The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Manchester City v Liverpool in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium… WHEN Manchester United beat Arsenal 8-2 in August 2011, the scale of the result barely registered on the football Richter scale. This...
Remembering Lucas Leiva’s roller coaster Liverpool career, after he announced his premature retirement from football due to a heart condition… I WAS in Block 106 of the Kop for much of the 2008-9 season, slightly to the right of the goal and about...
As Real Madrid once again became the hope killers of a romantic Liverpool story, they proved that being a great footballing bastard wins… THINKING about bastards quite a bit recently. Maybe it’s because I’ve engaged in post-Christmas television and...
With no game this weekend and 17 days until the next one, the international break gives Liverpool the perfect chance to reset for a big push… NO trophy this season, then. Has anything better encapsulated Liverpool’s campaign than the last 11 days? From...
Liverpool’s Jekyll and Hyde performances this season have caused fans to search for answers, but how much of it lies in the players’ mindset? IMAGINE for a few minutes that you’re the owner of a Formula One racing team. Picture the money you spend...
The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Real Madrid v Liverpool in the Champions League last 16 second leg… THE highest of highs followed by the lowest of lows. Losing to a team at the bottom of the table always hurts, but doing so after an emphatic...
Gary Lineker’s original tweet wasn’t even a political statement, but the BBC made it so and showed we shouldn’t separate that and football… I WISH Jermaine Jenas had shown a bit of solidarity and taken the weekend off too. If Liverpool...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Bournemouth 1 Liverpool 0 in the Premier League at Dean Court… CRYSTAL Palace 0 Liverpool 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Liverpool 0 Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 0 Bournemouth 1 Liverpool 0...
The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Bournemouth v Liverpool in the Premier League at Dean Court, in a week of possibilities for The Reds… THE Premier League season is nine months long. Sometimes that feels worth reiterating. Because I think the way...
John Henry reiterated FSG’s commitment to Liverpool this week, and Mike Gordon’s return to his role is the biggest indicator of that… FIVE days on and you still want to live it all again. Liverpool’s rivalry with Manchester United has never...
The Anfield Wrap’s free podcast reflecting on a opening day draw at Newcastle thanks to an injury time Dominik Szoboszlai penalty after the Reds had conceded two sloppy goals with the second Newcastle goal only minutes after Cody Gakpo had dragged Liverpool back in the game.
Also in the show, Neil chats to The Athletic’s Jon MacKenzie about his new book ‘The Spectre of Pep: How Guardiola Haunts Modern Football Tactics’.
Neil Atkinson hosts Beth Lindop, Ian Ryan and John Gibbons
