LIVERPOOL knew they needed a new goalkeeper for a long time. Long before Simon Mignolet had been dropped to the bench, not for the first but certainly last time in his Liverpool career. Long before Karius threw the ball at Karim Benzema’s feet, or let a...
LIVERPOOL fans were forced to return to normal life morose after witnessing The Reds lose 3-1 to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Kyiv last May. It had been a wonderful journey, which ultimately ended without silverware, and there was a vast wasteland of...
BY now we know what makes this Liverpool side special. It’s the spirit; the ability to bounce back, to dig deep – to find a way when all looks lost. It’s got all that by the bucketload. It’s a trait that goes against the natural instinct to think the worst; to accept...
HISTORY will define Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers as one of gallant accomplishment which just fell short of the stratospheric bar set. Anfield will also be remembered for being emotive, defiant and ever so slightly melancholic as it gave...
WHAT will you miss when it’s gone? If everything in your life was taken away from you tomorrow, what would you miss most? They’re questions I’ve been contemplating a lot recently. For whatever reason, while I was growing up I always thought there was a perfect world...
I REMEMBER not being particularly excited when we signed Sadio Mane. I knew we needed pace, and Mane certainly seemed to have that. But was he the best we could get? Was he “top-four” level? Was he consistent enough week by week? I will say a number of things in my...
IT seems only fitting that one of the first articles I read this morning was from The Guardian, talking about “the age of rage” and how the world is angrier than ever before. The article raised so many interesting points, but its last sentence reverberated...
WELL, what a strange week that was. First of all, I do want to say a sincere congratulations to Manchester City. What an incredible effort to stay ahead of the relentless Red machine until the end. If I had a hat, I would take it off to Pep Guardiola and his players....
SINCE August 2008, Manchester City’s ownership have had designs on becoming the best in the world. Their guerrilla strategy involved getting the best minds in place from the top down and using their wealth to get whatever and whoever they wanted. What they perhaps...
“SEE you in Madrid.” That was the parting shot for so many as the traditional farewell to friends at the match took place as fans filtered away from an emotional afternoon at Anfield. There was no final twist, no fairytale ending, but there was a swell of pride in the...
The Anfield Wrap’s post-match reaction podcast after Marseilles 0 Liverpool 3 after the Reds travelled to the Stade Velodrome in the Champions League and emerged victorious.
