown...
Liverpool have had their fair share of roller coaster centre halves on the books, but it was Ibrahima Konate’s composure that they craved… IMAGINE this… You’re a central defender and your new club only plays two of those. Actually, make that one as...
Even after winning every possible trophy at Anfield, Jürgen Klopp has earned an even bigger accolade in the eyes of Liverpool supporters… I’M a bit old for heroes. I’ve always felt adulation should be kept for your first three decades. Maybe that’s the...
With the World Cup making headlines for all the wrong reasons, what has happened to the spirit that was behind the tournament’s origin? WHEN the historians of the future come to look upon where the game went mad, they’d do well to look at November and...
In a relatively routine win for Liverpool over Southampton, Alisson Becker and James Milner both managed to make a lasting impact at Anfield… I WENT to see Half Man Half Biscuit on Friday. For the uninitiated, the band put an album out every three to four...
Mo Salah is on the cusp of Kenny Dalglish’s all-time Liverpool goalscoring record, and he can be as important to this generation of Reds… I WAS eight years old when Liverpool signed Kenny Dalglish in the summer of 1977. It was a fraught time for me....
With progression to the Champions League knockout stage secure, Liverpool should have been celebrating – instead they’re commiserating again… THEY said I don’t have to bother with the footy this week and instead I can talk about the release of...
Liverpool fans were reminded of the damage done by Hillsborough all too recently, the chants that form further reminders need to be punished… “If it’s happened, I’m so sorry – it doesn’t represent what we are as a team and a club. But don’t worry, we can...
Despite being written off for all kinds of reasons before the game, Liverpool laid down a marker against Manchester City… SUCCOUR can come from the strangest of sources. This was the fixture no one wanted. Atrocious at Arsenal, moribund in Manchester and...
Liverpool have often been the team to strike fear into the hearts of their opponents, but they looked scared against Arsenal on Sunday… AND I chose last week of all weeks to write a heartfelt plea to get behind our lads and walk with them through the...
A victorious Monday Anfield Wrap after Liverpool came from a goal down to swat Newcastle United aside with, in the end, aplomb with electric performances from Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz supported by an encouraging performance from the boys in Red.
Also in the who, we profile Liverpool’s late deadline day bid for Jérémy Jacquet from Rennes as Liverpool head off interest from Chelsea for the promising French central defender.Neil Atkinson is joined for the show by Beth Lindop, Ian Ryan and Adam Melia.
