by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 23, 2017 | Footie
ANFIELD Wrap contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool secured a place in the Champions League group stage with a 6-3 aggregate win over Hoffenheim. Pre match 6.19pm: @StephenEvans75: Evening all from Barcelona. Been funny here chatting...
by Paul Cope | Aug 23, 2017 | Footie
ARE you in love? It’s a silly question really. I already know that you’re in love because you’re reading this. You’ve clicked on an article written by someone, somewhere just to get another little taste of something. Another little piece of the buildup. Another few...
by Gareth Roberts | Aug 23, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S no doubt that Jürgen Klopp was tempted to Liverpool because he spotted something special about the club; something different, something he could work with and use to his advantage. Behind the smiles and the stony stare, the quips and the takedowns, in...
by Rob Gutmann | Aug 22, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL haven’t played in a bigger football match than the upcoming second-leg tie against Hoffenheim at home since the Europa League final 15 months ago. It has all been building towards this moment. In the aftermath of the debacle of that final in Basel in May...
by Josh Sexton | Aug 22, 2017 | Footie
THE Philippe Coutinho saga has given Liverpool Football Club a lot to think about over the course of the summer. Comparisons have been made between the Brazilian’s situation and that of Luis Suarez’s Arsenal saga or even Virgil van Dijk and Naby Keita and their...
by Ben Johnson | Aug 21, 2017 | Footie
THERE is something about the first home game of the season, isn’t there? The excitement builds from early on to get back into the ground, to see what’s changed in there. Have a lovely big count of how many extra sets of lights they have erected on the Main Stand to...
by Andy Heaton | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie
AFTER 24 hours of rumour and counter rumour, there was more than a touch of surprise and element of trepidation when the teamsheet was released at 2pm. Counter to internet gossip, Sadio Mane’s name was included in a much-changed lineup, with five changes from the team...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
LIVERPOOL’S victory against Crystal Palace felt like a run-of-the-mill win but threw up this question: Is it run of the mill if it actually doesn’t happen very often? It felt like we as supporters had actually forgotten what this sort of thing was like...
by John Gibbons | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
DIDN’T see anyone calling 1-0 in the buildup. Liverpool far from scintillating, but they huffed and puffed and eventually blew the house down. Or at least dismantled it gently and politely, without causing too much disruption to the neighbours. Still unbeaten....
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie
ANFIELD Wrap contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool got their home campaign off to a positive start with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. Pre match 12.42pm: @robbohuyton: Looking forward to this. Love the first game back after the...
