IT has been a terrific start to the season for Liverpool. With so much hype and hope in pre season, it was vital that Jürgen Klopp’s tricky Reds got off to a flyer, and they did just that with four wins out of four in the opening month of the campaign. However,...
THERE was a moment during Saturday’s game at Leicester when Alisson comfortably saved an awkward-looking effort from Demarai Gray that had squirmed through Joe Gomez’s legs. Gomez, who was excellent throughout and has rightly been showered with praise for his...
A LOT can be said about the length of a campaign and a manager’s urge for momentum. However, with games coming thick and fast on the back of the World Cup, the need for rotation is as important as it’s ever been. In the past, rotation has often led to a dip in...
STAFF shakeups seem to have become a regular occurrence since Jürgen Klopp took the reins at Liverpool. The German brought trusted sidekicks Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz with him from Borussia Dortmund — putting paid to Sean O’Driscoll’s time as assistant,...
JAMIE CARRAGHER played 737 times for Liverpool, showing staying power that left him second only to Ian Callaghan in the list of players who have made the most appearances for the Reds. In more than 16 years of being in the first-team squad, Carra won the Champions...
I CAN’T wait to get back to Anfield. I can’t wait to watch Liverpool play football again. To see this team in the flesh again is a joy to behold. To get to do it another 20 or so times this season, while absorbing the waves of positivity around the place, is a...
THE bar has moved. Once upon a time, supporters of Liverpool Football Club would worry when we dropped points because they imagined that every point was more important than it actually was. In reality, we could have won a title in 2015-16 with 82 points, allowing 32...
WE all tell ourselves stories to get through life and, let’s be honest here, not all of them are strictly true. Whether it’s work, relationships, how you look, how you feel, or pretty much anything else important, a bit of internal spit and polish can make things feel...
IT’S a good time to be alive, isn’t it? A few days till the league starts and The Reds are all on the karaoke. The Instagram videos of new boys Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri all having to sing in front of their new teammates, showed just a...
“IT’S always this little plus if they come from Liverpool. “If I have two players, same quality, but one speaks proper English and the other one speaks Scouse, the Scouser is in! “That’s why we are Liverpool.” It’s a small statement from Jürgen...
Getting stuck into the big talking points in football finance, this time looking at Manchester City’s guilty charges and what they could mean for the wider game.
John Gibbons hosts football business journalist Dave Powell.
