THE continued rise and fall of Liverpool and Manchester United was encapsulated in The Reds’ 3-1 victory at Anfield on Sunday. Given that it was swiftly followed by the departure of Jose Mourinho from Old Trafford, a sense of revisionism has been necessary for both...
THERE’S something about a game on the edge of Christmas. Tensions are heightened in the best way. The seasonal context inexplicably enhances the sense of excitement. Maybe it’s because we allow ourselves to be lovingly brainwashed from a young age to associate...
SO Jose Mourinho was right after all. Liverpool are the “lucky ones”. A late, late winner in the derby, an offside goal at Bournemouth, a fluky save to deny Napoli, then, to cap it all, two spawny deflections to beat Manchester United. Jammy Jürgen. Yeah right. It is...
WHEN the full-time whistle sounded at Anfield on Sunday, it was almost eerie how comfortable it all felt. Liverpool had beaten Manchester United in the league for the first time since 2014, but it all seemed so routine that the feeling from most was that it was a...
ULTIMATELY it was only three points. However, it was also much more than three points as the smiles, the hugs and The Kop’s impromptu rendition of Wonderful Christmastime proved. Manchester United – and Jose Mourinho – had long since cemented a place in the...
IT was almost mundane. It was simultaneously magic. Manchester United tragic. The form book didn’t go out of the window. It rarely does. Since Rafa Benitez arrived at Anfield, broadly speaking, Liverpool have got the results they should, given the seasons they...
HAHAHA. They are worse than us under Hodgson. Alisson: 7 Oh for fuck’s sake. Had hard lines for the goal there, catches it and hits his own legs and bobbles out. That said if that was Miggy I’d currently probably still be strangling him. In the changies, as...
YOU know what I love about Anfield? Every time I go there I feel like a child. I was a kid when I first went there. I’m far from one now, but in that place, I will be forever. As Liverpool summoned the gods and overwhelmed Napoli on a chilled Tuesday December night, I...
MOHAMED Salah is the best player in the world right now. We can all be precious about such statements in football, especially when it doesn’t align with the impounding truisms we hold as fans of our respective clubs. Judging by the current mood of some Everton fans...
EARLIER this week, a Swiss research group called CIES Football Observatory announced that Andy Robertson, the magnificent left back and Scottish captain, is now worth £72.12m. The organisation, which provide “technical analysis of player performance and the scientific...
Examining football’s underlying numbers, looking back at The Merseyside Derby – then taking a deep dive into wingers and their output over the last three seasons.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Josh Williams.
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