Fury & Sadness: There have been many mixed emotions during a strange season, but the bottom line is Liverpool are not playing well enough… CONFLICTING EMOTIONS, frankly. Joy for the first half hour. I remember this. Mo Salah giving the excellent...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 0 Nottingham Forest 3 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at Anfield… It’s agonising. And it isn’t good enough. It isn’t good enough to have every setback lead to a collapse....
Having just completed the biggest achievement of his international career, Andy Robertson’s emotional post-match response revealed so much… THE VOICE breaks. “I couldn’t get my mate Diogo Jota out of my head today.” You break for Andy Robertson and...
No hangovers allowed: Liverpool must use international break to reset again before the league season gets away from them… IT’S ALL ABOUT Forest now. City means nothing other than, hopefully, lessons learned. The international break was, once again,...
Liverpool should only look at themselves after meek defeat to Manchester City. There can be no excuses after similar losses this season… IN THE EARLY 1990s I worked for a publishing house, selling exhibition space. Every Monday, just before lunch, the...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Manchester City 3 Liverpool 0 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at the Etihad… WE’VE LOST FOUR consecutive away league games. We’ve lost four consecutive away league first-halves....
The visit of Real Madrid and the return of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Anfield inspired defiance which helped Liverpool secure victory… I’VE NEVER been one to boo. It’s always been a combination of Evertonian and pantomime in my eyes. I’m also approaching...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 1 Real Madrid 0 in the 2025-2026 Champions League at Anfield… THE BEST NIGHT is always this: A great game of football that Liverpool deservedly win. With a spoonful of needle. A...
Arne Slot chose a side that featured just two changes from last years league winning side in the same formation. The results were immediate… WELL, THAT FEELS better. Sometimes, when the slings and arrows are flying around it’s best to go back to what you...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 0 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at Anfield… IT FELT NORMAL when it has been anything but. That was the best thing about the win. It is normal. It is repeatable. It is...
