Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 0 Chelsea 0 (11-10 on penalties) in the League Cup final at Wembley… THIS is the story of a goalkeeper. A goalie in the shadow of the best keeper in the world. But now a keeper...
Match preview ahead of Liverpool v Chelsea in the League Cup final at Wembley, reliving the journey that got us to this point… AND so we descend on Wembley once again, full of hopes and dreams. It’s the stadium where Liverpool sides from times gone by...
With a League Cup final imminent for Liverpool, and Jordan Henderson set to lead them out once again, their legacy is still being written… LEGACY is often a problematic concept. Legacy forces people to do preposterous things. Sometimes in football, the...
After another huge win in the league to close the gap at the top, Liverpool continue to show the strength in depth they have this season… WHERE’S your 12-point lead, then? This Liverpool team is a team relishing the chase. It is a team on a roll,...
Ben Johnson’s player ratings for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 6 Leeds United 0 in the Premier League at Anfield… THE Reds are coming up the hill, boys. I wouldn’t want to be chased by these lads. Like wild dogs. Alisson: 7 Aside from the first minute...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 6 Leeds United 0 in the Premier League at Anfield… IT’S six. Six and we spent a fair bit of time within ourselves Six and we could have scored seven, eight, nine. Leeds...
Match preview ahead of Liverpool v Leeds United in the Premier League at Anfield, a game of increased importance after the weekend’s results… WELL, what a Saturday night that was. Liverpool came back to defeat Norwich City and, to put the icing on...
Analysing the magnificence of Thiago Alcantara and Liverpool’s ability to change the game from the substitutes’ bench… APPROACHING three years on and barely a week goes by without a clip of the Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona game appearing on my...
As Liverpool closed the gap on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, what must The Reds do now to catch their title rivals? WITH everything being equal and with an eye on the actual football rather than the shenanigans around it, Manchester City are...
Ben Johnson’s player ratings after Liverpool 3 Norwich City 1 in the Premier League at Anfield, as Thiago makes a big impact off the bench… LOVED that. Just the right amount of peril. Like a kid’s story. Lovely arc. Alisson: 8 Great today if not a...
