As Liverpool head into another Champions League battle against Real Madrid, all the questions centre around Mo Salah’s contract comments… I WAS GOING to write about Madrid, to be honest. These things are usually settled a day or two before they come...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Southampton 2 Liverpool 3 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season… He takes his top off. Everything is romantic. Look at Mo Salah’s face as he wheels away, shirt in hand, bare chest out,...
Pep Guardiola signing on for another year means Liverpool’s decade long rivalry with Manchester City is set to continue… PEP Guardiola stays. Inevitable, somewhat. And yes it does relate to Liverpool. Where have you been for the past decade?...
It’s OK to have conflicting thoughts ahead of Liverpool’s next three fixtures against Southampton, Real Madrid & Manchester City… I’m fascinated with the concept of ‘doublethink.’ This is an idea developed by George Orwell in what may be...
The now infamous David Coote video serves to highlight football’s need to look at refereeing more deeply… WHAT do we want from referees? We know exactly what we don’t. What do refs want? Is it to be the centrepiece of the chess game? The kingmaker...
Aston Villa’s questionable tactics were brushed aside by Liverpool as Arne Slot continues to tactically outsmart the opposition… AND then there were five. Five points ahead of City. To say that this is dreamland is something of an understatement. ...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 0 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season… FOR us, it is a double header. Last weekend, against Brighton was a great example of what this thing is about – the crowd...
A week in which the Anfield atmosphere willed Liverpool to two wins served as a reminder of the power of belief… IT’S a week to reflect on what we actually want from our lives. Have we stagnated in the confines of our own wants and needs? Has history...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 4 Bayer Leverkusen 0 in the 2024-2025 Champions League group stage… HALF time – cagey. Tight. Two good sides. Full time – Liverpool resplendent. Leverkusen despondent. One...
After an ugly first half Liverpool recovered to win a crucial three points against Brighton, but how do you dissect such a two-sided game? HOW things can change. At half time on Saturday I went onto the concourse of the Upper Kemlyn stand and seethed. I’d had...
